The Hindu Editorial (Out of line) – May 15, 2021

There is little doubt that West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar’s visit to areas hit by post-poll violence in Cooch Behar constitutes a grave transgression of the bounds of constitutional propriety. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Out of line) – May 15, 2021.

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The Hindu Editorial (Out of line) – May 15, 2021:

out of line (phrase) – not in accordance with something (e.g. constitutional propriety); improper, incorrect, inappropriate.
violence-hit (adjective) – affected badly by violence.
breach (noun) – breaking, contravention, violation, non-compliance.
propriety (noun) – decorum, morality, rightness, correctness, appropriateness, good manners.
hit (verb) – affect badly, damage, have a negative impact on.
constitute (verb) – be equivalent to, be tantamount to, be regarded as.
grave (adjective) – serious, terrible, awful, dangerous.
transgression (noun) – infringement, contravention, breach, violation, overstepping.
bounds (noun) – limits, confines, restrictions, limitations.
habitual (adjective) – routine, regular, usual, normal.
critic (noun) – censurer, attacker, fault-finder.
regime (noun) – government.
air (verb) – express, voice, make public, communicate.
difference (noun) – disagreement, difference of opinion, misunderstanding, dispute, argument.
in public (phrase) – publicly, openly, overtly.
appeal to (verb) – call on, plead with, ask, request.
recall (verb) – officially call back (someone).
behest (noun) – instruction, requirement, demand, wish/desire.
resounding (adjective) – emphatic, enormous, huge, massive, very great, tremendous.
norms (noun) – standard, convention, guidelines, criterion.
representative government/representative democracy (noun) – a government where citizens elect people to represent them and make laws on their behalf, instead of always voting directly on laws and other government actions.
ought to (modal verb) – must, should.
restraint (noun) – restriction, limitation.
gubernatorial (adjective) – relating to a governor.
propensity (noun) – tendency, inclination, predisposition, readiness.
speak out of turn (phrase) – speak foolishly/unwisely; mess up, blunder.
step out of line (phrase) – behave improperly.
come in for (phrasal verb) – receive, experience, meet with, face, be subjected to.
set aside (phrasal verb) – overrule, reverse, revoke, nullify, annul, cancel, dismiss, reject.
cold (adjective) – unsympathetic, indifferent, unfeeling, unemotional.
horror (noun) – cruelty.
ought (not) to (modal verb) – must (not), should (not).
impediment (noun) – obstacle, barrier, obstruction, hindrance.
incumbent (noun) – the present holder or occupant of an office.
yield (verb) – give way to, accede to, submit to, agree to.
urge (noun) – desire/wish, need, impulse, compulsion.
condemn (verb) – censure, criticize, castigate; destine, damn.
enormity (noun) – immensity, vastness, massiveness, hugeness, seriousness.
hold good/hold true (phrase) – remain true; remain valid.
circumstances (noun) – situation, condition, context.
persistent (adjective) – continuous, constant, unending, unrelenting, unceasing.
congruency (noun) – congruence, compatibility, conformity, agreement, harmony.
derogation (noun) – an act of treating someone as insignificant (or of little worth); belittling, downgrading.
gesture (noun) – action, deed, move.
solidarity (noun) – unity, harmony, cooperation.
shed (verb) – discard, get rid of, do away with, dispose of.
certainly (adverb) – surely, definitely, unquestionably.
out of step (phrase) – at variance, in disagreement, out of line, at loggerheads, in opposition.
degenerate (verb) – get worse, decline, slide, deteriorate.
triumphalism (noun) – boastfulness, self-assertion, self-satisfaction, excessive pride, extreme self-confidence, chutzpah, chest-thumping, chest-beating; an attitude or a belief that a particular doctrine, religion, culture, social system is superior to and should triumph all over others.
onus (noun) – responsibility, duty; burden, liability, obligation.
exaggerate (verb) – overstate, overemphasize, amplify, inflate.
regardless of (phrase) – despite, notwithstanding, in spite of.
inaction (noun) – inactivity, negligence, disregard, apathy, laziness.
departure (noun) – deviation, change of direction, shift/change.