The Hindu Editorial (Glimmer of hope) – Dec 02, 2019

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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Glimmer of hope) – Dec 02, 2019:

1. glimmer (noun) – (a faint) sign, trace/ray, hint (of light/hope).
2. pave the way for (phrase) – prepare for, clear/open the way for, usher in.
3. scuttle (verb) – (intentionally) cause something to fail.
4. pogrom (noun) – massacre/mass killing, carnage, persecution/destruction. 
5. prosecution (noun) – legal action/trail, legal proceeding, litigation.
6. few and far between (phrase) – insufficient, negligible, in short supply.
7. carnage (noun) – massacre, mass murder, mass destruction.
8. aftermath (noun) – consequence, result/outcome, repercussion.
9. assassination (noun) – murder, killing.
10. scrutinise (verb) – examine carefully, inspect; investigate.
11. merit (verb) – deserve, earn, justify.
12. conviction (noun) – sentence, judgement, verdict.
13. sectarian (adjective) – denoting a sect (a group of people); factional, partisan.
14. grip (verb) – distract, divert, engage/mesmerize.
15. mob (noun) – a large, disorganized and often violent crowd of people.
16. frenzy (noun) – madness, mania, wildness.
17. bring to book (phrase) – criticize, reprove, rebuke, punish officially.
18. functionary (noun) – official, administrator, bureaucrat.
19. instigate (verb) – incite, prompt/egg on, stimulate.
20. convict (verb) – declare/find/pronounce guilty.
21. resurrect (verb) – revive, restore, regenerate/revitalize.
22. erstwhile (adjective) – old, previous, former, then.
23. acquit (verb) – free/clear from a criminal charge, exonerate, declare innocent.
24. shoddy (adjective) – poor-quality/inferior, careless, improper.
25. substantive (adjective) – important & meaningful.
26. amount to (verb) – be regarded, be classified as; be the equivalent of.
27. genocide (noun) – mass murder, massacre, racial killing.
28. humanity (noun) – humankind, the human race, people.

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