The Hindu Lead Article (Missing the Gandhian imprint) – Feb 05, 2021

Gifted journalist Ved Mehta, who passed away last month, believed that Gandhi was hard to copy. Writing about Martin Luther King’s struggle against racism in the United States,… For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s advanced word list-1 for The Hindu Lead Article (Missing the Gandhian imprint) – Feb 05, 2021.

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Today’s Advanced Word List 1 for The Hindu Lead Article (Missing the Gandhian imprint) – Feb 05, 2021:

1. imprint (noun) – lasting impact, effect, influence, impression.
2. unease (noun) – anxiety, distress, apprehension, agitation; care, concern.
3. despair (noun) – hopelessness, depression, pain/anguish, distress.
4. racism (noun) – the belief that a particular race is superior or inferior to another.
5. replicate (verb) – emulate, duplicate, recreate.
6. conduct (noun) – performance, behaviour, way of working.
7. emulation (noun) – matching effort; imitation; reproduction (of action).
8. regime (noun) – government.
9. purge (noun) – sudden removal, expulsion eviction, eradication, rooting out (of a group of people).
10. legacy (noun) – something received from a predecessor or from the past.
11. Non-cooperation movement, 1920 (noun) – The Non-cooperation movement was launched on 4th September, 1920 by Mahatma Gandhi with the aim of self-governance and obtaining full independence as the Indian National Congress (INC) withdrew its support for British reforms following the Rowlatt Act of 21 March 1919, and the Jallianwala Bagh massacre of 13 April 1919.
12. Nonviolent resistance/action (NVR) (noun) – the practice of achieving goals such as social change through symbolic protests, civil disobedience, economic or political noncooperation, satyagraha, or other methods, while being nonviolent.
13. move forward (phrasal verb) – progress, make progress, advance.
14. unequivocal (adjective) – clear-cut, crystal clear, well defined, explicit, unambiguous, categorical.
15. rigour (noun) – thoroughness, carefulness, attention to detail, diligence, precision, accuracy.
16. mellow (verb) – mature, improve.
17. contemporary (noun) – peer, fellow, equal.
18. sceptical (adjective) – doubtful, distrustful, disappointed.
19. strategy (noun) – plan of action (in order to achieve a more expansive set of political, economic, and security interests).
20. mobilisation (noun) – the act of bringing forces/people/resources together for a particular cause.
21. foresee (verb) – anticipate, predict, envisage, envision.
22. in the absence of (phrase) – without.
23. evoke (verb) – invoke, cause, give rise to, bring forth.
24. embedded (adjective) – ingrained, established.
25. movement (noun) – campaign, crusade, drive/push.
26. forefront (noun) – fore, front, front line.
27. at/in/to the forefront of (phrase) – be in a leading/front/important position in an important activity; spearhead, van guard, front line, leading position.
28. bring into someone’s attention (phrase) – to make someone aware of something.
29. go beyond (phrasal verb) – to go past something, exceed, surpass.
30. apprehension (noun) – anxiety, worry, concern, misgiving, disquiet.
31. interpretation (noun) – explanation, understanding/reading, clarification.
32. precisely (adverb) – exactly, absolutely, squarely.
33. context (noun) – situation; circumstances, conditions, state of affairs.
34. scholar (noun) – academic, intellectual, expert/pundit, learned person.
35. columnist (noun) – writer, journalist, correspondent.
36. persuade (verb) – convince, influence, motivate.
37. suspicion (noun) – misgiving, doubt/qualm, distrust, scepticism.
38. Farm Acts, 2000 (noun) – Farm Acts, 2000 refer to three agricultural bills passed by Indian Parliament in September 2020. The three acts are “The Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020 (FPTC Act) allows farmers to sell their harvest outside the notified Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) mandis without paying any State taxes or fees”, “the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020 facilitates contract farming and direct marketing”, and “the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020 deregulates the production, storage, movement and sale of several major foodstuffs, including cereals, pulses, edible oils and onion, except in the case of extraordinary circumstances”.
39. as a whole (phrase) – all together, as a group, in general.
40. stand (noun) – attitude, point of view, opinion, standpoint.
41. eventually (adverb) – in the end, in due course, after some time.
42. attribute (verb) – ascribe, assign, connect/associate with.
43. persuasion (noun) – belief, opinion, conviction, faith, view.
44. outreach (noun) – the level of reaching out/activity/effort; involvement.
45. inherent (adjective) – implicit, intrinsic, fundamental, basic.
46. inequality (noun) – Inequality is simply defined as “the state of not being equal, especially in status, rights and opportunities; imbalance, unevenness, disproportion, disparity.
47. resolution (noun) – solution, settlement.
48. mediation (noun) – conciliation, arbitration, intervention/negotiation.
49. means (noun) – method, way, manner, mode.
50. persuader (noun) – a person who persuades others to do something.
51. to begin with (phrase) – at first, at the outset, at the beginning.
52. root (noun) – origins, beginnings; basic cause of something.
53. stereotype (noun) – an oversimplified and/or unfair belief or idea that groups of people have particular characteristics or that all people in a group are the same.
54. with regard to (phrase) – regarding, concerning, with respect to, in respect of, with reference to.
55. distant (adjective) – remote.
56. on account of (phrase) – because of, owing to, due to, by virtue of.
57. ignorance (noun) – lack of knowledge, unawareness.
58. reinforce (verb) – support, strengthen, fortify, bolster up, underpin.
59. stereotypical (adjective) – conventionalized, standardized, clichéd.
60. perception (noun) – understanding, thought, impression, feeling.
61. simple-minded (adjective) – having very little knowledge.
62. prone to (adjective) – susceptible, vulnerable, liable, inclined; at risk of.
63. mislead (verb) – misguide, misdirect, deceive, take in.
64. hierarchical (adjective) – relating to the hierarchy (social order/ranking).
65. divide (noun) – polarity, division, separation, difference.
66. portray (verb) – represent, depict, characterize, describe.
67. reflection (noun) – opinion, thought, view.
68. in the course of (phrase) – during, in the process of, in the time of.
69. reminiscent (adjective) – similar to, comparable with, bearing comparison with.
70. in the long run (phrase) – eventually, in the end, ultimately.
71. sustain (verb) – continue, carry on, keep up, keep going.
72. unmistakable (adjective) – noticeable, evident, apparent, undoubted.
73. indeed (adverb) – in fact, actually, undeniably.
74. unstated (adjective) – undetermined, undefined, uncertain.
75. adversary (noun) – rival, enemy, nemesis, opponent.
76. shun (verb) – avoid, ignore, reject, eschew.
77. frame (noun) – structure, framework, setting, system.
78. endure (verb) – continue, persist, remain, stay.
79. instinct (noun) – (natural) tendency, inclination, urge/desire.
80. witness (verb) – see, observe, view, notice.
81. for instance (phrase) – as an example.
82. irksome (adjective) – irritating, annoying, vexing, displeasing, disagreeable.
83. neighbour (noun) – a country that is next to another country; (bordering) country.
84. customary (adjective) – usual, normal, accustomed, habitual, traditional.
85. hospitality (noun) – friendliness, helpfulness, neighbourliness, warm-heartedness, kindness.
86. take advantage of (phrase) – make use of, utilize, capitalize on, benefit from.
87. rival (noun) – competitor, opponent, contestant, contender, challenger.
88. norms (noun) – standard, convention, guidelines, criterion.
89. ethics (noun) – standards, principles, morality, rule of conduct.
90. (be) rooted in (verb) – embed, fix, firmly establish, implant.
91. self-inflicted (adjective) – cause suffering to oneself (on his/her own).
92. awaken (verb) – inspire, arouse, spark off, simulate.
93. saner comparative adjective of sane (adjective) – sensible/practical, advisable, responsible.
94. privileged (adjective) – wealthy, rich, affluent, prosperous.
95. decade (noun) – a period of ten years.
96. move (verb) – affect, touch, impress, shake, upset, disturb, have an impact on.
97. metropolitan (noun) – a region consisting of a densely populated urban core and its less-populated surrounding territories, sharing industry, infrastructure, and housing.
98. apparently (adverb) – seemingly, evidently, it appears that.
99. go through (phrasal verb) – undergo, experience, be subjected to, live through.
100. sea change (noun) – a significant change, transformation/evolution, reorganization; reversal of policy, change of mind/plan.
101. collective (adjective) – combined, united/joint, cooperative (by all people as a group).
102. charade (noun) – a false display/show/appearance that is aimed to deceive others; pretence, disguise, fake, farce.
103. inculcate (verb) – introduce, instil, infuse, induce.
104. overlook (verb) – neglect, ignore, disregard, turn a blind eye.
105. romantic (adjective) – idealistic, idealized, unrealistic.
106. compensate for (verb) – make amends, make up, make restitution, make reparation.
107. incur (verb) – suffer, sustain, experience, bring upon oneself.
108. pursuit (noun) – quest for, search for, chase after.
109. lopsided (adjective) – uneven, asymmetrical, unbalanced, one-sided.
110. hardly (adverb) – barely, only just, narrowly, slightly.
111. inherited (adjective) – received (from one’s predecessors/ancestors/forefathers).

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