The Hindu Editorial (The mask of anarchy) – Jan 07, 2020

Chilling and brutal, the visuals of the rampage of the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in New Delhi on Sunday night by a mob of masked criminals will torment the country’s conscience for a long time to come. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (The mask of anarchy) – Jan 07, 2020.

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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (The mask of anarchy) – Jan 07, 2020:

anarchy (noun) – lawlessness, absence of government, disorder.
connivance (noun) – collusion; conspiracy, secret plan/understanding.
chilling (adjective) – frightening, terrifying, disturbing/horrifying.
rampage (noun) – wild/violent behaviour, running amok, berserk.
mob (noun) – a large, disorganized, and often violent crowd of people.
torment (verb) – afflict, distress, trouble.
conscience (noun) – moral sense; morals, values/ethics, principles.
for a long time to come (phrase) – it is typically used to mean that an event that occurred (in the past) will have lasting effects well into the future.
ransack (verb) – hunt through, search (through), rake through.
grievously (adjective) – severely, seriously.
go about (phrasal verb) – begin, embark on, start.
methodical (adjective) – planned, well organized, formal.
deploy (verb) – employ.
personnel (noun) – staff, employees, workforce.
outlive (verb) – survive, outlast, withstand, live longer than.
perpetrator (noun) – someone who does immoral, harmful and illegal activity; offender, criminal, wrongdoer/evil-doer, culprit.
facilitator (noun) – a person who makes an action easier.
haunt (verb) – disturb, trouble/worry, burden.
treasure (verb) – preserve, value/rate greatly, esteem.
notwithstanding (preposition) – in spite of, despite, regardless of that.
outrageous (adjective) – shocking, disgraceful, appalling/disgusting.
premier (adjective) – foremost, chief, principal.
pedigree (noun) – descent, lineage, ancestry/family, background.
purse (noun) – funds, resources, money/wealth.
dispensation (noun) – administration; system, organization.
intolerance (noun) – prejudice, bias, bigotry/partisanship.
intellectualism (noun) – rationalism; intellectual pursuits.
naked (adjective) – obvious, open, evident/palpable.
telling (adjective) – revealing, significant, important.
critical thinking (noun) – the analysis of facts to form a judgment.
excel (verb) – shine, be very good, be proficient.
potential (noun) – potentiality, capability/capacity, ability.
spirit (noun) – attitude, frame of mind, ideas/nature.
revile (verb) – criticize, censure, condemn.
distinction (noun) – difference, dissimilarity, variance.
fanaticism (noun) – extremism, fundamentalism, dogmatism.
subversion (noun) – the act of undermining, worsening, reducing (power & authority gradually).
outfit (noun) – organization, group, party.
credible (adjective) – acceptable, dependable, convincing.
self-inflicted (adjective) – cause suffering to oneself on his/her own.
merely (adverb) – only, simply, just.
come across (phrasal verb) – discover, encounter, find/unearth/uncover.
desecrator (noun) – a person who profanes or violates the sacredness or sanctity of something; a person who is harming doing damage to something valued/respected.
sanctity (noun) – holiness, righteousness, goodness.
ordain (verb) – appoint, induct, install.
alacrity (noun) – eagerness, willingness, readiness.
storm (verb) – suddenly attack, attempt to capture, conduct an offensive on.
stand by (phrasal verb) – be present when something bad is happening but fail to take any action to stop it.
bystander (noun) – onlooker, passer-by, spectator.
collaborator (noun) – conspirator, colluder/traitor, double agent.
apparently (adjective) – seemingly, evidently, it appears that.
whatsoever (adverb) – at all.
credence (noun) – acceptance, belief/truth, confidence.
vague (adjective) – imprecise, inexact, unclear, uncertain.
mayhem (noun) – chaos, disorder, turmoil/unrest.
sanction (verb) – authorize, approve, permit/allow.
come down on (phrasal verb) – punish, reprimand, rebuke, castigate harshly.
inaction (noun) – inactivity, negligence, disregard.
exemplary (adjective) – serving as a warning, cautionary, deterrent.