The Hindu Editorial (Violence, most foul) – Aug 15, 2024

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The Hindu Editorial (Violence, most foul) – Aug 15, 2024:

foul (adjective) – evil, wicked, sinful, immoral, wrongful.
outrage (noun) – fury, anger, wrath, shock, resentment, indignation.
excesses (noun) – uncontrolled behaviour; unrestricted conduct; extreme, violent actions which are unacceptable.
excessive (adjective) – extreme, inordinate, uncontrolled, unrestrained, immoderate, unreasonable, unjustifiable.
fair (adjective) – appropriate.
count (verb) – consider, regard, view as, see as.
egregious (adjective) – shocking, horrible/terrible, very bad.
violation (noun) – contravention, infringement, breach, breaking, lack of compliance with, non-observance, defiance.
human rights (noun) – human rights are rights inherent to all human beings, regardless of race, sex, nationality, ethnicity, language, religion, or any other status.
horrific (adjective) – horrible, awful, terrible, gruesome, frightful, dreadful.
haven (noun) – a place of safety; shelter.
state-run (adjective) – maintained by the (state) government.
give someone pause (phrase) – make more serious (before doing something); make someone stop and think, give someone pause for thought.
state (noun) – condition.
circumstance (noun) – situation, position, background, context.
leave no room for (phrase) – something is not acceptable.
dastardly (adjective) – wicked/evil, cruel, heinous, wrongful.
brazen (adjective) – blatant, flagrant; unashamed, unabashed, unembarrassed.
supposedly (adverb) – presumably, allegedly, apparently, evidently, seemingly.
confines (noun) – limits, borders, boundaries, margins.
measure (verb) – evaluate, assess, judge.
severity (noun) – seriousness, extremity, intensity, grimness.
attention (noun) – notice, observation, heedfulness, consideration, regard.
selective (adjective) – picky, choosy, discriminatory, discerning , particular.
lie (verb) – be situated, be positioned.
enforcement authorities (noun) – government officials responsible for enforcing the law.
authorities (noun) – bureaucracy, officials, officialdom, the people in charge, the administration, the establishment, the system, corridors of power.
slain (past participle of slay) (verb) – kill, murder, put/do to death.
whereas (conjunction) – compared with the fact that, but, instead, contrarily.
at the scene of crime (phrase) – the location where a crime has taken place.
professional (noun) – professional worker.
indeed (adverb) – in fact, actually, certainly, surely.
dreadful (adjective) – terrible, frightful, horrible, frightening, shocking, outrageous.
assault (noun) – a physical attack, physical violence.
wilful (adjective) – deliberate, intentional, purposeful, premeditated.
cover-up (noun) – concealment, whitewash, suppression, false front.
necessitate (verb) – make necessary, entail, involve, demand, require, call for, compel.
the fact that (phrase) – used to refer to a particular situation under consideration.
portfolio (noun) – the area of responsibility (department) assigned to a Minister.
held past participle of hold (verb) – have, be in, occupy (a position).
none other than (phrase) – that very person; the same as.
lapse (noun) – failure, mistake, blunder, oversight.
grisly (adjective) – horrible, dreadful, terrible.
contain (verb) – control, restrain, keep under control.
indignant (adjective) – angry, fuming, furious, enraged, wrathful, aggrieved, resentful, affronted, disgruntled, annoyed, irritated, upset, offended
break out (phrasal verb) – flare up, begin suddenly, start suddenly, erupt, burst out.
bolster (verb) – strengthen, support, make stronger, reinforce, buttress.
engage in (verb) – take part in, become involved in, be associated with.
mar (verb) – harm, hurt, damage, impair.
for years now (phrase) – for a long time.
adverse (adjective) – dangerous, harmful, detrimental, unhealthy; unfavourable, disadvantageous, bad.
outcome (noun) – end result, implication, ramification, repercussion.
Indian Medical Association (IMA) (noun) – Founded in 1928, IMA is a national voluntary organisation of Doctors of Modern Scientific System of Medicine in India, which look or care after the interest of doctors or the well being of the community at large.
pedestrian (adjective) – uninspired, uncreative, unimaginative, unexciting, uninteresting.
inhuman (adjective) – severe, cruel, savage, brutal, callous; merciless
harassment (noun) – oppression, victimization, persecution, persistent annoyance, coercion/intimidation.
queer the pitch (phrase) – to spoil something that someone had planned to do (in order to achieve something).
move (noun) – measure, step, action.
drop (verb) – abandon, discontinue, give up, withdraw, cancel, forgo; discard, dismiss, get rid of.
legislation (noun) – body of laws, laws, statutes, ordinances, Acts.
remedy (verb) – put right, set right, rectify, solve, resolve, sort out, deal with.
forthwith (adverb) – immediately, at once, instantly, right away, straight away, without delay, without further ado, without hesitation
above all (adverb) – most importantly, before everything, beyond everything, first of all, mainly, primarily.
proactively (adverb) – farsightedly, shrewdly, energetically.
deterrent (noun) – a person/thing that discourages an action and makes it difficult to do.
could not afford/cannot afford/can ill afford (phrase) – if you cannot afford to do something, you must prevent it from happening because it would be embarrassing and cause problems (if it happens).
caregiver (noun) – nurse, attendant.
task with (verb) – assign a task to.
for one’s own (phrase) – in a way that benefits oneself.