The Hindu Editorial (The IS shadow) – Apr 26, 2019

The Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka that killed over 250 people have raised concerns about the Islamic State’s expansion into the South Asian region. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (The IS shadow) – Apr 26, 2019.

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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (The IS shadow) – Apr 26, 2019:

1. shadow (noun) – hint, faint sign, trace/glimmer.
2. potent (adjective) – powerful, strong, vigorous.
3. swathe (noun) – a wide area (of something).
4. on the run (phrase) – running away, fleeing, fugitive.
5. caliphate (noun) – (Arabic: khilāfa) an Islamic (political-religious) state governed by a caliph (Arabic: khalīfah), or chief Muslim ruler, in accordance with sharia (Islamic law). The chief Muslim ruler is a person considered a religious successor to the Islamic prophet, Muhammad.
6.  slice (noun) – share, part, portion.
7. insurgency (noun) – uprising, revolt, rebellion.
8. wilayat (noun) – Arabic word; an administrative division; state, province.
9. province (noun) – area, region, state.
10. splinter group (noun) – a separation of a large group into smaller units, mainly due to disagreement; faction, dissenting camp, group, section/wing.
11. militant (noun) – radical, extremist, terrorist.
12. retreat (verb) – flee, take flight, run away.
13. on the ground (phrase) – in a situation/place where things are happening really/practically.
14. formidable (adjective) – strong, powerful, mighty.
15. counter (verb) – fight, tackle, stand up to.
16. ideological (adjective) – dogmatic, doctrinal.
17. narrative (noun) – description, statement, portrayal.
18. wisdom (noun) – understanding, insight, perception.
19. breed (verb) – cause, give rise to, lead to.
20. hold good (phrase) – hold true, remain true, remain valid.
21. puritanical (adjective) – narrow-minded, moralistic, severe.
22. Salafi-jihadism (noun) – a transnational religious-political ideology based on a belief in “physical” jihadism and the Salafi movement of returning to what adherents (followers, supporters), believe to be true Sunni Islam.
23. disaffected (adjective) – dissatisfied, disgruntled,restless, frustrated.
24. counter-narrative (noun) – an alternative view to the existing/earlier narrative (representation/description).

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