The Hindu Editorial (Read them the riot act) – Mar 06, 2020

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The Hindu Editorial (Read them the riot act) – Mar 06, 2020

As smoke thins out and facts emerge, the role of the Delhi Police during the communal violence that gripped the north-eastern parts of the city from February 24 to 26 turns out… For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Read them the riot act) – Mar 06, 2020.

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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Read them the riot act) – Mar 06, 2020

inaction (noun) – inactivity, negligence, disregard, apathy.
dereliction of duty (noun) – a deliberate failure or negligence to perform given duty (job/role) to a reasonable expectation.
thin out (phrasal verb) – decrease, diminish, lessen.
grip (verb) – affect, afflict, best, torment.
turn out (phrasal verb) – prove to be the case; transpire, emerge; happen.
chilling (adjective) – frightening, terrifying, disturbing/horrifying.
utmost (adjective) – greatest, maximum, most extreme.
rule of law (phrase) – it is described as “a principle of governance in which all persons, institutions and entities, public and private, including the State itself, are accountable to laws that are publicly promulgated, equally enforced and independently adjudicated, and which are consistent with international human rights norms and standards.
catalogue (noun) – a series of bad/unpleasant things.
infraction (noun) – breach, violation, transgression.
unearth (verb) – expose, bring to light, uncover, find out.
body turns blue (phrase) – used to mention when a person has become so weak and could not breathe normally. It happens due to an insufficient level of oxygen in the blood.
personnel (noun) – staff, employees, workforce.
come under (phrasal verb) – be subjected to.
mob (noun) – a large, disorganized and often violent crowd of people.
the spotlight (noun) – the public attention, the focus of public/media; the public eye.
blatant (adjective) – evident, flagrant/glaring, obvious.
partisanship (noun) – bias, prejudice, one-sidedness, discrimination, favour.
brazen out (verb) – be defiant, be non-compliant; be unashamed, be unrepentant/shameless.
instigate (verb) – incite, stir up/egg on, provoke.
unchallenged (adjective) – unquestioned, not opposed; admitted, acknowledged.
seek (verb) – ask for, appeal for.
activist (noun) – advocate, champion, supporter (of a political or societal change/cause).
harmony (noun) – unity, solidarity, cooperation, goodwill.
incitement (noun) – inducement, motivation, provocation.
far from (phrase) – not, not at all, nowhere near.
take someone to task (phrase) – reprove, censure, criticize.
pinpoint (verb) – identify, distinguish, recognize.
accountability (noun) – responsibility, liability, answerability.
come out (phrasal verb) – become known, emerge, transpire.
embolden (verb) – give courage, encourage, strengthen/fortify.
condone (verb) – deliberately ignore, not take into consideration, disregard.
impartial (adjective) – unbiased, unprejudiced, neutral, fair.
assertion (noun) – the action of asserting something; defence, upholding.
drift (verb) – depart, diverge, deviate, get sidetracked.
excesses (noun) – uncontrolled/unrestricted behaviour.
egregious (adjective) – shocking, horrible/terrible, very bad.
fell into furnace (phrase) – (figuratively) used to describe a situation/condition going out of control and violent which will have adverse consequences.
perpetrator (noun) – someone who does immoral, harmful and illegal activity; offender, criminal, wrongdoer/evil-doer, culprit.
miserably (adverb) – terribly.
uphold (verb) – confirm, endorse/approve, vindicate/validate.
at all costs (phrase) – regardless of the effort needed.
manipulate (verb) – misrepresent, falsify, distort.
align oneself with (verb) – join up with, give support to, form an alliance with, combine with.
the establishment (noun) – the powers that be, the authorities, the regime (exercising power and influence).