The Hindu Editorial (Lynching redux) – Jun 26, 2019

The Hindu Editorial (Lynching redux) – Jun 26, 2019

The death of a 24-year-old man in Jharkhand days after he was brutally beaten by a mob is a sordid reminder… For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Lynching redux) – Jun 26, 2019.

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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Lynching redux) – Jun 26, 2019:

  1. lynching (noun) – an act of punishing/killing someone by hanging for claimed offence by the group of people without legal trail.
  2. redux (adjective) – brought back; revived, restored.
  3. sordid (adjective) – disreputable, dishonourable, shameful.
  4. phenomenon (noun) – occurrence, event, happening.
  5. any time soon (phrase) – in the near future.
  6. come under (phrasal verb) – be subjected to.
  7. suspicion (noun) – misgiving, doubt/qualm, scepticism.
  8. mete out (phrasal verb) – dispense, give out, allot (justice/punishment).
  9. vigilante (noun) – a member of the self-appointed group which unofficially punishing crimes.
  10. vigilantism (noun) – unofficial way of punishing crime by a self-appointed group of people.
  11. slaughter (noun) – the killing of animals for food.
  12. on display (phrase) – (something kept) in a place that is able to be seen by many people.
  13. invariably (adverb) – always, every time/each time; habitually/inevitably.
  14. accompany (verb) – coincide with, coexist with, go with.
  15. sectarian (adjective) – denoting a sect (a group of people); factional, partisan.
  16. outcry (noun) – protest, objections, opposition.
  17. allegedly (adverb) – supposedly, unprovenly, reportedly.
  18. typify (verb) – epitomize, exemplify, represent/characterize.
  19. apathy (noun) – disregard, lack of interest, unconcern.
  20. tacit (adjective) – implicit, indirect, hinted.
  21. way of life (phrase) – situation, position, lifestyle.
  22. come to one’s aid/rescue (phrase) – help, assist; to provide support/assistance. 
  23. merely (adverb) – only, simply, just.
  24. distressing (adjective) – upsetting, worrying, affecting.
  25. bigotry (noun) – discrimination, prejudice, sectarianism.
  26. dissemination (noun) – spreading, circulation, distribution.
  27. preponderant (adjective) – predominant, more powerful, superior.
  28. intolerance (noun) – prejudice, bias, bigotry/partisanship.
  29. polarisation (noun) – separation of two contrasting groups (based on different opinions/beliefs).
  30. spate (noun) – series, flurry; a large number of something (taking place at the same period).
  31. punitive (adjective) – disciplinary, corrective, retributive.
  32. remedial (adjective) – restorative, reparative, corrective.
  33. moot (verb) – propose, suggest, introduce.
  34. combat (verb) – fight, oppose, resist.
  35. perpetrator (noun) – a person who does immoral, harmful and illegal activities; criminal, culprit, evil-doer.
  36. bring to book (phrase) – punish officially.
  37. squarely (adverb) – precisely, exactly, directly.
  38. rumour-mongering (noun) – an act of spreading rumuor intentionally.
  39. transmogrify (verb) – change, alter, modify.
  40. sinister (adjective) – disturbing, menacing; corrupt, bad/criminal.
  41. profess (verb) – claim, purport, allege.
  42. unseemly (adjective) – improper, inappropriate, undignified.
  43. heckle (verb) – disrupt, interrupt, taunt.
  44. the ranks (noun) – the members of a large group.

Note:  

 1. Click each one of the words above for their definition, more synonyms, pronunciation, example sentences, phrases, derivatives, origin and etc from http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/.bigotry, narrow-mindedness
2. Definitions (elementary level) & Synonyms provided for the words above are my personal work and not that of Oxford University Press. Tentative definitions/meanings are provided for study purpose only and they may vary in different context. 
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