The Hindu Editorial (Being responsive) – May 22, 2019
The government’s decision to shut down communication with UN Special Rapporteurs seeking to question India on alleged human rights violations in Jammu and Kashmir may appear extreme,… For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Being responsive) – May 22, 2019.
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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Being responsive) – May 22, 2019:
- responsive (adjective) – receptive, approachable/accessible, answering.
- shut down (phrasal verb) – discontinue, cease activity, close down.
- rapporteur (noun) – a person who is officially appointed by an organization to investigate a problem or provide reports on the happenings of its meetings.
- seek (verb) – ask for, request, call on.
- alleged (adjective) – claimed, professed, purported.
- in line with (phrase) – in accordance with.
- objection (noun) – opposition, disagreement, disapproval.
- violative (adjective) – offending, offensive, contravening/breaching.
- sovereignty (noun) – autonomy, independence/freedom, self-government.
- integrity (noun) – unity, wholeness, coherence.
- prejudice (noun) – preconceived idea, preconception, preconceived notion
- grossest (superlative adjective of gross (adjective) – total, whole, overall.
- allegation (noun) – charge, accusation, indictment.
- follow-up (noun) – consequence, aftermath, continuation.
- cross the line (phrase) – do something unacceptable; to overstep a limit/rule/boundary.
- tribunal (noun) – court, court of justice, court of law.
- invasive (adjective) – obtrusive, interrupting/trespassing, unwanted.
- quell (verb) – abolish, terminate, demolish/thwart.
- to begin with (phrase) – at first, at the outset, at the beginning.
- disengaged (adjective) – (emotionally) detached, dispassionate/disinterested, remote/outside.
- electrocution (noun) – the injury/killing of a person caused by electric shock.
- water-boarding (noun) – also called as water torture, simulated drowning, interrupted drowning, and controlled drowning, method of torture in which water is poured into the nose and mouth of a victim who lies on his back on an inclined platform, with his feet above his head.
- brutality (noun) – savagery, cruelty, inhumanity.
- press (verb) – urge, pressure, force/push.
- due process (noun) – fair treatment (per established principles & procedures).
- stand to (phrasal verb) – be in a position, be ready.
- extend to (phrase) – include, subsume, encompass/comprise.
- vulnerable (adjective) – relating to a weak person who is in need of special care/support.
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