The Hindu Editorial (The healing touch) – Jun 06, 2019

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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (The healing touch) – Jun 06, 2019:

healing touch (noun) – an energy therapy in which touch is used as part of the healing process, may increase one’s capability for recovery and healing.
demonise (verb) – to show someone as evil/wicked/bad.
deepen (verb) – increase, intensify, escalate.
fault line (noun) – a divisive issue; a difference of opinion.
perpetrate (verb) – commit, carry out, perform/execute (a harmful/illegal action).
fanatical (adjective) – extremist, radical, militant.
hardliner (noun) – a group/a political party with people who support a strict ideas and they are extreme & uncompromising.
allegedly (adverb) – supposedly, unprovenly, reportedly.
back (verb) – support, help, assist/aid.
sting (verb) – hurt, upset, distress.
aggressive (adjective) – assertive, forceful, insistent/vigorous.
implicate (verb) – involve, connect, embroil.
solidarity (noun) – unity, harmony, unanimity.
upheaval (noun) – disruption, disorder, turmoil.
mistrust (noun) – suspicion, distrust, misgivings.
ethnicity (noun) – a category of people who identify with each other based on common language, ancestral, social, cultural, or national experiences.
backlash (noun) – a strong negative reaction; adverse response, counteraction.
intimidation (noun) – frightening, threatening, oppression.
radical (adjective) – fanatical, extremist, extreme.
preacher (noun) – priest, clergyman, evangelical.
dismantle (verb) – demolish, knock down, bulldoze.
propaganda (noun) – promotion, advertisement, publicity/advocacy.
unravel (verb) – resolve, solve, uncover/unfold.
intriguing (adjective) – interesting, fascinating, absorbing/compelling.
accountable (adjective) – answerable, responsible.
intelligence (noun) – (military &political) information, data, details.
blameworthy (adjective) – culpable, guilty, wrong.
outsider (noun) – stranger, foreigner, immigrant.
majoritarian (adjective) – relating to a philosophy that states that a majority (sometimes categorized by religion, language, social class, or some other identifying factor) of the population is entitled to a certain degree of primacy (priority) in society, and has the right to make decisions that affect the society.
impulse (noun) – (strong & sudden) urge/instinct, compulsion, need.
awaken (verb) – stimulate, evoke, call into being.
catastrophic (adjective) – destructive, ruinous, disastrous.
misfortune (noun) – tragedy, affliction; bad luck.
perpetrator (noun) – a person who does immoral, harmful and illegal activities; criminal, culprit, evil-doer.
hatred (noun) – hate, dislike, hostility.
disproportionate (adjective) – inordinate, unreasonable, excessive.
call out (phrasal verb) – draw attention to someone’s bad actions.
decry (verb) – denounce, condemn, criticize.
allegation (noun) – charge, accusation, indictment.
mogul (noun) – magnate, tycoon, baron (an important/powerful (business) person).
incite (verb) – encourage, stir up, stimulate.
sweep through (verb) – engulf, overwhelm, flood.
habitation (noun) – place of residence, house, dwelling (place), abode.
concerted (adjective) – joint, united, interactive.
surreptitiously (adverb) – secretively/secretly, indirectly, furtively.
render (verb) – make, cause to be, represent.
infertile (noun) – childless, sterile; not able to produce children.
inter- (prefix) – between, among.
ethnic (noun) – relating to a population subgroup (cultural, national, traditional/folk) with a common national or cultural tradition.
usher in (verb) – start/begin, initiate, pave the way for.
egalitarian (adjective) – common, equal, fair.
ill-served (adjective) – adversely affected, damaged, impaired.