The Hindu Editorial (Secrets and agents) – Apr 15, 2019

The arrest of Julian Assange, the head of the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks, has renewed a global debate on balancing freedom of expression (or the right to information) with considerations towards the national security of a country. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Secrets and agents) – Apr 15, 2019.

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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Secrets and agents) – Apr 15, 2019:

suppression (noun) – concealment, restraint/control, stifling/repression.
elude (verb) – evade, avoid/dodge, escape.
embassy (noun) – the building where a consul lives and works; consulate.
grant (noun) – allocation, issuance; granting of something.
asylum (noun) – protection provided by a foreign country to somebody who is unable or unwilling to return to their home country due to fear of persecution (harm, harassment or oppression).
convention (noun) – protocol, custom/practice, procedure/rules of conduct,.
bail-jumping (adjective) – a practice in which someone who has been released on bail attempts to evade a court appearance with the intent of avoiding a trial, possible conviction, and sentence.
allegation (noun) – charge, accusation; indictment.
complainant (noun) – petitioner, plaintiff, litigator.
extradition (noun) – the action of surrendering/handing over a fugitive (a person who has escaped from being confined/accused of crime) from one jurisdiction to another by mutual agreements between the two countries. deportation, handover, expulsion.
look at (verb) – regard, consider, think of.
count (noun) – charge, accusation; a point for consideration.
conspire (verb) – plot, collaborate, intrigue.
break into something (phrasal verb) – interrupt, intervene in.
espionage (noun) – spying, undercover work, infiltration/counter-intelligence.
endanger (verb) – imperil, jeopardize, risk.
irony (noun) – paradox, incongruity, peculiarity.
clamour (verb) – demand, protest, call for.
interrogation (noun) – cross-questioning, cross-examination, investigation.
dissemination (noun) – spreading, circulation, distribution.
owing to (phrase) – because of, as a result of, in view of.
purloin (verb) – steal, thieve/loot, appropriate.
tip the scales (phrase) – be the deciding factor; to change the fortunes, either positively or negatively.
nevertheless (adverb) – in spite of that, notwithstanding, however.
highlight (verb) – underline, underscore, emphasize.
flimsy (adjective) – easily damaged, fragile, breakable/delicate.
resurgent (adjective) – rising again; increasing or reviving after a period of little activity/dullness.
forefront (noun) – fore, front, front line.
advocate (noun) – supporter, champion, upholder.
chilling (adjective) – frightening, terrifying, disturbing/horrifying.
whistle-blower (noun) – one who reveals others’ illegal activities in public or to the government/authority.
ultimately (adverb) – eventually, in the end, essentially.