State of conflict – The Hindu (Jan 05, 2018)

State of conflict – The Hindu (Jan 05, 2018)

The speed with which tension spread from Bhima-Koregaon, a village on the outskirts of Pune, on Monday to bring cities across Maharashtra to a shutdown by Wednesday, is a pointer to multiple failings. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

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Word List-1 (To Improve English Vocabulary)

1. out of hand (phrase) – out of control, unmanageable, unruly.
2. outskirts (noun) – suburbs, outer parts of a city.
3. pointer (noun) – indication, hint, signal.
4. anticipate (Verb) – expect, foresee, predict.
5. break out (phrasal verb) – (of fighting) flare up, begin/start suddenly, erupt.
6. mark (verb) – acknowledge, honour/remember, memorialize.
7. prominent (adjective) – important, famous, acclaimed.
8. (the) ranks (noun) – the  members of a large group.
9. laud (verb) – praise, applaud, acclaim/admire.
10. valour (noun) – bravery, courage, fearlessness.
11. repudiation (noun) – rejection, denial, contradiction.
12. stereotype (noun) – conventional image, received idea, cliché.
13. invest (with) (verb) – imbue, infuse, fill (with a particular quality).
14. specifics (noun) – precise details, niceties, finer points.
15. commemoration (noun) – a ceremony in which a person or event is remembered.
16. high-profile (adjective) – prominent, unavoidable, attracting more publicity.
17. brew (verb) – (of an unwelcome situation) begin to develop, loom, impend.
18. vandalisation (noun) – the act of wilfully destroying or damaging public or private property; destruction.
19. pent-up (adjective) – unable to be expressed; suppressed, constrained.
20. arson (noun) – setting fire intentionally to damage/destroy public properties, particularly buildings.
21. foment (verb) – instigate, incite/excite, stir up.
22. bubble over (verb) – overflow, brim over, be filled.
23. abstract (adjective) – theoretical, conceptual, notional.
24. on the ground (phrase) – in a situation/place where things are happening really/practically.
25. neo- (combining form) – new, revived one.
26. dilute (verb) – lessen, diminish, reduce.
27. adrift (adjective) – lost, disoriented, confused.
28. wage (verb) – engage in, carry on, conduct (a campaign).
29. assertion (noun) – declaration, contention, statement.
30. consolidation (noun) – the process of strengthening something or the act of making something stronger.
31. bridge (verb) – join, connect, unite.
32. holistically (adverb) – comprehensively, totally, completely.
33. nurture (verb) – encourage, promote, foster.
34. polarize (verb) – divide into two contrasting groups.
35. fault line (noun) – a divisive issue, difference of opinion.

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