The Hindu Editorial (Telltale signs) – June 12, 2023

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The Hindu Editorial (Telltale signs) – June 12, 2023:

1. telltale (noun) – revealing, suggestive, indicative, informative, disclosing, meaningful, significant, giveaway.
2. sustained (adjective) – continuous, continued, constant, uninterrupted.
3. polarisation (noun) – separation of two contrasting groups (based on different opinions/beliefs).
4. take a turn (phrase) – to have a change in direction/tendency/trend/tone of something.
5. clash (noun) – fight, conflict, skirmish, confrontation.
6. disturbing (adjective) – worrying, disconcerting, distressing, frustrating, upsetting, annoying, discouraging.
7. reveal (verb) – show, display, exhibit.
8. premeditated (adjective) – intentional, calculated, conscious, done on purpose, knowing, wanton, purposeful, deliberate, pre-planned, prearranged, preconceived, predetermined, cold-blooded.
9. keep the pot boiling (phrase) – to ensure that a process continues.
10. seemingly (adverb) – apparently, allegedly, ostensibly, supposedly, purportedly.
11. silly (adjective) – foolish, stupid, reckless, brainless, mindless, half-baked.
12. origin (noun) – cause, basis.
13. derail (verb) – obstruct, impede, hinder, hamper, block, interrupt, thwart, stop, restrict.
14. eruption (noun) – (sudden) outburst, outbreak, flare-up, upsurge, breakout, blow-up (of something unwelcome).
15. glorify (verb) – praise, laud, adore, honour, revere; acclaim, applaud, hail.
16. prohibitory orders (noun) – it refer to orders issued by competent authorities prohibiting certain things under various acts.
17. in place (phrase) – established, arranged, in order, at work, employed.
18. unfold (verb) – develop, happen, occur, take place, transpire (gradually).
19. trigger (noun) – an event/situation that causes something to happen.
20. led to past participle of lead to (verb) – cause, result in, bring about, bring on, give rise to.
21. dearth (noun) – lack, scarcity, shortage, insufficiency, inadequacy, paucity.
22. procession (noun) – march, rally, yatra.
23. cite (verb) – refer to, mention, point to, invoke, allude to.
24. erupt (verb) – start suddenly, happen suddenly, flare up, break out, burst out, boil over, blow up.
25. provocative (adjective) – inflammatory, agitational, incendiary, provoking, goading, controversial, annoying, irritating. 
26. the prophet (noun) – a person who is believed to be sent by God to Earth (to say the things that God wants to tell people).
27. escalate (verb) – increase rapidly, heighten, intensify, accelerate.
28. vandalism (noun) – an intentional destruction of public or private property; a premeditated or deliberate damage to public or private property.
29. arson (noun) – an act of setting fire intentionally to damage/destroy public properties, particularly buildings.
30. set ablaze (phrase) – cause to burn, ignite, set on fire.
31. book (verb) – (according to law and order) officially record the personal details of (a person who has violated a law or rule); file an First Information Report (FIR) at the police station to investigate offences and crimes committed. 
32. syncretic (adjective) – relating to the union/combining of different religions, cultures, or beliefs.
33. obeisance (noun) – respectfulness, honour, reverence.
34. pay obeisance to (noun) – pay honour to, pay homage to, pay tribute to.
35. flashpoint (noun) – a situation where sudden problems could happen. (In international relations, a flashpoint is an area or dispute that has a strong possibility of developing into a war).
36. commemorate (verb) – pay tribute to, pay homage to, celebrate, recognize, remember, mark, memorialize, observe, recognize, acknowledge.
37. imposition (noun) – application, enforcement, implementation.
38. escape (verb) – fail to be noticed; get away, abscond, vanish, disappear, slip away.
39. attention (noun) – notice, heed, attentiveness, observation; thought, thinking.
40. run-up to (noun) – a period of time just before an important event.
41. alliance (noun) – coalition, association, union, partnership.
42. faction (noun) – group, side, camp.
43. mitigate (verb) – reduce, diminish, lessen, appease, alleviate, tone down.
44. decisively (adverb) – quickly, effectively, and confidently.
45. impartially (adverb) – fairly, neutrally, equitably, unbiasedly, dispassionately, even-handedly. 

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