The Hindu Editorial (Blackout) – Aug 08, 2019

Jammu and Kashmir remains entirely cut off, ironically, as part of the efforts at effecting its “complete integration” with the rest of the country. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Blackout) – Aug 08, 2019.

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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Blackout) – Aug 08, 2019:

blackout (noun) – suppression, cut-off, silence.
lockdown (noun) – confinement, restraint, encirclement.
dissent (noun) – disagreement, disapproval, opposition.
throttle (verb) – suppress/restrict, crack down on, stop/end.
cut off (phrasal verb) – block, stop, end/discontinue.
ironically (adverb) – paradoxically, unexpectedly, strangely.
annul (verb) – declare invalid, nullify, invalidate.
accord (verb) – give, grant, tender/present (status).
demote (verb) – downgrade, lower, degrade.
account (noun) – report, communiqué, explanation.
on the ground (phrase) – in a situation/place where things are happening really/practically.
clampdown (verb) – restrict, prevent, stop.
cavalier (adjective) – indifferent, casual, unconcerned; without concern for something important or serious.
incomprehensible (adjective) – bewildering, mystifying, unintelligible/hard to understand.
muzzle (verb) – silence, suppress, stifle.
corollary (noun) – consequence, conclusion/end result; supplementary.
snap off (verb) – break, separate, split.
insurgency (noun) – uprising, revolt, rebellion.
by and large (phrase) – mostly, to a great extent, primarily.
curfew (noun) – a rule which is instructing people to stay at home, typically at night.
treacherous (adjective) – untrustworthy, unreliable, unfaithful.
sparse (adjective) – infrequent, scattered, limited.
precede (verb) – come before, go in advance of, foresee/herald.
flurry (noun) – spate, series, succession.
tight-fisted (adjective) – mean/miserly, ungenerous, close-fisted.
monologue (noun) – speech, address, lecture (by one person).
transact (verb) – negotiate, conduct, carry out/perform (business).
endorse (verb) – support, back, approve.
address (verb) – deal with, tackle, focus on.
aversion (noun) – hostility, dislike of, disinclination.
choke (verb) – clog, block, obstruct.