The Hindu Editorial (Conventional dissonance) – Aug 29, 2020

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1. conventional (adjective) – normal, regular, typical, traditional/standard.
2. dissonance (noun) – incongruity, disagreement, disparity, discrepancy, contradiction.
3. deliberately (adverb) – intentionally, purposely, knowingly/wittingly.
4. alienate (verb) – set apart, isolate, set against, separate, cut off, divide.
5. hue (noun) – character, aspect, nature; type, kind.
6. bid (noun) – attempt, effort, endeavour/try.
7. denouement (noun) – ending, final outcome, end result, climax (of a situation).
8. convention (noun) – conference, meeting, assembly, gathering, summit.
9. given (preposition) – considering, taking into account, bearing in mind.
10. beforehand (adverb) – in advance, ahead of time; earlier, previously.
11. bar (noun) – level.
12. certainty (noun) – confidence, sureness, assurance.
13. scarcely (adverb) – hardly, barely, only just.
14. surpass (verb) – be greater than, be better than, exceed, go beyond.
15. reaffirm (verb) – assert, state, assure again strongly.
16. shred (verb) – tear something into small pieces.
17. ideological (adjective) – relating to a system of ideas.
18. moorings (noun) – stabilizing influence/power.
19. dig (in) one’s heels (phrase) – oppose, fight against, refuse to accept.
20. impeachment (noun) – the act of charging or accusing (a public official) with a crime done while in office.
21. allegation (noun) – charge, accusation, indictment.
22. culminate (verb) – end with, terminate with.
23. address (noun) – speak, talk, discourse.
24. fall back upon (phrasal verb) – have recourse to, rely on, make use of, utilize.
25. rival (noun) – opponent, adversary, contender, competitor.
26. nominee (noun) – candidate.
27. conjure up (phrasal verb) – produce, materialize, generate (by magic).
28. spectre (noun) – threat, menace, danger/peril.
29. Socialism (noun) – it’s a state-controlled economy in which the state controls the means of production: factories, offices, resources, and firms. Since the government controls almost all of society’s functions, it can make better use of resources, labors and lands.
30. globalisation (noun) – the process of making the trade of goods and services equivalent in all nations (Courtesy: VOA Learning English).
31. creep upon (phrasal verb) – inch, crawl, tiptoe, move slowly & stealthily.
32. prevail (verb) – win, triumph, succeed.
33. blue-collar workers (noun) – it describes people who do manual work. Workers who work in a factory, for example, who wear a uniform.
34. white-collar workers (noun) – people who work in offices, doing administration or managerial tasks – clerks for example – were referred to as white-collar workers.
35. distant (adjective) – faraway, far off, far.
36. unlikely (adjective) – not likely, improbable, questionable.
37. throng (verb) – crowd round, gather, assemble together.
38. premise (noun) – belief, thought, assumption, proposition, assertion.
39. aplenty (adjective) – in large quantities, in large numbers, in abundance.
40. 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.
41. a thing of the past (phrase) – something no longer exists/happens.
42. undermine (verb) – reduce, diminish, spoil, damage, weaken.
43. assertion (noun) – statement, claim/opinion, declaration, affirmation, contention.
44. succumb (verb) – die from, pass away as a result of, be a fatality of, fall victim to (a disease or injury).
45. deleterious (adjective) – harmful, damaging, adverse.
46. societal (adjective) – relating to society.
47. harmony (noun) – unity, agreement, cooperation, consensus, understanding.
48. strident (adjective) – in an excessively forceful way; high-pitched, loud & harsh.  
49. strike a note (phrase) – express/communicate, call/bring to mind, cite.
50. flare up (phrasal verb) – start suddenly, erupt, break out.
51. at the hands of (phrase) – (suffer, get hurt & be treated badly) as a consequence of someone’s actions.
52. condemn (verb) – censure, criticize, castigate, attack.
53. looting (noun) – stealing, robbing, thievery, theft.
54. arson (noun) – setting fire intentionally to damage/destroy public properties, particularly buildings.
55. no/little wonder (phrase) – it is not surprising.
56. brutality (noun) – cruelty, barbarity, inhumanity.
57. inflict upon (verb) – cause, impose, force, thrust, deal out, mete out (something damaging, problematic or troublesome).
58. foment (verb) – instigate, incite, provoke/stir up.
59. allusion (noun) – reference, remark, mention, citation.
60. mob rule (noun) – ochlocracy; the rule of government by a large, disorganized, and often violent crowd of people.
61. thug (noun) – gangster, a criminal, violent person.
62. cost (verb) – cause the loss of, damage.
63. roll around (phrasal verb) – (of a time/event) happen/arrive.
64. vicious (adjective) – brutal, ferocious, savage.
65. mail-in voting (noun) – postal voting; a type of voting in an election where ballot papers/voter slips are distributed to voters to their addresses before Election Day and mailed back by the voters or deposited at a voting location or secure dropbox by a certain time on Election Day.
66. absentee voting (noun) – a type of voting in an election where voters cast their vote by post, because they can’t physically be present at a voting center on Election Day due to varies reasons ranging from being out of country (for study/job), having disability or illness, serving as an election worker & etc,.
67. in-person voting (noun) – a type of voting in an election where voters cast their votes/ballots in person in a polling booth on Election Day.
68. drown out (phrasal verb) – make inaudible, be louder than, overpower, overwhelm.

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