The Hindu Editorial (Free world) – Oct 23, 2025

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The Hindu Editorial (Free world) – Oct 23, 2025:

1. deportation (noun) –  expulsion, expelling, banishment, expatriation, exile, eviction, extradition, expatriation, repatriation; removal, dismissal.
2. welcoming (adjective) – friendly, affable, amicable, affectionate, pleasant, gracious, cordial, warm-hearted, neighbourly, wholehearted, hospitable. 
3. scholar (noun) – academic, intellectual, learned person, expert.
4. integral (adjective) – essential, fundamental, basic, requisite, necessary, intrinsic, inherent.
5. send out (phrasal verb) – give out, release, deliver, issue, transmit.
6. conflicting (adjective) – opposing, competing, disputing, opposed.
7. on this count (phrase) – for this reason, in this regard, in this respect, on this point, in this context, on this topic, on this issue, on this matter.
8. count (noun) – a point for discussion or consideration.
9. on the one hand (phrase) – it is used to introduce the first of two contrasting different, points, facts, or ways of looking at something.  It is always followed later by “on the other hand” or ‘on the other’.
10. know-how (noun) – knowledge, expertise, skill. 
11. all corners of the world (phrase) -from all parts of the world.
12. insulate (verb) – protect, guard, shield, provide protection for, safeguard, defend, isolate, detach.
13. insecure (adjective) – lacking confidence, vulnerable, unconfident, self-effacing, unforthcoming, weak, vulnerable, feeble, fragile, unsound.
14. alleged (adjective) – stated without proof; supposed, reported, speculated, assumed, suspected, ostensible, purported, claimed, presumed.
15. conspiracy (noun) – (unlawful) plan/plot, intrigue, collaboration/deception, collusion.
16. Emerita (noun/adjective) – retired female professor retaining her rank as an honor; honorary, retired
17. The School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) (noun) – a public research university that specializes in the study of Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Founded in 1916, it is the only higher education institution in the UK focused on these regions and is a constituent college of the federal University of London.
18. context (noun) – circumstances or background of an event; setting, situation, environment
19. held past tense/past participle of hold (verb) – to possess or have.
20. blacklist (verb) – ban, bar, prohibit, dismiss, reject, rule out.
21. violation (noun) – breach, contravention, infringement, breaking, non-observance.
22. allegedly (adverb) – reportedly, supposedly, purportedly, ostensibly, apparently.
23. engage in (phrasal verb) – to take part in or be involved in an activity; participate in, involve in, take part in
24. influential (adjective) – powerful, significant, effective.
25. literary (adjective) – relating to literature or books.
26. devote (verb) – to give one’s time, effort, or energy to something; dedicate, commit, apply
27. arbitrariness (noun) – the quality of being “determined by personal chance, whim (desire), or impulse, and not by necessity, reason, or principle”; irregularity, changeability, inconstancy, fickleness, volatility.
28. guardian (noun) – protector or defender of something; protector, custodian, defender
29. on the cost (phrase) – concerning negative consequences or loss.
30. cost (noun) – loss. damage; disadvantage, penalty, sacrifice
31. ideological (adjective) – relating to a system of ideas or beliefs.
32. ecosystem (noun) – complex situation/environment; system where different parts interact and depend on each other.
33. influence (verb) – to have effect on someone or something; affect, sway, impact
34. reflect (verb) – express, or represent; indicate, demonstrate, reveal.
35. at play (phrase) – active or having effect in a situation; operating, influencing, involved
36. at any given point (phrase) – at any particular moment; at any time, in any instance, at a moment.
37. given (adjective) – particular, specific.
38. favour (verb) – to support or prefer; support, prefer, back.
39. strategy (noun) – plan of action (in order to achieve a more expansive set of political, economic, and security interests).
40. harness (verb) – to control and make use of effectively; put to use, employ, utilize, exploit, channel.
41. counter (verb) – to act against or oppose; resist, oppose, combat.
42. fence oneself in/fence in (phrasal verb) – to limit or isolate oneself; confine, restrict, isolate.
43. claim (noun) – statement that something is true; assertion, affirmation, allegation, contention.
44. violate (verb) – to break or fail to follow a rule or law; breach, infringe, disobey.
45. to begin with (phrase) – used to introduce the first point; firstly, at the start, initially.
46. field (noun) – area of study, work, or interest; discipline, domain, area.
47. potential (noun) – possibility, potentiality, promise, capability, capacity.
48. open society (noun) – society encouraging freedom, diversity, and exchange of ideas; liberal society, democratic society.
49. vulnerability (noun) – weakness, defencelessness, unprotectedness, susceptibility.
50. stunt (verb) – to limit or slow growth or development; hinder, restrict, impede.
51. necessarily (adverb) – inevitably, not always optional; inevitably, automatically, certainly.
52. enhance (verb) – to improve or make better; improve, strengthen.

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