The Hindu Editorial (Ferocious friends) – Mar 21, 2024
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The Hindu Editorial (Ferocious friends) – Mar 21, 2024:
- ferocious (adjective) – wild, untamed, undomesticated, fierce, savage, uncontrolled, dangerous, brutal, violent.
- breed (adjective) – family, stock, type, variety, kind.
- unbridled (adjective) – unrestrained, unconstrained, uncontrolled, unrestricted, unchecked, uncontainable, rampant, runaway.
- open up (phrasal verb) – unfold, disclose, reveal.
- vexing (adjective) – disturbing, annoying, irritating, frustrating, aggravating, maddening.
- dilemma (noun) – difficulty, problem, trouble, quandary, predicament, conundrum; awkward/difficult situation.
- on the one hand (phrase) – it is used to introduce the first of two contrasting different, points, facts, or ways of looking at something. It is always followed later by “on the other hand” or ‘on the other’.
- roving (adjective) – wandering, roaming; moving here and there.
- canine (noun) – dog..
- spur (verb) – encourage, prompt, propel, motivate, inspire, urge, galvanize.
- enforce (verb) – impose, apply, implement.
- contain (verb) – control.
- merit (verb) – justify, warrant, deserve (attention).
- deliberate (upon) (verb) – think about, consider, discuss, contemplate, ponder (seriously and carefully about something).
- inherently (adverb) – naturally, innately, essentially, basically, fundamentally.
- committee (noun) – panel, council, commission, body, advisory group.
- constitute (verb) – form, create, set up.
- Animal Husbandry (noun) – the branch of agriculture concerned with the rearing (breed/raise) and care of animals that are raised for food, fibre or other purposes of benefit to humans.
- fatal (adjective) – deadly, lethal, killing.
- prompt (verb) – cause, bring about, give rise to, result in, lead to (an action).
- petition (noun) – plea, application, urgent/earnest request (a court or other government body to take a specific action or make a particular decision).
- authorities (noun) – officials, officialdom, the people in charge, the bureaucracy.
- sterilize (verb) – castrate, emasculate, caponize, cut; remove or block the sex organs to ensure breeding does not happen.
- stay (verb) – stop, delay, or prevent something temporarily (a judicial proceeding/trial through the order of a court).
- move (noun) – action, act, step, measure.
- unilateral (adjective) – relating to a method of taking decisions individually without considering others.
- encompass (verb) – include, comprise, take in, embrace, subsume, incorporate.
- spectrum (noun) – wide range, gamut, ambit.
- body (noun) – group, committee, organization, association.
- purebreed (noun) – a dog who belongs to a specific breed and have a documented pedigree (unmixed origin or descent) that traces its lineage back several generations.
- stand to (verb) – to take up a position with respect to an issue.
- at a disadvantage (phrase) – in an unfavourable situation/position.
- observation (noun) – examination, scrutiny, inspection, surveillance, consideration.
- insight (noun) – understanding, comprehension, judgement, realization, recognition.
- temperament (noun) – nature, character, personality, diposition.
- ferocity (noun) – savagery, brutality, barbarity, fierceness, cruelty, aggression.
- circumstance (noun) – condition, factor, situation, backdrop, background.
- provoke (verb) – cause, trigger, give rise to, prompt, kindle.
- that said (phrase) – in spite of what one has been just said; nevertheless.
- stringent (adjective) – strict, severe, extreme, rigorous.
- regulation (noun) – rule, act, law, statute, directive.
- premise on (verb) – base something on.
- less likely (adjective) – unlikely, not likely, doubtful, improbable, questionable, debatable.
- liable (adjective) – legally responsible, accountable, answerable, culpable, at fault.
- by no means (phrase) – not at all, certainly not, in no way, absolutely not, no way, under no circumstances.
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