The Hindu Editorial (Ending malice) – Oct 12, 2019
The police in Muzaffarpur district in Bihar have done well to order the closure of a sedition case against 49 eminent personalities for addressing an… For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Ending malice) – Oct 12, 2019.
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Today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Ending malice) – Oct 12, 2019:
- malice (noun) – hostility, hatred, bitterness.
- malicious (adjective) – hostile, hurtful, destructive.
- prosecution (noun) – legal action/trail, legal proceeding, litigation.
- manufactured (adjective) – fabricated, hatched, framed.
- outrage (noun) – indignation, fury, anger.
- sedition (noun) – incitement (to riot/rebellion), agitation, trouble making/provocation.
- eminent (adjective) – distinguished, renowned, esteemed.
- address (verb) – send, post, mail.
- hate crime (noun) – any criminal offence that is carried out because of hostility or prejudice based on disability, race, religion, transgender identity or sexual orientation.
- lynching (noun) – an act of punishing/killing someone by hanging for claimed offence by the group of people without legal trail.
- disaffection (noun) – dissatisfaction, disgruntlement, discontent/hostility.
- contempt (noun) – disrespect, disregard, neglect.
- absurdity (noun) – stupidity, unreasonableness, irrationality.
- provision (noun) – term, clause, requirement.
- imputation (noun) – insinuation, attribution, allegation.
- nuisance (noun) – inconvenience, irritant, problem.
- affray (noun) – fight, tussle, battle.
- trespass (verb) – violate, breach, err.
- burial ground (noun) – graveyard.
- magistracy (noun) – the office of a magistrate.
- predilection (noun) – liking, preference, partiality.
- litigation (noun) – legal process, legal proceeding, legal action.
- prosecute (verb) – charge with, accuse of, indict.
- last (verb) – continue, go on, carry on.
- ground (noun) – reason, cause, basis.
- allege (verb) – claim, accuse, affirm.
- deter (verb) – prevent, stop, block.
- outcry (noun) – protest, objections, opposition.
- stymie (verb) – prevent, hinder, impede, obstruct.
- feigned (adjective) – simulated, pretended; insincere.
- defamation (noun) – character assassination, libel/misrepresentation.
- obscenity (noun) – indecency, immorality, impropriety,.
- quash (verb) – cancel, reverse, repeal.
- premarital (adjective) – existing before marriage.
- frivolous (adjective) – relating to something which is having no serious, sensible, useful purpose or value and it will also be a waste of time; valueless, insignificant, silly.
- amount to (verb) – be regarded as, be equivalent/equal to, be tantamount to.
- harassment (noun) – persecution, persistent annoyance, coercion/intimidation.
- humiliation (noun) – embarrassment, disgrace, dishonour/discredit.
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