The Hindu Editorial (Undoing harms) – Dec 23, 2019

As the Centre tries to fend off criticism that its Citizenship (Amendment) Act excludes Muslims from its beneficial provisions and quell strident protests,… For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Undoing harms) – Dec 23, 2019.

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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Undoing harms) – Dec 23, 2019:

non-discriminatory (adjective) – fair, judicial, unbiased.
dispel (verb) – banish, eliminate/remove, dismiss.
fend off (verb) – hold off, resist, block.
provision (noun) – term, clause, requirement/condition.
quell (verb) – crush, stifle, suppress, end.
strident (adjective) – in an excessively forceful way; high-pitched, loud & harsh.
undo (verb) – reverse, cancel, invalidate/annul.
incalculable (adjective) – inestimable, indeterminable, immeasurable.
set off (phrasal verb) – cause, lead to, start/trigger.
heed (verb) – pay attention to, take into account, consider.
call (for) (noun) – appeal, request, plea, demand.
grip (verb) – afflict, affect, take over, torment.
objective (noun) – aim, intention, purpose.
naturalisation (noun) – the admittance of a foreigner to the citizenship of a country.
secular (adjective) – non-religious, worldly, earthly.
wording (noun) – mode of expression, words, language.
explicit (adverb) – clear, unequivocal, obvious.
undocumented (adjective) – not having the proper legal document.
persecution (noun) – oppression, victimization, ill treatment/abuse.
bar (verb) – block, ban, forbid/prohibit.
oblige (verb) – require, compel, bind/force.
atheist (noun) – unbeliever, doubter, irreligious person.
persecuted (adjective) – oppressed, victimized; troubled/suffering.
refugee (noun) – displaced person, asylum seeker, escapee/exile.
stand out (phrasal verb) – be more significant; be noticeable, be visible, be obvious.
tag (noun) – identity, label, name.
obligation (noun) – necessary condition/necessity, requirement; duty/responsibility.
confinement (noun) – restraint, custody, captivity.
asylum (noun) – protection, security, refuge.
repatriation (noun) – the act of sending people/something to their own country.
render (verb) – announce, pronounce, proclaim.
give up (phrasal verb) – forgo, abandon, renounce.
notion (noun) – idea, belief, concept.
come out (phrasal verb) – happen, emerge, transpire, develop.
clamour (noun) – protest, complaint, outcry/commotion.
persuasion (noun) – coercion, inducement, prompting.