The Hindu Editorial (Close encounters) – Dec 05, 2019

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Today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Close encounters) – Dec 05, 2019:

1. desist from (verb) – abstain, refrain, hold back.
2. extremist (noun) – fundamentalist, activist, militant.
3. live down (phrasal verb) – to make others to forget a embarrassing thing that has happened in the past.
4. assertion (noun) – declaration, statement, contention/protestation.
5. narration (noun) – description, portrayal/account, report.
6. outflank (verb) – circumvent, bypass, throw off.
7. subversive (noun) – troublemaker, revolutionary, insurgent.
8. the light of day (phrase) – daylight; public attention.
9. the fog of war/battle (phrase) – a state of confusion/disorder caused by war.
10. personnel (noun) – staff, employees, workforce.
11. chilling (adjective) – frightening, terrifying, disturbing/horrifying.
12. sordid (adjective) – cheap, disgusting, dishonest, shameful.
13. catalogue (noun) – a series of bad/unpleasant things.
14. subvert (verb) – undermine, weaken, impair, damage.
15. put down (phrasal verb) – suppress, put an end to, quell.
16. disproportionate (adjective) – inordinate, unreasonable, excessive.
17. botch (verb) – mismanage, mishandle, do (a task) badly or carelessly.
18. intelligence (noun) – (military &political) information, data, details.
19. hasty (adjective) – quick, hurried, fast.
20. afterwards (adverb) – later on, subsequently, eventually.
21. flee (verb) – escape, abscond, run away/take flight.
22. torso (noun) – the main part of a human body (which does not include head, arms, and legs).
23. butt (noun) – a (shooting) target.
24. catalogue (verb) – classify, categorize, systematize.
25. armaments (noun) – weapons, arms, guns.
26. allegedly (adverb) – supposedly, purportedly, reportedly.
27. imprecise (adjective) – vague, inexact, uncertain.
28. manipulation (noun) – manoeuvre, stratagem, intrigue/ploy/trick.
29. sustain (verb) – suffer, undergo, experience, go through.
30. unexceptional (adjective) – ordinary, usual, common.
31. impart (verb) – provide, give, offer.
32. fabric (noun) – the basic/fundamental structure.
33. balanced (adjective) – sensible, practical, realistic, serious-minded, pragmatic.
34. equanimity (noun) – self-control, composure, calm.
35. succumb (verb) – submit, surrender, capitulate, give in/yield; die of, pass away as a result of.
36. heinous (adjective) – extremely bad & evil, shocking, horrible/wicked.
37. cover up (noun) – whitewash, deception, suppression/concealment.

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