Trump’s misstep – The Hindu (Aug 17, 2017)

Trump’s misstep – The Hindu (Aug 17, 2017)

White nationalist rallies are not new in the United States. But the demonstrations in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Friday and Saturday were unprecedented in recent American history in terms of…. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

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1. misstep (noun) – mistake, blunder.
2. neo-nazi (noun) – authoritarian/totalitarian/nationalist, extreme right-winger, far right-winger.
3. counter protester (noun) – a protester who protests against an existing protest.
4. unprecedented (adjective) – not done or experienced before.
5. turn up (phrasal verb) – come, be present, attend.
6. the far right (noun) – the extreme right wing of a political party.
7. supremacist (adjective) – relating to someone supporting the supremacy of a particular group, especially a racial group.
8. reminiscent (adjective) – similar to, comparable with, bearing comparison with.
9. Confederate monuments – monuments honor Confederate leaders, soldiers, or the Confederate States of America in general during the American Civil War and the monuments can be can be found in public spaces across the country, USA. (Courtesy:Wikipedia) (confederate (adjective) – federal, united, allied).
10. mobilise (verb) – organize, encourage, stimulate/prompt.
11. ram (verb) – crash into, collide with, bump into.
12. alt-right (noun) – right-wing, conservative, rightist.
13. embolden (verb) – give courage, make brave, encourage.
14. Imperial Wizard (noun) – The highest-ranking leader of the Ku Klux Klan.
15. Ku Klux Klan (proper Noun) – KKK; a secret organization/society of the right-wing in U.S organized to confirm white supremacy.
16. denounce (verb) – condemn, criticize, censure/reject.
17. ultranationalist (noun) – a person with extreme nationalism.
18. uphold (verb) – maintain, sustain, continue.
19. enshrine (verb) – to enclose in, preserve, treasure, protect (as valuable).
20. apparently (adverb) – seemingly, evidently, it seems/it appears.
21. alt-left (noun) – leftist or anti-fascist activists whose objectives are to remove racism, white supremacy and totalitarianism. (some researchers say that there is no proper definition for alt-left and it is simply created as an opposite to ‘alt right).
22. swastika (noun) –  an ancient symbol (used as the emblem of the German Nazi party).
23. anti-semitic (adjective) – relating to the hostility to, prejudice, or discrimination against Jews (Courtesy:Wikipedia).
24. intolerance (adjective) – bigotry/narrow-mindedness;  inequality, discrimination.
25. pardon (noun) – forgiveness, absolution, remission/mercy.
26. endorsement (noun) – support, backing, approval.

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