The Hindu Editorial (Not worth the risk) – Feb 06, 2025

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The Hindu Editorial (Not worth the risk) – Jan 06, 2025:

1. emigration (noun) – an act of leaving one location, such as one’s native country or region, to live in another; moving abroad
2. address (verb) – tackle, deal with, attend to, try to sort out.
3. empathy (noun) – affection, sympathy, rapport, affinity, understanding, sensibility, compassion.
4. deportation (noun) –  expulsion, expelling, banishment, expatriation, exile, eviction, extradition, expatriation, repatriation; removal, dismissal.
5. immigrant (noun) – emigrant, migrant, non-native, foreigner, settler.
6. unprecedented (adjective) – not done or experienced before.
7. immigration (noun) – the act of leaving one’s countries and moving to another country of which they are not natives, nor citizens, to settle or reside there, especially as permanent residents or naturalized citizens, or to take-up employment as a migrant worker or temporarily as a foreign worker.
8. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) (noun) – ICE stands for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, an agency within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. ICE was created in 2003, as a part of the government’s reorganization after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. ICE’s stated mission is to protect America from the cross-border crime and illegal immigration that threaten national security and public safety.
9. operation (noun) – action, activity, exercise, step.
10. detain (verb) – take into custody, hold in custody, confine, restrain, arrest, apprehend.
11. deport (verb) – banish, exile, evict, expel, oust, extradite, send home.
12. for instance (phrase) – as an example.
13. Department of Homeland Security (noun) – it works to improve the security of the United States. The Department’s work includes customs, border, and immigration enforcement, emergency response to natural and manmade disasters, antiterrorism work, and cybersecurity.
14. repatriation (noun) – the return of (someone/something) to their country of origin.
15. a cause for concern (phrase) – a reason to worry.
16. to begin with (phrase) – at the start of; at the outset, initially, at first, in the first place.
17. crackdown (noun) – getting tough, severe/stern measures, restriction, suppression/repression, clampdown.
18. spur (verb) – stimulate, encourage, prompt, galvanize; incite, induce, egg on, goad.
19. swearing-in (noun) – induction, introduction, admission, initiation, inauguration, appointment (of someone officially to a post/office).
20. sworn in past participle of swear in (phrasal verb) – take an oath to induct/admit into office, inaugurate, introduce (into office).
21. undocumented (adjective) – not having the proper legal document.
22. migrant (noun) – a person who moves from one region to another – either within a country or across national borders in order to find work or better living conditions.
23. move (noun) – step, action, activity, measure.
24. shackle (verb) – chain, put in chains, tie (up), bind, handcuff.
25. embassy (noun) – An embassy is larger and more important than a consulate and is described as a permanent diplomatic mission, which is generally located in a country’s capital city. An embassy is responsible for representing the home country, for handling major diplomatic issues (such as negotiations), and for preserving the rights of its citizens abroad.
26. make clear (phrase) – explain, elucidate, clarify, shed light on.
27. broader superlative adjective of broad (adjective) – comprehensive, extensive, wide, wide-ranging, broad-ranging.
28. tighten (verb) – make stricter, make more rigorous, make more stringent, stiffen, toughen.
29. enforcement (noun) – imposition, implementation, carrying out, application, effectuation, execution.
30. reinforce (verb) – strengthen, support, make stronger, bolster, buttress.
31. suggest (verb) – indicate, denote, point to, signify.
32. deter (verb) – prevent, stop, block, halt. 
33. pursue (verb) – engage in, conduct, undertake, carry on, stick with, continue with.
34. measure (noun) – action, step, procedure.
35. potential (noun) – possibility, potentiality, prospect, ability, capability.
36. bilateral (adjective) – involving two groups or countries.
37. flashpoint (noun) – a situation where sudden problems could happen. (In international relations, a flashpoint is an area or dispute that has a strong possibility of developing into a war).
38. provided (conjunction) – provided that, assuming (that), given that, if, on condition that, contingent on.
39. embark on (phrasal verb) – start, begin, commence, initiate, engage, undertake, enter upon, get cracking on, take forward.
40. perilous (adjective) – dangerous, risky, precarious, insecure, life-threatening.
41. guaranteed (adjective) – approved, assured, endorsed, protected, secured, surefire.
42. campaign (noun) – an organized effort which seeks to influence the decision making progress within a specific group.
43. highlight (verb) – emphasise, underscore, underline, stress, call/draw attention to.
44. associate with (verb) – connect with, link with, relate to.
45. root (noun) – source, origin, basis.
46. underlying (adjective) – fundamental, basic, primary.
47. distress (noun) – difficulty, hardship, trouble; suffering/pain.
48. deepen (verb) – grow, increase, intensify, escalate, heighten, exacerbate, aggravate, worsen.
49. tensions (noun) – strained relations, strain, unease.
50. attention (noun) – notice, regard, heed, concentration (as interesting or important).
51. pay attention to (verb) – heed, pay heed to, take notice of, take into account, concentrate, be careful, be attentive, be heedful.
52. deliberately (adverb) – intentionally, purposely, purposefully, consciously, knowingly.
53. conflict (noun) – war, warfare, armed conflict, military action, armed clash.
54. in search of (phrase) – trying to find something; looking for.
55. opportunity (noun) – a chance for employment.
56. large-scale (adjective) – extensive, mass, wide-ranging, sweeping, comprehensive.

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