The Hindu Editorial (Sunday, bloody Sunday) – Apr 23, 2019

The serial blasts on Easter Sunday rank as the worst bloodbath Sri Lanka has seen since the end of the civil war in 2009. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Sunday, bloody Sunday) – Apr 23, 2019.

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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Sunday, bloody Sunday) – Apr 23, 2019:

rank (verb) – categorize, rate, classify.
monumental (adjective) – huge, terrible/dreadful, awful.
live down (phrasal verb) – to make others forget that you made a big mistake/something embarrassing happened by you.
strife (noun) – disruption, trouble, difficulty.
last (verb) – continue, carry on, be prolonged.
handiwork (noun) – action, work, design.
radical (adjective) – extremist, fanatical, militant.
frequent (verb) – visit, go to repeatedly, be a regular visitor to.
well-run (adjective) – managed or operated in an efficient way; smooth-running.
go through (phrasal verb) – suffer, experience, endure.
grapple with (phrasal verb) – tackle, deal, struggle.
aftermath (noun) – consequence, result/outcome, repercussion.
prevail (verb) – exist, be present, occur.
spectre (noun) – threat, menace, danger/peril.
ethnic (adjective) – relating to a population subgroup (cultural, national, traditional/folk) with a common national or cultural tradition.
deteriorate (verb) – worsen, decline, degenerate.
loom (verb) – emerge, appear, come to light.
in a crosshairs (phrase) – something which is being aimed at by someone. (cross hairs – a very thin crossed wires, in the microscope or gun & etc, used to focus or aim something preciously).
hardline (adjective) – relating to a group/a political party with people who support a strict ideas and they are extreme & uncompromising.
acrimony (noun) – bitterness, hostility, resentment.
sort of (phrase) – to some extent, somewhat, moderately.
savagery (adjective) – brutality, barbarity/cruelty; inhumanity.
intelligence (noun) – (military &political) information, data, details.
disturbing (adjective) – worrying, disconcerting, unsettling.
in the dark (phrase) – unaware of, ignorant of, uninformed about.
admirably (adverb) – commendably, laudably, exemplarily.
backlash (noun) – a strong negative reaction; adverse response, counteraction.
ideological (adjective) – dogmatic, doctrinal.
mileage (noun) – benefit, advantage, gain.
putative (adjective) – supposed/claimed, commonly regarded, generally considered.
martyrdom (noun) – death/suffering of a martyr.
intriguingly (adverb) – interesting, fascinatingly.
outfit (noun) – organization, group, team.
wont to (adjective) – accustomed, used, inclined.
sophistication (noun) – complexity, intricacy, complication.
solely (adverb) – only, simply, merely.
indigenous (adjective) – native/local, original, domestic.
wherewithal (noun) – resources, means.
shadow (noun) – hint, faint sign, trace/glimmer.