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The Hindu Editorial (A welcome verdict) – Jun 12, 2019

The Hindu Editorial (A welcome verdict) – Jun 12, 2019

The trial court verdict finding three men guilty of the horrific gang-rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in Jammu and Kashmir’s… For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (A welcome verdict) – Jun 12, 2019.

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Today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (A welcome verdict) – Jun 12, 2019:

  1. propaganda (noun) – promotion, publicity, advocacy.
  2. due process (noun) – fair treatment (per established principles & procedures).
  3. sectarian (adjective) – denoting a sect (a group of people); factional, partisan.
  4. interloper (noun) – encroacher, infiltrator/intruder, unwanted person.
  5. sought past and past participle of seek (verb) – try, attempt, aim.
  6. derail (verb) – obstruct, interrupt, impede/thwart.
  7. heinous (adjective) – extremely bad & evil, shocking, horrible/wicked.
  8. nomadic (adjective) – wandering, roaming, travelling/rambling. Nomads are people who have no permanent home, travel from place to place in search of food (for them and their herd of animals).
  9. implicate (verb) – involve, connect, embroil.
  10. live up to (phrasal verb) – achieve, meet, satisfy/fulfil.
  11. repose in (verb) – set, place (a confidence or trust in something).
  12. take note (phrase) – pay attention, take into consideration, watch.
  13. hindrance (noun) – obstacle, impediment, block.
  14. hostile (adjective) – opposed; aggressive, confrontational/belligerent.
  15. prosecution (noun) – legal action, legal proceeding, litigation.
  16. whip up (phrasal verb) – stir up, evoke/provoke, stimulate.
  17. frenzy (noun) – madness, wildness/wild behaviour, agitation.
  18. commendable (adjective) – admirable, praiseworthy, laudable.
  19. prosecutor (noun) – a lawyer who presents the government’s case against someone accused of a crime.
  20. bring home (phrase) – focus attention to; underline, highlight.
  21. sentence (verb) – convict, punish, mete out punishment to.
  22. personnel (noun) – employees, staff, workforce.
  23. charge-sheet (noun) – an official document on which a police officer enters details of the charge against a person.
  24. convict (noun) – criminal, prisoner, inmate.
  25. acquittal (noun) – declaration of innocence, clearing/discharge/release, absolution.
  26. alibi (noun) – defence, justification, explanation.
  27. dislodge (verb) – remove, displace, knock out of a place.  
  28. cavil (verb) – complain, grumble/moan, find fault with.
  29. liability (noun) – culpability, fault, guilt.
  30. ought to (modal verb) – must, should.
  31. mean (verb) – signify, indicate, denote.
  32. takeaway (noun) – a key point/idea/fact.
  33. diligent (adjective) – rigorous, careful, thorough.
  34. ghastly (adjective) – terrible, frightful, horrible.
  35. revulsion (noun) – disgust, repulsion, aversion/hatred/dislike.
  36. outrage (noun) – indignation, fury, anger.
  37. indeed (adverb) – truly, actually, surely.

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