The dos and don’ts of a digital sarkar – The Hindu (Aug 09, 2016)
The recent controversy over Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar’s remarks — that implied that the campaign to punish Aamir Khan by pressuring Snapdeal, a company that engaged the actor as a brand ambassador,.. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.
Word List:
- Imply (verb) – suggest, hint, say indirectly, indicate.
- Orchestrate (verb) – organize, arrange, put together, plan.
- Upheaval (noun) – disruption; disorder, disorganization, confusion, chaos.
- Sense of anomie (noun) – it is a “condition in which society provides little moral guidance to individuals”. It is the breakdown of social bonds between an individual and the community. (Courtesy: Wikipedia)
- Sense of direction (noun) – the ability to know one’s location and perform wayfinding. (Courtesy: Wikipedia).
- head (verb) – move/go towards, go in the direction of, aim; set out for.
- Spam (verb) – sending unwanted messages over the internet to a large number of users.
- Divorce (verb) – separate, disconnect, divide, dissociate, alienate.
- Partisan (adjective) – biased, prejudiced, one-sided, unfair.
- Incumbent (noun) – a person who is in office and holds power, functionary, official.
- Unassailable (adjective) – indisputable, undeniable, unquestionable; beyond doubt.
- Par for the course (phrase) – normal, typical, standard, usual.
- Behest (noun) – instruction, request, wish; command, order, direction.
- Reprehensible (adjective) – condemnable, blameable; objectionable, unjustifiable.
- Grudge (verb) – envy, begrudge, resent, mind; be annoyed about, be angry about.
- Plausible (adjective) – (of an argument/statement) credible, reasonable, believable, probable.
- Deniability (noun) – the ability to deny something.
- Plausibility (noun) – the quality of plausible, reasonable or probable.
- Vox populi (noun) – voice of the people.
- Squeakiest – superlative of Squeaky (adjective) – to make a high-pitched sound.
- Reconcile (verb) – accept, adjust, accommodate, submit to, make compatible; restore relations.
- Undermine (verb) – subvert, weaken, impede, diminish, hinder, damage.
- Broad-mindedness (noun) – tolerance, liberalism, forbearance, open-mindedness.
- Accommodation (noun) – adjustment, adaptation, attunement, assimilation.
Note:
- Click each one of the words above for their definition, more synonyms, pronunciation, example sentences, phrases, derivatives, origin and etc from http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/ .
- Definitions (elementary level) & Synonyms provided for the words above are my personal work and not that of Oxford University Press.