The Hindu Editorial (Preventing harm) – Apr 28, 2022

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The Hindu Editorial (Preventing harm) – Apr 28, 2022

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The Hindu Editorial (Preventing harm) – Apr 28, 2022:

intervention (noun) – involvement, interference; mediation, arbitration, conciliation, peacemaking.
hate speech (noun) – abusive or disrespectful speech.
inflammatory (adjective) – provocative, provoking, incendiary, inciting, agitating, stirring, rousing, fomenting.
understate (verb) – play down, downplay, de-emphasize.
call for (phrasal verb) – require, publicly ask/necessitate, demand.
corrective (adjective) – correctional, punitive, penal, disciplinary, reformatory.
measure (noun) – course of action, action, step, procedure.
peddling (noun) – an act of promoting an idea extensively.
supposedly (adverb) – reportedly, purportedly, ostensibly, apparently.
authorities (noun) – officials, officialdom, the people in charge, the bureaucracy,
hold (verb) – conduct, have, organize.
impose (verb) – apply, enforce, exact, inflict.
prohibitory (adjective) – prohibitive, restrictive, forbidding.
prohibitory (orders) (noun) – it refer to orders issued by competent authorities prohibiting certain things under various acts.
gathering (noun) – assembly, meeting, convention, rally.
conspicuous (adjective) – clearly visible, noticeable, obvious, evident.
frequency (noun) – rate of occurrence, commonness, frequentness, prevalence.
vociferous (adjective) – vehement, full-throated, vigorous; outspoken.
fulmination (noun) – protest, objection, complaint.
counsel (noun) – barrister, lawyer, legal practitioner.
preventive (adjective) – safety, protective, precautionary.
incitement (noun) – provocation, inducement, fomentation.
inaction (noun) – inactivity, negligence, disregard.
conclave (noun) – meeting, gathering, assembly, convention.
witness (verb) – show, indicate, reveal; notice.
extraordinarily (adverb) – extremely, unusually.
shockingly (adverb) – horribly, awfully, very badly.
genocidal (adjective) – relating to the deliberate mass murder/killing.
tenor (noun) – the general content/meaning.
dither (verb) – be indecisive, be unsure, be undecided, hesitate.
allegedly (adverb) – reportedly, supposedly, purportedly, ostensibly, apparently.
armed (adjective) – equipped, provided, furnished with fire arms/weapons.
bail (noun) – conditional, temporary release of an arrested/imprisoned person when a specified amount of security is deposited or pledged (as cash or property) to ensure his/her appearance in court when required.
provocative (adjective) – annoying, irritating, agitational, provoking, inflammatory.
instance (noun) – occasion, occurrence, case.
figure (noun) – person, individual, personality.
arrest (verb) – stop, halt, end, check, block, prevent.
stern (adjective) – strict, severe.
phenomenon (noun) – occurrence, event, happening.
dismiss (verb) – disregard, brush off, shrug off, set aside, forget.
representative (adjective) – symbolic, evocative.
fringe (adjective) – unconventional, unorthodox, unofficial; radical, extreme (by a group with marginal or extremist views).
gainsay (verb) – deny, dispute, disagree with.
provocateur (noun) – one who engages in provocative behavior.
seek (verb) – try, aim, attempt.
foster (verb) – encourage, promote, cultivate, nurture, espouse, uphold, back, facilitate.
collective (adjective) – combined, united/joint, cooperative (by all people as a group).
interest (noun) – common concerns (in politics/business).
feed off (phrasal verb) – support, strengthen, fortify.
fabric (noun) – structure, framework, system, foundation.
incalculable (adjective) – inestimable, indeterminable, immeasurable, uncountable, incomputable,
hatred (noun) – enmity, antipathy, antagonism, hostility, resentment, aversion.
seep into (verb) – permeate, flow, soak.
consciousness (noun) – awareness, knowledge, realization, recognition.
thought process (noun) – thinking, thought; viewpoint, perspective; contemplation.
atmosphere (noun) – condition, circumstance, environment.
harmony (noun) – unity, solidarity, cooperation, agreement/concord.
tranquillity (noun) – peacefulness, restfulness, calmness, quietness.
perennial (adjective) – everlasting, unending, endless, permanent.
backdrop (noun) – situation, scenario, context.
distinction (noun) – difference, contrast, dissimilarity, divergence, variance, variation.
tend to (verb) – gravitate, be drawn, move; go in a specific direction.
incite (verb) – stir up, fuel, kindle, ignite, inflame, instigate, provoke, arouse, trigger, foment.
section (noun) – segment, part, division (within a larger body of people).
recognise (verb) – acknowledge, accept, admit something (existence, validity, or legality).
potential (adjective) – possibility, potentiality, prospect; capability, capacity.
societal (adjective) – related to society.
distress (noun) – anguish, suffering, pain, difficulty, trouble, hardship, adversity.
lynching (noun) – an act of punishing/killing someone by hanging for claimed offence by the group of people without legal trail.
Khap panchayats (noun) – the self-appointed village courts.
lay down (phrasal verb) – formulate, stipulate, set down, draw up, frame.
remedial (adjective) – corrective, restorative, reparative.
punitive (adjective) – disciplinary, corrective, retributive.
without exception (phrase) – randomly, unsystematically, aimlessly, unmethodically, haphazardly, blindly, uncritically, undiscriminatingly.
penal (adjective) – disciplinary, punitive, corrective, correctional.
provision (noun) – clause, stipulation, condition, specification, requirement.
combat (verb) – fight against, confront, resist, oppose.