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

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

Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat has a curious habit of saying things that raise the hackles of those who are concerned… For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for 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:

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