Campus chill – The Hindu (Feb 24, 2017)

February 24, 2017 Editorial Words Editorials (The Hindu), The Hindu 1

Campus chill – The Hindu (Feb 24, 2017)

A very uneasy calm was restored to the Delhi University’s North campus by Thursday, with anxiety still gripping colleges and hostels after two days of violence. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

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Word List-2:

  1. chill (noun) – a sudden & unpleasant feeling (of fear).
  2. storm (verb) – move angrily or forcefully (in a particular direction).
  3. sedition (noun) – incitement (to riot/rebellion), agitation, trouble making/provocation.
  4. fraught (adjective) – agitated, distressed, distracted.
  5. stand-off (noun) – deadlock, stalemate, impasse/standstill.
  6. erupt (verb) – break out, flare up, blow up.
  7. hands-off (phrase) – non-interfering, non-restrictive, liberal.
  8. edgy (adjective) – tense, nervous, anxious/uneasy.
  9. mobilise (verb) – organize, encourage, stimulate/prompt.
  10. grave (adjective) – serious, severe; terrible/awful.
  11. intimidate (verb) – frighten, threaten, scare.
  12. rally (verb) – assemble/gather, group, join.
  13. deem (verb) – regard as, consider; think.
  14. heed (verb) – notice, pay attention to, take notice of.
  15. reverberations (noun) – repercussion(s), consequence(s), outcome(s).
  16. provocation (noun) – incitement, prompting, inducement.
  17. bar (noun) – obstacle, impediment, hindrance/restriction.
  18. incite (verb) – instigate, provoke, encourage/persuade.
  19. succumb (verb) – yield, give in, submit/surrender.
  20. academia (noun) – the community related to the education, research, etc.
  21. diminish (verb) – decrease, decline, reduce.

24FEB17_WL2Note:

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