A welcome quietus – The Hindu (Word List To improve Vocabulary) (Mar 12 2018)

A welcome quietus – The Hindu (Mar 12 2018)

Hadiya has at last won her freedom. The curious aspect of her case is that it took such a long time for the courts to acknowledge that the 25-year-old woman from…. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

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Word List-1 (  To improve Vocabulary)

1. quietus (noun) – something that has a peaceful outcome.
2. muddle (noun) – mix-up, misunderstanding, mistake.
3. annul (verb) – declare invalid, nullify, invalidate.
4. suspicion (noun) – doubt/qualm, question mark, misgiving.
5. ruse (noun) – ploy, tactic, trick.
6. scuttle (verb) – deliberately cause to fail; hurry/hasten.
7. habeas corpus (noun) – Latin phrase meaning literally “that you have the body”. The court order to bring the person (in custody/detention) to the court to decide on the imprisonment is legal or illegal.
8. indoctrinate (verb) – brainwash, persuade, convince.
9. embrace (verb) – accept, take up, adopt.
10. confinement (noun) – house arrest, restraint, custody/captivity.
11. categorical (adjective) – unconditional, thorough, explicit/definite.
12. curtailment (noun) – reduction, decrease, restriction.
13. grip (verb) – afflict, affect, have a strong or adverse effect on something emotionally.
14. radical (adjective) – militant, extremist, fanatical.
15. veracity (noun) – truthfulness, accuracy, correctness.
16. sham (noun) – pretence/lie, fake, fraud.
17. primacy (noun) – greater importance, priority, supremacy.
18. implications (noun) – consequence/outcome, ramification, repercussion.
19. ordeal (noun) – painful experience, torture/trauma, trouble/difficulty.
20. disquieting (adjective) – horrifying, awful, terrible.
21. on one’s own volition (phrase) – voluntarily, by choice, by one’s own preference.
22. curtail (verb) – deprive/strip/prevent  someone of (having something).
23. impede (verb) – hinder/stop, obstruct, prevent.
24. strive (verb) – try, attempt, make an effort.
25. sway (verb) – control, influence, affect/persuade.

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