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:

1. anarchy (noun) – lawlessness, absence of government, disorder.
2. connivance (noun) – collusion; conspiracy, secret plan/understanding.
3. chilling (adjective) – frightening, terrifying, disturbing/horrifying.
4. rampage (noun) – wild/violent behaviour, running amok, berserk.
5. mob (noun) – a large, disorganized, and often violent crowd of people.
6. torment (verb) – afflict, distress, trouble.
7. conscience (noun) – moral sense; morals, values/ethics, principles.
8. 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.
9. ransack (verb) – hunt through, search (through), rake through.
10. grievously (adjective) – severely, seriously.
11. go about (phrasal verb) – begin, embark on, start.
12. methodical (adjective) – planned, well organized, formal.
13. deploy (verb) – employ.
14. personnel (noun) – staff, employees, workforce.
15. outlive (verb) – survive, outlast, withstand, live longer than.
16. perpetrator (noun) – someone who does immoral, harmful and illegal activity; offender, criminal, wrongdoer/evil-doer, culprit.
17. facilitator (noun) – a person who makes an action easier.
18. haunt (verb) – disturb, trouble/worry, burden.
19. treasure (verb) – preserve, value/rate greatly, esteem.
20. notwithstanding (preposition) – in spite of, despite, regardless of that.
21. outrageous (adjective) – shocking, disgraceful, appalling/disgusting.
22. premier (adjective) – foremost, chief, principal.
23. pedigree (noun) – descent, lineage, ancestry/family, background.
24. purse (noun) – funds, resources, money/wealth.
25. dispensation (noun) – administration; system, organization.
26. intolerance (noun) – prejudice, bias, bigotry/partisanship.
27. intellectualism (noun) – rationalism; intellectual pursuits.
28. naked (adjective) – obvious, open, evident/palpable.
29. telling (adjective) – revealing, significant, important.
30. critical thinking (noun) – the analysis of facts to form a judgment.
31. excel (verb) – shine, be very good, be proficient.
32. potential (noun) – potentiality, capability/capacity, ability.
33. spirit (noun) – attitude, frame of mind, ideas/nature.
34. revile (verb) – criticize, censure, condemn.
35. distinction (noun) – difference, dissimilarity, variance.
36. fanaticism (noun) – extremism, fundamentalism, dogmatism.
37. subversion (noun) – the act of undermining, worsening, reducing (power & authority gradually).
38. outfit (noun) – organization, group, party.
39. credible (adjective) – acceptable, dependable, convincing.
40. self-inflicted (adjective) – cause suffering to oneself on his/her own.
41. merely (adverb) – only, simply, just.
42. come across (phrasal verb) – discover, encounter, find/unearth/uncover.
43. 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.
44. sanctity (noun) – holiness, righteousness, goodness.
45. ordain (verb) – appoint, induct, install.
46. alacrity (noun) – eagerness, willingness, readiness.
47. storm (verb) – suddenly attack, attempt to capture, conduct an offensive on.
48. stand by (phrasal verb) – be present when something bad is happening but fail to take any action to stop it.
49. bystander (noun) – onlooker, passer-by, spectator.
50. collaborator (noun) – conspirator, colluder/traitor, double agent.
51. apparently (adjective) – seemingly, evidently, it appears that.
52. whatsoever (adverb) – at all.
53. credence (noun) – acceptance, belief/truth, confidence.
54. vague (adjective) – imprecise, inexact, unclear, uncertain.
55. mayhem (noun) – chaos, disorder, turmoil/unrest.
56. sanction (verb) – authorize, approve, permit/allow.
57. come down on (phrasal verb) – punish, reprimand, rebuke, castigate harshly.
58. inaction (noun) – inactivity, negligence, disregard.
59. exemplary (adjective) – serving as a warning, cautionary, deterrent.

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