The Hindu Editorial (Pegasus misadventure) – Nov 04, 2019

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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Pegasus misadventure) – Nov 04, 2019:

pegasus (noun) – spyware, that can hack any iOS or Android device and steal a variety of data from the infected device, developed by the Israeli cyberarms firm, NSO Group.
misadventure (noun) – misfortune; problem/difficulty, mishap/setback.
snoop (verb) – investigate, look around, search, ferret in (someone’s private affairs secretively).
scandal (noun) – impropriety, misconduct, wrongdoing.
deploy (verb) – employ.
critic (noun) – censurer, attacker, fault-finder; commentator, observer, analyst.
revelation (noun) – declaration, report, announcement.
spy upon (verb) – watch, keep under observation, follow.
surveillance (noun) – observation, scrutiny, inspection/examination.
far from (phrase) – not, not at all, nowhere near.
sue (verb) – take legal action against, take to court, bring an action against.
chilling (adjective) – frightening, terrifying, disturbing/horrifying.
malicious (adjective) – hostile, hurtful, destructive.
exploit (verb) – take advantage of, make use of, misuse/ill-treat.
bug (noun) – an error, fault or flaw in any computer program or a hardware system. A bug produces unexpected results or causes a system to behave unexpectedly.
make one’s way (phrase) – proceed in to a certain place.
disclosure (noun) – report, declaration, announcement.
intelligence (noun) – (military &political) information, data, details.
admission (noun) – acknowledgement, acceptance, declaration.
academic (noun) – scholar, lecturer/professor, educator, instructor.
clear the air (phrase) – defuse the tense situation; restore harmony, make peace, reconcile differences.
in no uncertain terms (phrase) – clearly and strongly.
breach (noun) – contravention, violation, breaking, non-observance.
malign (verb) – misrepresent, abuse/defame, accuse falsely, speak ill of, spread lies about.
trivial (adjective) – unimportant, insignificant, inconsiderable.
nascent (adjective) – just beginning, developing, burgeoning.
imperative (adjective) – vitally important, crucial, necessary.
intrinsic (adjective) – essential, built-in, deep-rooted, inherent.
inherent (adjective) – basic/fundamental, implicit.
categorically (adverb) – absolutely, unquestionably, certainly, unequivocally/unambiguously.