The Hindu Editorial (Too good to be true) – Aug 19, 2022

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The Hindu Editorial (Too good to be true) – Aug 19, 2022:

too good to be true (phrase) – if something seems too good to be true, it is hard to believe and so doubt that there may be something wrong.
accommodate (verb) – house, put up, take in, provide shelter for; help, assist, aid, lend a hand to, favour.
Rohingya (noun) – an ethnic Muslim minority group, in western Myanmar (Burma).
stick to (verb) – adhere to, abide by, hold to, comply with, act in accordance with, conform to.
better (verb) – improve, ameliorate, raise, advance, further, lift, upgrade, enhance.
house (verb) – accommodate, take in, provide shelter for.
migrant (noun) – a person who moves from one region to another – either within a country or across national borders in order to find work or better living conditions.
makeshift (adjective) – temporary, provisional, standby, substitute, emergency, improvised, ad hoc.
amenity (noun) – facility, service, arrangement, resource, utility.
counter (verb) -confront, oppose, resist, dispute, argue against.
intention (noun) – aim, purpose, plan, scheme.
sequestered (adjective) – isolated, remote; hidden away, concealed.
designate (verb) – identify, recognize, classify.
detention (noun) – confinement, captivity, custody.
deport (verb) – expel, banish, exile, expatriate, extradite, repatriate.
puzzling (adjective) – perplexing, baffling, bewildering, mystifying.
diplomat (noun) – ambassador, envoy, emissary, consul, official.
unequivocal (adjective) – unambiguous, unmistakable, indisputable, incontrovertible, indubitable, undeniable; clear, crystal clear, well defined, explicit, categorical, outright, certain, decisive, absolute.
squalor (noun) – slumminess, poverty, dirtiness, meanness, dinginess, shabbiness.
Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) (noun) – Economically Weaker Section (EWS) or Economically Backward Classes (EBC) in India is a subcategory of people belonging to the General Category having an annual family income less than ₹8 lakh and who do not belong to any category such as SC/ST/OBC across India, nor to MBC in Tamil Nadu.
outskirts (noun) – outlying part of a city; suburbs.
refugee (noun) – displaced person, asylum seeker, exile, deportee, stateless person, émigré.
indeed (adverb) – in fact, actually, undeniably.
backlash (noun) – a strong negative reaction; adverse response, counteraction.
stern (adjective) – strict, severe, stringent, rigorous.
in — terms (phrase) – with regard to, regarding, concerning, as to, in respect of, with reference to, in the matter of, in connection with.
clash (noun) – confrontation, skirmish, encounter, engagement, incident, conflict.
convention (noun) – agreement, accord, protocol, compact, pact.
signatory (noun) – the person who signed an official document/agreement.
disregard (verb) – ignore, take no notice of, take no account of, pay no attention to, pay no heed to, overlook, dismiss, brush off, shrug off.
termite (noun) – an insect that eats & destroys wood.
violate (verb) – contravene, breach, infringe, break, disobey, defy, flout.
non-refoulement (noun) – the fundamental practice/principle of not forcing refugees or asylum seekers to return to a country in which they would be in likely danger of persecution based on “race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion”.
flee (verb) – run away, run off, escape, abscond, take flight, leave abruptly/hastily.
state-sponsored (adjective) – supported by the government.
ethnic (adjective) – relating to a population subgroup (cultural, national, traditional/folk) with a common national or cultural tradition.
ethnic cleansing (noun) – the mass expulsion or killing of ethnic group members in a place by another one, particularly a majoritarian group in that place.
far from (phrase) – not, not at all; nowhere near, a long way from.
much-touted (adjective) – praised, supported, commended highly.
Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (phrase) – it is a Sanskrit phrase that means “the world is one family”.
driven out (phrasal verb) – expel, force to leave.
stigmatise (verb) – discredit, dishonour, disgrace; condemn, denounce, criticize;
authorities (noun) – officials, officialdom, the people in charge, the government, the administration, the establishment, the bureaucracy, the system.
intelligence (noun) – (military/political) information, facts, details, particulars.
intelligence agency (noun) – a government agency responsible for the collection, analysis, and exploitation of information in support of law enforcement, national security, military, and foreign policy objectives.
The Intelligence Bureau (IB) (noun) – India’s domestic intelligence, internal security and counter-intelligence agency.
The Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW/RAW) (noun) – the foreign intelligence agency of India.
play a part/role (phrase) – contribute to, be instrumental in, be a factor in.
broker (verb) – negotiate (a deal/agreement).
dialogue (noun) – discussion, exchange, debate, discourse, exchange of views, talks.
Naypyidaw (proper noun) – the capital city of Myanmar (Burma).
in the absence of (phrase) – lacking, wanting, notwithstanding, without.
measure (noun) – action, step, procedure.
hapless (adjective) – unfortunate, unlucky, ill-fated, jinxed, cursed.