The Hindu Editorial (Undying embers) – Oct 02, 2020

The bleak image of a burning pyre illuminating a ghastly night while policemen stood guard will be forever etched in India’s collective memory. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Undying embers) – Oct 02, 2020.

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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Undying embers) – Oct 02, 2020:

undying (adjective) – continuing, constant/permanent, lasting, inextinguishable.
ember (noun) – glowing coal, burning wood.
gender sensitivity (noun) – the process by which people are made aware of how gender plays a role in life through their treatment of others. It opens up communications between the sexes to bring mutual understanding and respect of each others’ roles.
enhance (verb) – improve, upgrade, strengthen.
bleak (adjective) – unpromising, unfavourable, disadvantageous.
pyre (noun) – a funeral pile of wood for burning dead body.
illuminate (verb) – light up, throw light on, cast light upon; clarify, elucidate, explain, reveal, make clear.
ghastly (adjective) – terrible, frightful, grim, horrible.
stand guard (phrase) – keep guard; to guard someone/something.
etch (verb) – imprint, inscribe, mark, engrave, fix/set permanently.
collective (adjective) – combined, united/joint, cooperative (by all people as a group).
allegedly (adverb) – apparently, ostensibly, purportedly, reportedly.
assault (verb) – rape, sexually assault; physically attack, beat, thrash.
succumb (verb) – die from, pass away as a result of, be a fatality of, fall victim to (a disease or injury).
cremate (verb) – dispose (of a dead person’s body) by burning after funeral ceremony.
the dead of night (phrase) – the midnight; the middle of the night.
keep away (phrasal verb) – make someone stay away from.
unconscionable (adjective) – unethical, immoral, unprincipled, wrong.
atrocity (noun) – act of barbarity/brutality, cruelty, inhumanity.
brutally (adverb) – cruelly, savagely, ruthlessly.
chore (noun) – a routine task/job.
fodder (noun) – fodder generally means food, particularly dried hay or straw, for cattle and other livestock).
slash (verb) – cut, slit.
inhuman (adjective) – vicious/cruel, brutal, barbaric.
string (noun) – series, succession, chain, sequence.
highlight (verb) – underline, underscore, emphasize, call attention to.
grim (adjective) – distressing, upsetting, worrying, unpleasant, dismal, awful.
primarily (adverb) – basically, especially, particularly.
stringent (adjective) – strict/stern, severe, tough/rigorous.
in place (phrase) – established, set up, arranged.
Criminal Law (Amendment) Act (noun) – After Nirbhaya gang rape in 2012, in 2013 amendments were made to the Criminal law to lay down stringent punishments to deal with sex crimes against women, which is why the
Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013, popularly came to be known as the ‘Nirbhaya Act’. The new Act also recognised certain acts as offences which were hitherto dealt separately under IPC. These are acid attack (Sec 326B), sexual harassment (Sec 354A), act with intention to disrobe a woman (Sec 354B), voyeurism (Sec 354C), and stalking (Sec 354D).
Indian Penal Code (IPC) (noun) – The Indian Penal Code (IPC) is the official criminal code of India. It is a comprehensive code intended to cover all substantive aspects of criminal law. The draft was passed into law on 6 October 1860. The Code came into operation on 1 January 1862. The Indian Penal Code of 1860, sub-divided into 23 chapters, comprises 511 sections. IPC deals with crimes and punishments.
convicted (adjective) – declared guilty of a criminal offence.
convict (noun) – criminal, offender, lawbreaker.
Special Investigation Team (SIT) (noun) – a specialized team of officers in Indian law enforcement consisting of personnel trained to investigate serious crimes.
look into (verb) – investigate, explore, research, inquire about.
allegation (noun) – charge, accusation, indictment.
level (verb) – direct (an allegation/accusation).
compensation (noun) – payment, repayment, settlement (for loss/damage).
pledge (verb) – promise, give one’s word, vow/swear, give an assurance.
tacit (adjective) – hinted, suggested, implied, unspoken, unmentioned, unexpressed.
admission (noun) – acknowledgement, acceptance, confession.
vulnerable (adjective) – unsafe, unprotected, unguarded.
simmer (verb) – be angry, be incensed, be furious; fume, burn, smoulder, brew (suppressed distress/tension).
on the ground (phrase) – in a situation/place where things are happening really/practically.
inevitable (adjective) – unavoidable, unpreventable.
humiliation (noun) – indignity, dishonour, insult, offence.
inequity (noun) – unfairness, partiality, favouritism, bias, prejudice, discrimination.
drop out (phrasal verb) – discontinue, abandon, give up, withdraw (study).
oppress (verb) – persecute, abuse, ill-treat.
on the rise (phrase) – increasing (in number).
slip (verb) – decline, drop, worsen, fall.
terribly (adverb) – extremely, awfully, dreadfully.
National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) (noun) – an Indian government agency responsible for collecting and analysing crime data as defined by the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Special and Local Laws (SLL). NCRB is headquartered in New Delhi and is part of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Government of India.
account for (phrasal verb) – constitute, make up, comprise, form.
fast-track (verb) – increase or step up the progress of a project.
the least (determiner) – minimum, minimal.
sordid (adjective) – disreputable, disgusting, abhorrent, dishonest.