The Hindu Editorial (Morphed freedoms) – May 16, 2019
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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Morphed freedoms) – May 16, 2019:
- morphed (adjective) – change; gradually change something (image) into another one.
- downplay (verb) – playdown, underemphasize, understate/diminish.
- oppressive (adjective) – domineering, heavy-handed, harsh/ruthless, autocratic.
- turn out (phrasal verb) – transpire, happen, occur.
- irrelevant (adjective) – immaterial, unrelated, not germane.
- non-existent (adjective) – not present, not existing; non practical/notional.
- provision (noun) – term, clause, requirement.
- remand (verb) – imprison/jail, incarcerate, send to prison.
- perverse (adjective) – contradictory, wrong, illogical/irrational.
- consolation (noun) – comfort, solace, relief.
- arbitrary (adjective) – capricious, personal (whim/choice), erratic/irregular.
- pull up (phrasal verb) – reprimand, criticize, rebuke.
- apparently (adverb) – seemingly, evidently, on the face of it.
- reflection (noun) – thought/thinking, consideration, view.
- acrimony (noun) – bitterness, hostility, resentment.
- in the midst of (phrase) – in the middle of.
- mar (verb) – disfigure, spoil, impair.
- entertain (verb) – consider, think about, take into consideration.
- defamation (noun) – character assassination, libel/misrepresentation.
- append (verb) – add, attach, include.
- defamatory (noun) – defaming, abusive, disparaging/insulting.
- explicit (adjective) – clear, obvious, direct/straightforward.
- non-cognisable offence (noun) – an offence for which, a police officer without any warrant has no authority to arrest.
- mechanically (adverb) – automatically, without thinking, robotically.
- disconcerting (adjective) – discomfiting, unsettling, disturbing.
- venture (verb) – suggest, put forward, offer.
- gratuitous (adjective) – voluntary, at no cost, free of charge.
- detenu (noun) – French Word détenu means a person in custody, detainee.
- tender (verb) – propose, give, suggest.
- fray (verb) – become upset/annoyed, strain/overtax, irritate.
- temper (noun) – rage, fury, bad temper; angry state of mind.
- blatant (adjective) – evident, flagrant/glaring, obvious.
- invoke (verb) – cite, refer to, adduce.
- statute (noun) – act/law, regulation, rule.
- throw up (phrasal verb) – produce something.
- aberrant (adjective) – deviating, abnormal, atypical.
- so far (phrase) – until now, up to the present, up to this point.
- give way to (phrasal verb) – yield, give in, submit.
- reasoned (adjective) – logical, rational, well thought out.
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