The Hindu Editorial (Lynching redux) – Jun 26, 2019

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The Hindu Editorial (Lynching redux) – Jun 26, 2019

The death of a 24-year-old man in Jharkhand days after he was brutally beaten by a mob is a sordid reminder… For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Lynching redux) – Jun 26, 2019.

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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Lynching redux) – Jun 26, 2019:

lynching (noun) – an act of punishing/killing someone by hanging for claimed offence by the group of people without legal trail.
redux (adjective) – brought back; revived, restored.
sordid (adjective) – disreputable, dishonourable, shameful.
phenomenon (noun) – occurrence, event, happening.
any time soon (phrase) – in the near future.
come under (phrasal verb) – be subjected to.
suspicion (noun) – misgiving, doubt/qualm, scepticism.
mete out (phrasal verb) – dispense, give out, allot (justice/punishment).
vigilante (noun) – a member of the self-appointed group which unofficially punishing crimes.
vigilantism (noun) – unofficial way of punishing crime by a self-appointed group of people.
slaughter (noun) – the killing of animals for food.
on display (phrase) – (something kept) in a place that is able to be seen by many people.
invariably (adverb) – always, every time/each time; habitually/inevitably.
accompany (verb) – coincide with, coexist with, go with.
sectarian (adjective) – denoting a sect (a group of people); factional, partisan.
outcry (noun) – protest, objections, opposition.
allegedly (adverb) – supposedly, unprovenly, reportedly.
typify (verb) – epitomize, exemplify, represent/characterize.
apathy (noun) – disregard, lack of interest, unconcern.
tacit (adjective) – implicit, indirect, hinted.
way of life (phrase) – situation, position, lifestyle.
come to one’s aid/rescue (phrase) – help, assist; to provide support/assistance.
merely (adverb) – only, simply, just.
distressing (adjective) – upsetting, worrying, affecting.
bigotry (noun) – discrimination, prejudice, sectarianism.
dissemination (noun) – spreading, circulation, distribution.
preponderant (adjective) – predominant, more powerful, superior.
intolerance (noun) – prejudice, bias, bigotry/partisanship.
polarisation (noun) – separation of two contrasting groups (based on different opinions/beliefs).
spate (noun) – series, flurry; a large number of something (taking place at the same period).
punitive (adjective) – disciplinary, corrective, retributive.
remedial (adjective) – restorative, reparative, corrective.
moot (verb) – propose, suggest, introduce.
combat (verb) – fight, oppose, resist.
perpetrator (noun) – a person who does immoral, harmful and illegal activities; criminal, culprit, evil-doer.
bring to book (phrase) – punish officially.
squarely (adverb) – precisely, exactly, directly.
rumour-mongering (noun) – an act of spreading rumuor intentionally.
transmogrify (verb) – change, alter, modify.
sinister (adjective) – disturbing, menacing; corrupt, bad/criminal.
profess (verb) – claim, purport, allege.
unseemly (adjective) – improper, inappropriate, undignified.
heckle (verb) – disrupt, interrupt, taunt.
the ranks (noun) – the members of a large group.