The Hindu Editorial (A duty to publish) – Dec 19, 2019

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1. locus standi (noun) – Latin phrase, literally meaning ‘place of standing’; the right to bring an action in a court; the right to appear in a court.
2. chilling (adjective) – frightening, terrifying, disturbing/horrifying.
3. foster (verb) – encourage, promote, develop.
4. informed (adjective) – knowledgeable, enlightened, educated.
5. citizenry (noun) – all the people/citizens (of a place/country considered as a whole).
6. accountable (adjective) – answerable, responsible.
7. persistent (adjective) – continuous, unrelenting, never-ending.
8. misgivings (noun) – doubt, suspicion, distrust.
9. call for (phrasal verb) – require, need, necessitate, make necessary.
10. pro-active (adjective) – aggressive, intense, passionate.
11. dissemination (noun) – spreading, circulation, distribution.
12. take a lead (phrase) – to take a position/act in a situation that is ahead of others.
13. persisting (adjective) – continuing, remaining, lingering.
14. plea (noun) – appeal, petition, supplication/request.
15. expedite (verb) – speed up, accelerate, quicken; stimulate, boost, forward/press.
16. curiously (adverb) – strangely, unusually, surprisingly.
17. paralysis (noun) – shutdown, immobilization, stoppage.
18. go on to (phrasal verb) – talk at length, continue, proceed.
19. public spirit (noun) – ​a willingness to do things that will help other people in society.
20. explicitly (adverb) – clearly, unequivocally, without any doubt.
21. subjective (noun) – personal, individual, internal/emotional.
22. ground (noun) – reason, factor, basis.
23. criterion (noun) – basis, standard, norm. (criteria is the plural form of criterion).
24. exemption (noun) – exclusion, relief, exception.
25. ease (verb) – reduce, lessen, decrease.
26. transparency (noun) – clarity, straightforwardness, unambiguity.
27. lacunae – plural of lacuna (noun) – a gap/empty space; missing part of something.
28. address (verb) – attend to, tackle, deal with.

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