The Hindu Editorial (​​​​​Unity and resolve) – Apr 24, 2025

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The Hindu Editorial (Unity and resolve) – Apr 24, 2025:

1. resolve (noun) – determination, willpower, firmness, resolution, courage.
2. firm (adjective) – resolute, strong, determined, committed, strong-willed, steadfast, unfaltering, unwavering.
3. in the face of (phrase) – when confronted with; despite; notwithstanding.
4. massacre (noun) – indiscriminate killing (of many people); carnage, mass murder, mass killing.
5. jolt (verb) – shock, stun, surprise, shake, upset, unnerve; give an unpleasant surprise to someone.
6. conscience (noun) – a person’s moral sense of right and wrong, viewed as acting as a guide to one’s behaviour.
7. constant (adjective) – continuous, persistent, ceaseless, unending.
8. strike (verb) – affect, afflict, hit, attack, come upon.
9. civilian (noun) – non-military person, ordinary citizen.
10. mind-numbing (adjective) – extreme/intense.
11. execute (verb) – shoot, kill, put to death.
12. at close range (phrase) – from a short distance.
13. mark (verb) – indicate, signify, represent.
14. a new low (noun phrase) – it is often used to explain a situation that has become worse.
15. assert (verb) – to state, insist, uphold, stand up for confidently and forcefully.
16. bend (verb) – bow, kneel, bend over.
17. curtail (verb) – reduce, shorten, cut short, truncate.
18. with one voice (phrase) – in complete agreement; unanimously.
19. calamity (noun) – disaster, catastrophe, tragedy.
20. imperative (adjective) – vitally important, crucial, essential, necessary.
21. division (noun) – disunity, disunion, conflict, discord, disagreement.
22. social cohesion (noun) – the capacity of a society to ensure the well-being of all its members, minimizing disparities and avoiding marginalization; or the belief held by citizens of a given nation-state that they share a moral community, which enables them to trust each other.
23. potent (adjective) – strong, powerful, influential.
24. antidote (noun) – solution, answer, remedy, panacea, cure, corrective, therapy.
25. instigate (verb) – to provoke, incite, stir up, egg on, goad.
26. amid (preposition) – in the middle of, surrounded by; during.
27. shield (verb) – save, protect, safeguard, defend, guard, secure, insulate.
28. widespread (adjective) – prevalent, extensive, pervasive, ubiquitous, far-reaching.
29. following (preposition) – after, subsequent to, in the wake of, as a result of, ensuing.
30. signal (verb) – indicate, show, express, signify, denote, reveal.
31. rejection (noun) – non-acceptance, refusal, ignoring, dismissal, rebuff.
32. hail from (verb) – come from, be a native of, originate in, have one’s roots in.
33. reflect (verb) – indicate, show, reveal, exhibit, manifest, represent, display, demonstrate.
34. diversity (noun) – existence/presence of different people (from a variety of backgrounds and perspectives ranging from race to age to gender to hometown to educational experience) within a group; variety, variance, difference.
35. draw (verb) – move, go, travel, come, make one’s way.
36. livelihood (noun) – means of making a living with the basic necessities (food, water, shelter, and clothing); means of support, subsistence, source of income.
37. address (verb) – tackle, deal with, attend to, try to sort out.​
38. broader – comparative adjective of broad; meaning comprehensive, extensive, wide, wide-ranging, or broad-ranging.
39. infrastructure (noun) – the basic physical or organisational structure or framework that a country or organization needs in order to function properly. For a whole nation, it includes all the physical systems such as buildings, roads & railways networks, utilities, etc.
40. environment (noun) – surroundings, conditions, setting, situation, milieu.
41. volatile (adjective) – turbulent, changeable, variable, fickle, mercurial, unpredictable; inconstant, disloyal, undependable, unstable, unsteady, unreliable, unfaithful. ​
42. instability (noun) – uncertainty, unpredictability, precariousness.
43. conflict (noun) – war, warfare, armed conflict, military action, armed clash. ​
44. on the rise (phrase) – increasing, growing, escalating, becoming more prevalent; becoming higher or greater (in number, amount, value, etc.).
45. strategy (noun) – plan of action (in order to achieve a more expansive set of political, economic, and security interests).
46. realism (noun) – practicality, common sense, pragmatism.
47. ground in (phrasal verb) – base, establish, found, form, settle, root.
48. interest (noun) – common concerns (in politics/business).
49. devoid of (adjective) – lacking, without, free of/free from.​
50. empty (adjective) – meaningless, useless, pointless, futile, hollow, ineffective.
51. rhetoric (noun) – the art of speaking or writing effectively & persuasively or impressively (but, often lacking substance); bombast, loftiness, hyperbole/extravagant language.
52. seek (verb) – try, aim, attempt.
53. export (noun) – transmit, transfer, supply.
54. predicate on/upon (phrasal verb) – base, be dependent, found, premise.
55. two-nation theory (noun) – The Two-Nation Theory was a central tenet in the creation of Pakistan, asserting that Muslims and Hindus in British India were distinct nations, each with their own religion, customs, and traditions. Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the leader of the All-India Muslim League and founding father of Pakistan, was a prominent proponent of this theory.
56. hostility (noun) – opposition, conflict, resentment, enmity, aversion, antipathy.
57. swiftly (adverb) – quickly, instantly, promptly, immediately, suddenly, expeditiously.
58. bring someone to justice (phrase) – arrest/punish someone for a crime committed.​
59. perpetrator (noun) – someone who does immoral, harmful, and illegal activity; offender, criminal, wrongdoer/evil-doer, culprit.​

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