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The Hindu Editorial (Open obsession) – Aug 07, 2019

The Hindu Editorial (Open obsession) – Aug 07, 2019

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Today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Open obsession) – Aug 07, 2019:

  1. obsession (noun) – fixation, craze/addiction; phobia, complex.
  2. ingrained (adjective) – entrenched, established, fixed.
  3. patchy (adjective) – uneven, irregular; insufficient, inadequate .
  4. set off (phrasal verb) – cause, give rise to, bring about.
  5. hate crime (noun) – any criminal offence that is carried out because of hostility or prejudice based on disability, race, religion, transgender identity or sexual orientation.
  6. lethal (adjective) – deadly, fatal, killing.
  7. tell-tale (adjective) – revealingsuggestive, indicative.
  8. denounce (verb) – condemn/criticize, attack, censure.
  9. bigotry (noun) – injustice, bias, discrimination.
  10. (white) supremacy (noun) –  support for the supremacy of a particular group, especially a racial group (white).
  11. sinister (adjective) – disturbing, menacing; bad/criminal.
  12. ideology (noun) – beliefs, ideas/opinions, principles.
  13. pervasive (adjective) – prevalent, extensive, ubiquitous, omnipresent.
  14. espouse (verb) – adopt, embrace; support/endorse (a cause).
  15. glaring (adjective) – obvious, flagrant, blatant, visible/apparent.
  16. curb (verb) – restrain, restrict, control.
  17. proliferation (noun) – rapid increase, rise, escalation.
  18. magazine (noun) – an ammunition storage and feeding device within or attached to a repeating firearm.
  19. bump stock (noun) – it is a well-established capability that uses the recoil of a semi-automatic firearm to fire multiple shots in rapid succession.
  20. exponentially (adverb) – rapidly, quicklyfast.
  21. lethality (noun) – the capacity to cause death/harm/damage.
  22. punctuate (verb) – happen or occur (at intervals).
  23. unrelenting (adjective) – continuous, relentless, unabating.
  24. sustained (adjective) – continuous, uninterrupted, constant.
  25. lobby (noun) – a group of people attempting to influence (the government / its official group/elected legislators) to create the actions, policies, or decisions to help a particular organization.
  26. dog whistle politics (noun) – political messaging employing coded language that appears to mean one thing to the general population but has an additional, different or more specific resonance for a targeted subgroup.
  27. xenophobia (noun) – Greek phrase meaning fear/hatred of foreigners.
  28. embolden (verb) – give courage, encourage, strengthen/fortify.
  29. fringe (noun) – the outer/marginal part (of a group).
  30. fraternity (noun) – group, profession; a group of people with same job, interest and etc.
  31. hand around (phrasal verb) – to pass/offer something to all the people in a group.
  32. societal (adjective) – related to society.
  33. buttress (verb) – support, uphold, defend/back up.
  34. hatred (noun) – dislike, hostility, resentment/aversion.
  35. melting pot (noun) – a place with different people & their cultures combined together.
  36. unravel (verb) – resolve, solve, uncover/unfold.

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