The Hindu Editorial (Supreme indictment) – Aug 02, 2023

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The Hindu Editorial (Supreme indictment) – Aug 02, 2023

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The Hindu Editorial (Supreme indictment) – Aug 02, 2023:

indictment (noun) – a formal written accusation by a grand jury that a person has committed a serious crime; charge, allegation, arraignment, imputation, incrimination.
censure (noun) – criticism disapproval, condemnation, reprimand, admonition, rebuke, reproval.
pull up (phrasal verb) – reprimand, rebuke, scold, chastise, castigate, criticize, reprove, reproach, censure, take to task, admonish, lambast, berate.
lethargic (adjective) – inactive, slow, lazy, dull, sluggish, apathetic, inert, sleepy, lifeless.
ethnic (adjective) – relating to a population subgroup (cultural, national, traditional/folk) with a common national or cultural tradition.
sensitive (adjective) – delicate, emotional, volatile, temperamental, easily offended.
douse (verb) – extinguish, put out, quench, blow out (a fire).
point out (phrasal verb) – indiate, specify, mention, refer to, draw attention to.
few and far between (phrase) – rare, infrequent, occasional, sporadic; scarce, meagre, scanty, insufficient.
context (noun) – circumstances, conditions, factors, situation, backdrop, background, environment, atmosphere.
first information report (FIR) (noun) – a written document prepared by the police when they receive information about the commission of a cognizable offence.
hearing (noun) – legal proceedings, trial, inquiry.
capability (noun) – ability, capacity, potential.
breakdown (noun) – failure, collapse, disintegration, foundering, falling through.
machinery (noun) – administration, institution, system, structure, agency, channel, apparatus.
in the face of (phrase) – despite, notwithstanding, regardless of; when confronted with.
mob (noun) – a large, disorganized, and often violent crowd of people
arade (verb) – walk through a public place.
naked (adjective) – without clothes; nude, with nothing on, stripped, undressed/unclothed.
plead (verb) – claim, assert, state, allege, present, put forward.
lack (noun) – absence, deficiency, unavailability, shortage, non-existence.
circulation (noun) – dissemination, spreading, communication, transmission, distribution.
horrific (adjective) – horrible, awful, terrible, gruesome, frightful, dreadful.
subject to (verb) – put through, treat with, expose to, lay open to, submit to.
prompt (verb) – cause, bring about, result in, lead to, evoke, bring on, give rise to, call forth.
intervention (noun) – the process of intervening in something; involvement, interference.
unabated (adjective) – continuous, continuing, constant, unending, uninterrupted, non-stop, unrelenting, persistent.
brazen (adjective) – blatant/flagrant; bold and shameless; unashamed, unembarrassed.
partisanship (noun) – prejudice, bias, one-sidedness, partiality, sectarianism, discrimination, unfairness, injustice.
surface (verb) – emerge, appear, arise, come up, become visible.
constitute (verb) – set up, initiate, establish, appoint, nominate, organize, authorize.
not have a leg to stand on (phrase) – If you say that someone does not have a leg to stand on, you mean that he/she has no statement, support, claim or evidence to justify/prove their arguments/actions in a particular situation.
accountability (noun) – responsibility, liability, answerability.
determined (adjective) – firm about, fixed on, insistent on, single-minded about, fixated on, obsessed with.
clash (noun) – conflict, fight, tussle, quarrel, dispute, confrontation, skirmish, hostilities.
suggest (verb) – indicate, point to, imply, show, demostrate.
prolonged (adjective) – lengthy, extended, protracted, unending, unrelenting.
connivance (noun) – collusion; conspiracy, secret plan/understanding.
the state (noun) – the government.
perpetrator (noun) – a person who does immoral, harmful and illegal activities; criminal, culprit, evil-doer.
bring someone to book (phrase) – punish, penalize, take disciplinary action against, discipline; reprimand, reprove, rebuke, admonish, censure, castigate, criticize, pull up, take to task.
far more (phrase) – much more.
tedious (adjective) – dull, monotonous, boring, tiresome, uninteresting, unexciting, mundane, laborious, run-of-the-mill, long-drawn-out.
frustrating (adjective) – disturbing, annoying, irritating, vexing, aggravating, maddening.
swift (adjective) – quick, rapid, sudden, prompt, speedy.
at the first sign of something (phrase) – as soon as something happens that indicates an action/event has begun to take place.
far from (phrase) – not, not at all; nowhere near, a long way from.
escalation (noun) – intensification, aggravation, exacerbation.
allegedly (adverb) – apparently, seemingly, ostensibly, supposedly, purportedly.
facilitate (verb) – assist, help, aid, ease, make easy, make possible.
personnel (noun) – forces, crew, employees, workforce, staff.
connive (verb) – conspire, collude, collaborate, be hand in glove; disregard, overlook, deliberately ignore.
the full force of the law (phrase) – it refers to the strength or severity of the law.
gravity (noun) – importance, top priority, necessity, exigency, seriousness.
isolated (adjective) – random, unrelated, uncommon, unusual, untypical.
denounce (verb) – condemn, criticize, censure, castigate, hit out at, discredit, find fault with, slam.
claim (noun) – assertion, profession, affirmation, allegation.
underscore (verb) – highlight, underline, emphasize, stress, call/draw attention to.
schedule (verb) – plan, fix a time for, arrange, organize.
findings (noun) – conclusion arrived at (as a result of an inquiry).