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The Hindu Opinion Article (Shaken to the core in Kathua) – Apr 19, 2018

The tragic and gruesome rape and killing of an eight-year-old girl in Kathua, Jammu, with a blatantly….. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Opinion Article (Shaken to the core in Kathua) – Apr 19, 2018.

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Today’s Advanced Word List 2 For The Hindu Opinion Article (Shaken to the core in Kathua) – Apr 19, 2018:

chilling (adjective) – frightening, terrifying, disturbing/horrifying.
come to light (phrase) – reveal, disclose, expose.
depravity (noun) – shamelessness, wickedness, immorality.
lynching (noun) – an act of killing someone by hanging for an unproven offence without legal trial by the group of people.
impunity (noun) – immunity, indemnity, exemption from punishment.
nomadic (adjective) – wandering, roaming, travelling/rambling. Nomads are people who have no permanent home, travel from place to place in search of food (for them and their herd of animals).
horrendous (adjective) – horrible, terrible, frightful.
in the wake of (phrase) – aftermath, as a consequence of, as a result of.
leave the door open (phrase) – to allow for the possibility of something.
generic (noun) – general, common, blanket.
blank out (phrasal verb) – to hide/forget something.
specifics (noun) – precise details, niceties, finer points.
ghastly (adverb) – terrible, frightful, horrible.
exhort (verb) – urge, encourage, appeal to.
belated (adjective) – late, delayed, not on time.
perpetrator (noun) – someone who does immoral, harmful and illegal activities.
egalitarian (adjective) – common, equal; fair.
banal (adjective) – clichéd, platitude, stereotyped/hackneyed.
avowal (noun) – assertion, declaration, statement.
brush aside (phrasal verb) – dismiss, disregard, ignore.
writ large (phrase) – clear, obvious.
valorisation (noun) – validation; the increase in the value of something.
majoritarian (adjective) – supporting majority rule/decision.
incessant (adjective) – continuous, persistent, constant.
let loose (phrase) – unleash, release, set free.
embolden (verb) – give courage, strengthen, encourage/motivate.
condone (verb) – deliberately ignore, not take into consideration, disregard.
off the hook (phrase) – out of trouble, free; acquitted/cleared.
pass off (phrasal verb) – evade, ignore, dismiss.
reprehensible (adjective) – condemnable, objectionable, unjustifiable.
rationalisation (noun) – an act of justifying an inappropriate behaviour/attitude.
whataboutery (noun) – the technique of counter-accusation when accused of some wrongdoings.
feeble (adjective) – ineffective, unsatisfactory, unconvincing/weak.
disdain (noun) – contempt, disrespect/dishonour, indifference.