The Hindu Editorial (Leave them alone) – Nov 26, 2018
The death of a young American man at the hands of the inhabitants of North Sentinel Island in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands has led to dangerous lines of debate. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Leave them alone) – Nov 26, 2018.
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Today’s word list-1 The Hindu Editorial (Leave them alone) – Nov 26, 2018:
- leave someone alone (phrase) – stop disturbing/interfering with someone.
- at the hands of (phrase) – (suffer, get hurt & be treated badly) as a consequence of someone’s actions.
- inhabitant (noun) – native community , local people, (permanent) resident/dweller.
- extinction (noun) – disappearance, destruction, elimination/eradication.
- foolhardy (noun) – reckless, incautious, careless.
- missionary (noun) – converter, evangelist, campaigner.
- scholar (noun) – intellectual, academic, learned person.
- venture (verb) – (risky) travel, journey, wander.
- meticulous (adjective) – careful, diligent, scrupulous.
- immunity (noun) – protection, resistance, non-susceptibility.
- indigenous (adjective) – native/local, original, domestic.
- eyes-on and hands-off approach (phrase) – a type of (managerial) approach which allows the team (employees) to do their work instead of micromanaging them, but at the same time watch them carefully (by keeping an eye on the progress) through their reports.
- poacher (noun) – hunter; trespasser, intruder.
- circumnavigation (noun) – the process of sailing/traveling around something (instead of traveling through it).
- buffer (noun) – shield, screen, barrier/guard.
- reclusive (adjective) – solitary, secluded/isolated, introverted.
- fiercely (adverb) – aggressively, extremely, savagely.
- spear (noun) – a weapon with long shaft and sharp edge (javelin) made primarily to be thrown.
- facilitate (verb) – enable, assist, help.
- misadventure (noun) – mishap, misfortune, catastrophe; unfortunate event.
- call for (phrasal verb) – require, make necessary, demand.
- anthropologist (noun) – an expert in or student of anthropology (the study of human beings (humanity)).
- ignorance (noun) – incomprehension/unawareness, inexperience, lack of knowledge.
- orientalist (noun) – relating to the people (Western scholars) who study Asian societies and cultures, languages, and peoples.
- overpower (verb) – conquer, defeat, control.
- oversight (noun) – inspection, supervision, control.
- empathetically (adverb) – compassionately, sensitively, sympathetically.
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