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Exposing fault lines – The Hindu Mar 31 2018

It has taken a voice of humanity to call out the manufactured nature of the political blame game around the communal clashes over Ram Navami processions in West Bengal and Bihar. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

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Today’s Word List-1 To Learn English And To Improve Vocabulary:

1. fault line (noun) – a divisive issue, difference of opinion.
2. procession (noun) – parade, march, progression; a group of people moving in an orderly way.
3. call out (phrasal verb) – draw critical attention.
4. manufactured (adjective) – fabricated, pre-planned, orchestrated.
5. retaliatory (adjective) – termed as a revenge against someone.
6. defy (verb) – disobey, ignore, flout/confront.
7. inflammatory (adjective) – provocative, provoking, agitating/incendiary.
8. account (noun) – description/report, narration, statement.
9. disquiet (noun) – unease, distress, agitation.
10. pretext (noun) –  false excuse, alleged reason, plea/claim.
11. polarisation (noun) – separation of two contrasting groups (based on different opinions/beliefs).
12. tableau (noun) –  parade, march, progression/procession.
13. rant (noun) – verbal onslaught, verbal assault, verbal attack.
14. incite (verb) – stir up, provoke, trigger.
15. weigh in (verb) – make a contribution forcefully.
16. sectarian (adjective) – denoting a sect (group of people); factional, partisan.
17. swathe (noun) – a long strip (of land).
18. fraught with (adjective) – full of,  filled with, charged with/loaded with.
19. majoritarian (adjective) – relating to a philosophy that states that a majority (sometimes categorized by religion, language, social class, or some other identifying factor) of the population is entitled to a certain degree of primacy (priority) in society, and has the right to make decisions that affect the society.
20. persuasion (noun) – coercion, inducement, prompting.
21. grassroots (plural noun) –  the most basic level of an organisation.
22. plead (verb) – claim, assert, allege.
23. plausible (adjective) – feasible, imaginable, possible.
24. deniability (noun) – the ability to deny something.
25. assertive (adjective) – forceful, determined, authoritative.
26. lead up to (phrasal verb) – pave the way, approach, precede.

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