The Hindu Editorial (A death foretold) – Jul 07, 2021

It was a death his well-wishers feared would happen and one he had anticipated. Father Stan Swamy, an 84-year-old Jesuit priest, known for his service and activism in the cause of Adivasis,… For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (A death foretold) – Jul 07, 2021.

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foretell (verb) – predict, foresee, anticipate; indicate, signal.
activist (noun) – a person who supports a political or societal change/cause.
institutional (adjective) – organized, formal, systematic, methodical.
oppression (noun) – persecution, abuse, ill-treatment, suppression.
demise (noun) – death, dying, passing away.
anticipate (verb) – expect, foresee, foretell, predict.
Jesuit (noun) – a member of the Society of Jesus, a Roman Catholic order of religious men founded by St. Ignatius of Loyola in 1534 to do educational, missionary, and charitable works.
priest (noun) – clergyman, father, pastor.
activism (noun) – involvement; campaigning/supporting (to cause political or social change).
unjust (adjective) – unfair, unreasonable, unjustifiable, inappropriate.
imprisonment (noun) – incarceration, custody, confinement.
tenuous (adjective) – insubstantial, doubtful, dubious, questionable, unspecific, indefinite.
charge (noun) – accusation, allegation, indictment.
deteriorate (verb) – worsen, get worse, decline, degenerate.
weigh on (phrasal verb) – make worried, make sad, make depressed, make anxious.
weigh on your conscience (phrase) – to make you feel guilty.
collective (adjective) – combined, united/joint, cooperative (by all people as a group).
conscience (noun) – a sense of right and wrong, moral sense, inner voice.
collective conscience (noun) – the set of shared beliefs, ideas, norms and moral attitudes which operate as a unifying force within society.
frailty (noun) – weakness, infirmity, feebleness.
prosecuting agency (noun) – any public agency of the government authorized by statute or by the Attorney General to proceed on a criminal charge in a court of law.
trial court (noun) – a court of law where cases are tried at first. (try means to investigate and decide (a case) in a formal trial).
cling to (verb) – hold on to, grip, grasp, clasp, attach oneself to, hold tightly.
the state (noun) – the government, the regime, the authorities.
narrative (noun) – a representation of a particular situation; portrayal/account.
ground (noun) – reason, cause, basis, factor.
Maoist (noun) – a follower of Maoism (it originated in China as a form of communist theory derived from the teachings of Chinese political leader Mao Zedong).
plot (noun) – conspiracy, intrigue, secret plan.
overthrow (verb) – remove, topple, oust, unseat, bring down.
bail (noun) – conditional, temporary release of an arrested/imprisoned person when a specified amount of security is deposited or pledged (as cash or property) to ensure his/her appearance in court when required.
statutory (adjective) – legitimate; required by statute.
bar (noun) – ban.
statutory bar (noun) – the ban that has been placed on an activity by a parliamentary act.
anti-terrorism (noun) – counter-terrorism; actions taken to combat or prevent terrorism.
invoke (verb) – cite, refer to, adduce.
diffident (adjective) – shy, modest; unassertive, unassuming, hesitant.
judiciary (noun) – judges.
the judiciary (noun) – a branch of government in which judicial power is vested.
spell (noun) – period, session, term.
hospitalisation (noun) – the act of taking (or) admitting someone to (or) in hospital for treatment.
octogenarian (noun) – a person who is in his/her 80s (80 to 89 years old).
plead (verb) – appeal to, petition, supplicate, request, ask earnestly.
interim (adjective) – provisional, temporary, transitional.
entitle (verb) – allow, permit, grant.
take up (phrasal verb) – accept, say yes to, accede to, agree to.
disposal (noun) – conclusion.
accountability (noun) – responsibility, liability, answerability.
National Investigation Agency (NIA) (noun) – The National Investigation Agency is a central agency established by the Indian Government to combat terror in India. It is functioning as the Central Counter-Terrorism Law Enforcement Agency in the country. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is created following the terror attack in Mumbai on December 26, 2008. It came into being on December 31, 2008, with the passage of the NIA Act of 2008.
perversely (adverb) – illogically, irrationally, unreasonably, incorrectly.
pandemic (noun) – the worldwide spread of a new disease; The illness spreads around the world and typically affects a large number of people across a wide area.
detrimental (adjective) – undesirable, harmful, unfavourable, counterproductive.
well-being (noun) – a healthy state/condition.
elapse (verb) – pass, go by, go past.
seek (verb) – ask for, request, appeal for.
plea (noun) – appeal, petition.
hold (verb – rule, decide.
infirmity (noun) – weakness, feebleness, impairment; unsteadiness, hesitation, instability.
incarceration (noun) – imprisonment, confinement, custody.
amount to (verb) – become, develop into, prove to be, turn out to be; boil down to, come down to.
endanger (verb) – imperil, jeopardize, risk.
systemic (adjective) – affecting all of something; constructional, organizational, structural.
undertrial (noun) – a person in custody (for court’s trial).
circumstances (noun) – situation, condition, context.
humane (adjective) – compassionate, considerate, sympathetic, kind-hearted.
sipper (noun) – drinking straw.
legality (noun) – lawfulness, legitimacy, validity.
Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) (noun) – an Indian law aimed at effective prevention of unlawful activities associations in India. Its main objective was to make powers available for dealing with activities directed against the integrity and sovereignty of India.
arise out of (verb) – occur, happen, take place (as a result of something).
commemorative (adjective) – memorial, remembrance, celebratory.
alleged (adjective) – supposed, claimed, professed, purported, reported, ostensible.
credible (adjective) – acceptable, trustworthy, reliable, dependable; believable, plausible, reasonable.
plant (verb) – fix, put, place, position.
malware (noun) – software program designed to damage a computer system.
call (for) (noun – demand, desire, need, request; requirement, necessity.
ring true (phrase) – to seem true.