The Hindu Editorial (For a free referee) – Apr 18, 2019
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- unfailingly (adverb) – always, constantly, reliably/steadily.
- a rap on the knuckles (phrase) – criticism, censure, rebuke/reprimand.
- stir from (verb) – get up, rise, wake up (from sleep).
- slumber (noun) – rest, nap, sleep.
- amid (preposition) – in the middle of, surrounded by; during.
- transgression (noun) – breach, violation, defiance.
- inaction (noun) – inactivity, apathy/negligence; inertia.
- flurry (noun) – spate, series, succession.
- abusive (adjective) – malicious, disrespectful, vulgar.
- divisive (adjective) – alienating/isolating, disharmonious, discordant.
- pleading (adjective) – begging, beseeching, entreating/suppliant.
- come down on (phrasal verb) – criticize, reprimand, rebuke.
- (the) whip (noun) – something acting as a stimulus to action.
- censure (noun) – condemnation, criticism, attack.
- intemperate (adverb) – immoderate, inordinate, unreasonable/unjustifiable.
- clinical (adjective) – impersonal/dispassionate, neutral, unsympathetic/unfeeling.
- parity (noun) – equivalence, uniformity, evenness/sameness.
- impartiality (noun) – fairness; treating all people and groups equally.
- incumbent (adjective) – current, existing, present.
- expend (verb) – disburse, use, utilize.
- accumulated (adjective) – gathered, collected, amassed.
- neutrality (noun) – non-alignment, non-involvement, non-interventionism.
- redeem (verb) – save, justify, vindicate.
- evolve (verb) – develop, unfold, happen/take place.
- crop up (phrasal verb) – happen, occur, arise.
- dissemination (noun) – spreading, circulation, distribution.
- premise (noun) – proposition, assumption, thesis, belief/thought.
- brazenly (adverb) – shamelessly, boldly, unashamedly; blatantly/fragrantly.
- directive (noun) – instruction, direction, regulation.
- blatant (adjective) – evident, flagrant/glaring, obvious.
- partisanship (noun) – bias, prejudice, discrimination.
- smack of (phrasal verb) – have the flavour of, give the impression of (something negative).
- come up with (phrasal verb) – submit/suggest, propose, put forward.
- adhere to (verb) – abide by, stick to, comply with.
- letter and spirit (phrase) – adhering to /obeying both literal interpretation/wording and the spirit/intent/purpose of the law.
- plead (verb) – beg, request, appeal to.
- in the face of (phrase) – despite, notwithstanding, regardless of.
- conscious (noun) – aware of, awake/alert to, mindful of.
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