The Hindu Editorial (​Force of ideas) – Jan 03, 2025

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The Hindu Editorial (​Force of ideas) – Jan 03, 2025:

1. foothold (noun) – grip, anchorage, secure position, purchase, support.
2. suggest (verb) – indicate, denote, point to, signify.
3. low-tech (adjective) – using only low technology.
4. lone wolf (noun) – a person who likes to do to things on his/her own.
5. serve (verb) – work for, have a job with, perform duties for.
6. shoot-out (noun) – a gun battle; a firefight, a gunfight.
7. explosive (noun) – bomb, incendiary device/substance.
8. propaganda (noun) – the (deliberate & systemic) spreading of information (facts, ideas, rumours or lies) to influence public opinion.
9. strike (verb) – attack, hit.
10. cybertruck (noun) – a battery electric pickup truck built by Tesla, Inc. since 2023.
11. explode (verb) – blow up, burst (apart), detonate, go off.
12. suspected (adjective) – accused; regarded as a wrongdoer.
13. potential (adjective) – possible, probable, likely.
14. explosion (noun) – blast, detonation, discharge, eruption, ignition, bowing up.
15. caliphate (noun) – an Islamic state.
16. revive (verb) – restore, revitalize, renew, bring back.
17. fortunes (noun) – circumstances, prospects, means, state of affairs, condition (the success/failure of something).
18. insurgency (noun) – uprising, revolt, rebellion.
19. Shia (adjective) – relating to Shia branch/sect of Islam.
20. sympathiser (noun) – supporter, well wisher.
21. hold (verb) – have, possess, carry.
22. loyalty (noun) – allegiance, faithfulness, obedience, adherence.
23. caliph (noun) – chief, ruler, head (considered a politico-religious successor to the Islamic prophet Muhammad).
24. unleash (verb) – let loose, unchain, unshackle, let something go freely/uncontrollably.
25. infidel (noun) –  a person who does not follow the same religion that someone considers as the true religion.
26. ebb (verb) – diminish, decrease, fade away, disappear; it also means recede, retreat, flow back, go out.
27. due to (phrase) – because of, owing to, on account of, thanks to, by/in virtue of, in the wake of.
28. enhanced (adjective) – increased, supplemented, magnified, raised, augmented, strengthened, intensified.
29. measure (noun) – action, step, course of action, procedure.
30. deradicalisation (noun) – the measures taken to motivate someone (with extreme views) to adapt less radical (extreme) views in their political or religious beliefs.
31. in transition (phrase) – undergoing changes.
32. fall (noun) – topple, collapse, stumble, tumble.
33. regime (noun) – government, system of government, establishment, administration.
34. kurdish people/Kurds (noun) – the indigenous peoples in a mountainous region of Western Asia (south-eastern Turkey, north-eastern Syria, northern Iraq, north-western Iran and south-western Armenia).
35. play a role or play a part (phrase) – contribute to, be instrumental in, be a factor in.
36. pivotal (adjective) – central, vital, significant/important, crucial/critical.
37. Islamist (adjective) – relating to a supporter of Islamic fundamentalism.
38. militant (noun) – extremist, radical, fanatic, hardliner, fundamentalist, sectarian, partisan.
39. loot (verb) – steal (goods from a place).
40. serve as (verb) – function as, act as.
41. get to (phrasal verb) – to deal with a task at the appropriate time.
42. root (noun) – source, origin, starting point, basis, reason.
43. get to the root (phrase) – to understand the source/origin of something.
44. radicalisation (noun) – the process of causing someone to follow radical (extreme) ways particularly in politics ( & society). It can be motivated by a range of factors, including ideologies, religious beliefs, political beliefs and prejudices against particular groups of people.
45. counter (verb) – fight, combat, tackle, resist, oppose, counteract.

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