The Hindu Editorial (Unrest in Pakistan) – Oct 23, 2020

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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Unrest in Pakistan) – Oct 23, 2020:

1. unrest (noun) – disruption, agitation, turmoil, disorder, chaos.
2. popular (adjective) – public, societal, social.
3. sentiment (noun) – thought, view/opinion, belief, idea/feeling.
4. popular sentiment (noun) – beliefs or attitudes that most people have; general voice, vox populi, people’s voice.
5. perhaps (adverb) – maybe, possibly.
6. mammoth (adjective) – something which is huge, massive, mighty, colossal.
7. rally (noun) – mass meeting, gathering, assembly (to show support for a cause).
8. call for (phrasal verb) – require, publicly ask/necessitate, demand.
9. inflation (noun) – simply meaning “cost of living”; increase of price level of goods & services and vice versa decrease of currency value.
10. puppet (noun) – pawn; a person under someone’s control.
11. solidarity (noun) – unity, unanimity, harmony, cooperation.
12. rig (verb) – manipulate/conduct something fraudulently, particularly elections.
13. harassment (noun) – persecution, persistent annoyance, coercion/intimidation.
14. put pressure on (phrase) – to try to influence/persuade someone to do something in a certain method.
15. judiciary (noun) – a branch of government in which judicial power is vested.
16. subvert (verb) – undermine, weaken, impair, damage.
17. omnipotent (adjective) – all-powerful, totalitarian, autocratic (with great power/influence).
18. establishment (noun) – a powerful group within a particular area of activity.
19. drop (verb) – give up, abandon, discontinue (a course of action).
20. rhetoric (noun) – the art of speaking or writing effectively & persuasively or impressively (but, often lacking substance); bombast, loftiness, hyperbole/extravagant language.
21. chafe (verb) – become irritated & lose patience (because of rules and restrictions); feel annoyed, feel frustrated, be impatient.
22. curb (noun) – restraint, control/check, restriction, limitation.
23. the establishment (noun) – the powers that be, the authorities, the regime, bureaucracy, officialdom.
24. well worn (adjective) – hackneyed, clichéd, banal/overused/old.
25. script (noun) – a plan of action.
26. prosecutor (noun) – a lawyer who presents the government’s case against someone accused of a crime.
27. money laundering (noun) – a secret act of moving illegally acquired funds into legal bank accounts or investments.
28. extradite (verb) – to surrender a fugitive (a person who has escaped from being confined/accused of crime) from one (country’s) jurisdiction to another by mutual agreements between the two countries; hand over, deport, banish/expel.
29. charge (verb) – accuse, indict, prosecute, put on trial.
30. try (verb) – hear, investigate (a case) and make a formal judgement on it; pass judgement on, adjudge, adjudicate.
31. take the stage (phrase) – to be or become the centre of attention.
32. swing into action (phrase) – begin/start acting on something quickly.
33. disrespect (verb) – insult.
34. mausoleum (noun) – a building which contains the grave/tomb/burial chamber of a famous person (for example: The Taj Mahal is the world’s most famous mausoleum).
35. erupt (verb) – appear, emerge, break out, flare up.
36. reportedly (adverb) – supposedly, seemingly, apparently, allegedly.
37. carry out (phrasal verb) – conduct, perform, execute.
38. first information report (FIR) (noun) – a written document prepared by the police when they receive information about the commission of a cognizable offence.
39. echelon (noun) – level, rank, grade (in an organization).
40. back (verb) – support, endorse, approve, advocate.
41. outrage (noun) – fury, anger, wrath, indignation, resentment.
42. en masse (adverb) – in a mass, all together, as a group.
43. humiliation (noun) – embarrassment, shame, indignity, dishonour, insult, offence.
44. mete out (phrasal verb) – dispense, give out, hand out (a punishment).
45. unprecedented (adjective) – not done or experienced before.
46. stand-off (noun) – deadlock, stalemate, impasse (in a dispute/conflict).
47. boil (noun) – a state of great activity.
48. on the boil (phrase) – refer to a situation which is very strong or active.
49. hold someone’s feet to the fire (phrase) – put pressure on someone to do something, to hold someone accountable, to force someone to obey/follow (your command).

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