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Freedom from fear – The Hindu (Sep 22, 2017)

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Freedom from fear – The Hindu (Sep 22, 2017)

The murder of Santanu Bhowmik, a television reporter, in Mandwai in Tripura on Wednesday has predictably drawn the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and the Bharatiya Janata Party into a blame game. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

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Word List-2 (To Improve English Vocabulary)

  1. underscore (verb) – call attention to, emphasize, highlight.
  2. perilous (adjective) – dangerous, risky,  life-threatening.
  3. escalate (verb) – accelerate, increase/intensify, make serious.
  4. incriminate (verb) – make someone appear guilty of a crime, implicate, inform against.
  5. polarize (verb) – to divide into two different contrasting  groups/beliefs, etc,.
  6. expeditiously (adverb) – quickly and efficiently.
  7. crossfire (noun) – gunfire from different directions crossing through the same area.
  8. intimidate (verb) – frighten, threaten, scare.
  9. inhibitory (adjective) – hindering, preventing, restraining.
  10. swift (noun) – fast/prompt, immediate, quick.
  11. rallying (noun) – improvement, betterment, amelioration.
  12. coercive (adjective) – authoritarian, imperious, high-handed.
  13. discourse (noun) – discussion/communication, debate/argument, interchange.
  14. internalise (verb) – accept/agree, personalise, embody.
  15. vigil (noun) – close watch, monitoring, surveillance.
  16. coercion (noun) – force, compulsion, demand/insistence.
  17. flag (verb) – become fatigued, grow tired, weaken/decrease.
  18. shrug aside/off (phrasal verb) – disregard, dismiss, ignore.
  19. incidental (adjective) – less important, secondary, subordinate.
  20. chill (noun) – a sudden & unpleasant feeling (of fear).
  21. abysmal (adjective) – very bad, dreadful, awful.
  22. close to the bone (phrase) – (of a remark) accurate to the truth which makes someone to feel uncomfortable.

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