The Hindu Editorial (For a free referee) – Apr 18, 2019

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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (For a free referee) – Apr 18, 2019:

unfailingly (adverb) – always, constantly, reliably/steadily.
a rap on the knuckles (phrase) – criticism, censure, rebuke/reprimand.
stir from (verb) – get up, rise, wake up (from sleep).
slumber (noun) – rest, nap, sleep.
amid (preposition) – in the middle of, surrounded by; during.
transgression (noun) – breach, violation, defiance.
inaction (noun) – inactivity, apathy/negligence; inertia.
flurry (noun) – spate, series, succession.
abusive (adjective) – malicious, disrespectful, vulgar.
divisive (adjective) – alienating/isolating, disharmonious, discordant.
pleading (adjective) – begging, beseeching, entreating/suppliant.
come down on (phrasal verb) – criticize, reprimand, rebuke.
(the) whip (noun) – something acting as a stimulus to action.
censure (noun) – condemnation, criticism, attack.
intemperate (adverb) – immoderate, inordinate, unreasonable/unjustifiable.
clinical (adjective) – impersonal/dispassionate, neutral, unsympathetic/unfeeling.
parity (noun) – equivalence, uniformity, evenness/sameness.
impartiality (noun) – fairness; treating all people and groups equally.
incumbent (adjective) – current, existing, present.
expend (verb) – disburse, use, utilize.
accumulated (adjective) – gathered, collected, amassed.
neutrality (noun) – non-alignment, non-involvement, non-interventionism.
redeem (verb) – save, justify, vindicate.
evolve (verb) – develop, unfold, happen/take place.
crop up (phrasal verb) – happen, occur, arise.
dissemination (noun) – spreading, circulation, distribution.
premise (noun) – proposition, assumption, thesis, belief/thought.
brazenly (adverb) – shamelessly, boldly, unashamedly; blatantly/fragrantly.
directive (noun) – instruction, direction, regulation.
blatant (adjective) – evident, flagrant/glaring, obvious.
partisanship (noun) – bias, prejudice, discrimination.
smack of (phrasal verb) – have the flavour of, give the impression of (something negative).
come up with (phrasal verb) – submit/suggest, propose, put forward.
adhere to (verb) – abide by, stick to, comply with.
letter and spirit (phrase) – adhering to /obeying both literal interpretation/wording and the spirit/intent/purpose of the law.
plead (verb) – beg, request, appeal to.
in the face of (phrase) – despite, notwithstanding, regardless of.
conscious (noun) – aware of, awake/alert to, mindful of.