The Hindu Editorial (Listen to the unspoken) – Sep 05, 2019

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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Listen to the unspoken) – Sep 05, 2019:

1. unspoken (adjective) – unstated, unexpressed, voiceless.
2. lockdown (noun) – confinement, restraint, encirclement.
3. deepen (verb) – increase, intensify, escalate.
4. alienation (noun) – isolation, detachment, estrangement/separation.
5. dubious (adjective) – suspicious, questionable, unreliable.
6. hurried (adjective) – rushed, hasty, quick.; unconsidered.
7. rankle (verb) – annoy, upset/irritate; continue to be painful/fester.
8. clampdown (noun) – crackdown, suppression, prevention/restriction; restraint.
9. substantially (adverb) – considerably, significantly, largely.
10. carve out (phrasal verb) – create, establish (something with effort).
11. erstwhile (adjective) – old, previous, former.
12. sparse (adjective) – infrequent, scattered, sporadic, slight/limited.
13. lightning (adjective) – quick, fast, swift.
14. impose upon (verb) – force, thrust, inflict.
15. triumphalism (noun) – an attitude or a belief that a particular doctrine, religion, culture, social system is superior to and should triumph all over others.
16. informed (adjective) – knowledgeable, enlightened, cultured.
17. tempered (adjective) – strengthened, toughened, fortified.
18. revocation (noun) – cancellation, abandonment, calling off/recall.
19. inheritance (noun) – legacy/heritage, tradition/history/culture.
20. beneficiary (noun) – inheritor, receiver, assignee.
21. speak out (phrasal verb) – speak publicly.
22. promptly (adverb) – quickly, swiftly, rapidly.
23. detain (verb) – hold, take into custody, arrest.
24. emanate from (verb) – emerge, originate, start.
25. patchy (adjective) – uneven, irregular; insufficient, inadequate .
26. ironically (adverb) – paradoxically, unexpectedly, strangely.
27. detriment (noun) – disadvantage, damage, loss.

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