The Hindu Opinion Article (A premature denouncement of the Citizenship Act) – Dec 21, 2019

Pinarayi Vijayan, senior leader of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and the Chief Minister of Kerala has written in The Hindu (Editorial page, “Time to defend India’s secularism”, December 18, 2019)… For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Opinion Article (A premature denouncement of the Citizenship Act) – Dec 21, 2019.

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Today’s Advanced Word List 2 For The Hindu Opinion Article (A premature denouncement of the Citizenship Act) – Dec 21, 2019:

1. denouncement (noun) – the act of condemning, criticizing, censuring.
2. critic (noun) – fault-finder, detractor, censurer.
3. consequence (noun) – outcome, ramification, repercussion.
4. theocracy (noun) – a form of government in which God or a deity of some type is recognized as the supreme ruling authority.
5. secularism (noun) – the belief that religion should not have a strong influence in education or other public parts of society.
6. take up (phrasal verb) – accept, agree to, accede to.
7. rebut (verb) – repel, deny, disprove, prove false.
8. deliberation (noun) – careful consideration, thought/thinking, contemplation.
9. intervene (verb) – interfere, get involved, intercede.
10. ground reality (noun) – practical condition/situation.
11. theocratic (adjective) – relating to the rule by religious leaders in the name of God guiding them.
12. persecute (verb) – victimize, punish, mistreat/oppress.
13. ground (noun) – reason, factor, basis.
14. persecution (noun) – oppression, victimization, ill treatment/abuse.
15. appalling (adjective) – terrible/awful, dreadful, horrible.
16. avail (verb) – help, assist, benefit.
17. squalor (noun) – poverty, dirtiness, meanness.
18. state of affairs (phrase) – condition, circumstances, situation.
19. affirmation (noun) – confirmation, ratification, endorsement.
20. obligation (noun) – requirement, necessary condition, precondition.
21. liberal (adjective) – flexible, broad, general, non-restrictive.
22. denounce (verb) – condemn, criticize, attack, censure/castigate.
23. ultra vires (adjective) – Latin, literally ‘beyond the powers’.
24. divisive (adjective) – alienating/isolating, disharmonious, discordant.
25. violative (adjective) – offending, offensive, contravening/breaching. 
26. discriminate against (verb) – be biased, show prejudice, treat differently.
27. underlie (verb) – be fundamental, be basic, be essential.
28. baseless (adjective) – unfounded, unverified, unjustified.
29. empower (verb) – authorize, allow, entitle.
30. letter (noun) – legal papers, paperwork, documentation.
31. galore (adjective) – in great quantity, in large numbers, all over.
32. contention (noun) – declaration, assertion, statement.
33. on a par with (phrase) – comparable with, equivalent to, as equal to.
34. descent (noun) – ancestry, parentage, ancestors.
35. naturalisation (noun) – the admittance of a foreigner to the citizenship of a country.
36. unduly (adverb) – excessively, inordinately, immoderately.
37. unamendable (adjective) – not capable of being amended or corrected.
38. usher in (phrasal verb) – herald, announce; start/begin, initiate/introduce.

Today’s Advanced Word List 2 For The Hindu Opinion Article (A premature denouncement of the Citizenship Act) – Dec 21, 2019:

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