The Hindu Editorial (Fighting radicalisation) – Jan 18, 2020

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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Fighting radicalisation) – Jan 18, 2020:

1. radicalisation (noun) – the process of causing someone to follow radical ways particularly in politics ( & society).
2. deradicalization (noun) – the action/process of making someone become less radical (extreme) in their political or religious beliefs.
3. segregation (noun) – separation, setting apart, sorting out (of different racial groups in a country).
4. curious (adjective) – strange/unusual, unconventional, surprising.
5. raise one’s hackles (phrase) – make someone very angry, upset, irritate, annoy.
6. propriety (noun) – decorum, correctness, good manners.
7. address (verb) – talk to, give a talk to, speak to, give a lecture to.
8. disaffection (noun) – dissatisfaction, disgruntlement, discontent/hostility.
9. abrogation (noun) – abolition, repeal, cancellation (of a law/agreement).
10. unlike (adjective) – different from, dissimilar to.
11. spurt (noun) – sudden increase, rise, surge.
12. radical (adjective) – extremist, fanatical, militant.
13. curb (noun) – restraint, restriction, control.
14. detention (noun) – confinement/incarceration, captivity, custody.
15. fertile (adjective) – productive, high-yielding, rich/generative.
16. revival (noun) – comeback, reintroduction, reappearance.
17. radicalism (noun) – actions/beliefs having extreme political/religious views. extremism, fanaticism, dogmatism.
18. shrill (adjective) – loud/strong, high-pitched, ear-piercing, harsh.
19. separatism (noun) – dissension, nonconformity, dissent/faction.
20. invoke (verb) – cite, refer to, adduce.
21. extremist (noun) – fundamentalist, activist, militant.
22. ideology (noun) – beliefs, ideas/opinions, principles.
23. imperative (adjective) – vitally important, crucial/critical, essential.
24. way (adverb) – extremely, very, particularly.
25. off the mark (phrase) – inaccurate, incorrect, wrong.
26. juvenile (adjective) – young, teenage, underage.
27. recipe (noun) – process, means, way (of achieving).
28. alienation (noun) – isolation, detachment, estrangement/separation.
29. revulsion (noun) – disgust, repulsion, aversion/hatred/dislike.
30. civic studies (noun) – an interdisciplinary, emerging field that practically investigates civic engagement, civic education, and civil society.
31. curriculum (noun) – syllabus, subjects, programme of studies.
32. radicalise (verb) – to cause to follow radical (extreme) ways particularly in politics (& society).
33. prevailing (adjective) – existing; current.
34. outreach (noun) – the level of reaching out/activity/effort; involvement.
35. citizenry (noun) – all the people/citizens (of a place/country considered as a whole).
36. give in (phrasal verb) – surrender, yield, submit; succumb, comply.
37. rhetoric (noun) – bombast, loftiness, hyperbole/extravagant language.
38. repressive (adjective) – oppressive, dominating/coercive, authoritarian/draconian.
39. hearts and minds (phrase) – used in reference to emotional and intellectual support.
40. short-sighted (adjective) – narrow-minded, unwise, thoughtless.
41. illiberal (adjective) – intolerant, narrow-minded, unenlightened.
42. authoritarian (adjective) – oppressive, dictatorial, totalitarian.
43. playbook (noun) – strategies.
44. counter-productive (adjective) – harmful, damaging, dangerous/destructive.

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