The Hindu Editorial (Thin-skinned masters) – Jun 12, 2019

The Hindu Editorial (Thin-skinned masters) – Jun 12, 2019

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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Thin-skinned masters) – Jun 12, 2019:

  1. thin-skinned (adjective) – sensitive, easily offended, easily hurt (to criticism).
  2. arbitrary (adjective) – capricious, personal (whim/choice), erratic/irregular.
  3. reflect (verb) – indicate, show/display, reveal.
  4. disregard (noun) – indifference, neglect, lack of attention.
  5. pertain to (verb) – concern, relate to, be connected with.
  6. obvious (adjective) – clear, evident, apparent/manifest.
  7. unwarranted (adjective) – unjustified, unnecessary, unreasonable.
  8. smack of (phrasal verb) – have the flavour of, give the impression of (something negative).
  9. perversity (noun) – unreasonableness, inappropriateness/irregularity; wilfulness.
  10. malice (noun) – hostility, hatred, revenge.
  11. remand (verb) – imprison/jail, incarcerate, send to prison.
  12. ground (noun) – reason, factor/cause, basis.
  13. abridge (verb) – curtail; lessen, reduce/decrease.
  14. amount to (verb) – be regarded as, be equivalent/equal to, be tantamount to.
  15. endorsement (noun) – support, backing, approval.
  16. a concession to (noun) – accepting something as true; an indication made in recognition of a demand.
  17. inflammatory (adjective) – provocative, provoking, agitating.
  18. rampant (adjective) – widespread, present everywhere/pervasive, unrestrained/out of control.
  19. distasteful (adjective) – unpleasant, disagreeable, undesirable.
  20. incarcerate (verb) – imprison, confine, put in prison.
  21. air (verb) – show, broadcast, disseminate.
  22. disregard (verb) – ignore, overlook, pay no attention to.
  23. defamation (noun) – character assassination, libel/misrepresentation.
  24. non-cognisable offence (noun) – an offence for which, a police officer without any warrant has no authority to arrest.
  25. inapplicable (adjective) – irrelevant, unrelated, immaterial.
  26. flagrant (adjective) – glaring, obvious, blatant.
  27. mischief (noun) – misconduct, disobedience, misbehaviour.
  28. tranquillity (noun) – peacefulness, restfulness, serenity.
  29. obscene (adjective) – disgusting, morally disturbing/upsetting.
  30. prurient (adjective) – salacious, lustful, lewd.
  31. disquieting (adjective) – horrible, awful, disgusting/upsetting.
  32. perfunctory (adjective) – casual, uninterested, careless.
  33. pursue (verb) – engage in, follow, conduct.
  34. deem (verb) – regard as, consider; view as.
  35. conjure up (phrasal verb) – make something appear, produce/generate, magic.
  36. mechanical (adjective) – automatic, habitual, machine-like.
  37. exemplary (adjective) – serving as a deterrent, cautionary, warning (of a punishment).
  38. disciplinary (adjective) – enforcing discipline.

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 1. Click each one of the words above for their definition, more synonyms, pronunciation, example sentences, phrases, derivatives, origin and etc from http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/.bigotry, narrow-mindedness
2. Definitions (elementary level) & Synonyms provided for the words above are my personal work and not that of Oxford University Press. Tentative definitions/meanings are provided for study purpose only and they may vary in different context. 
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