Dangerous vigilantism – The Hindu (July 21, 2016)

Dangerous vigilantism – The Hindu (July 21, 2016)

Even as the reverberations of the violence inflicted on a group of Dalit men by “cow protection” vigilantes near the small Gujarat town of Una are felt in Parliament, the protests continue to spread across the State. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

Word List:

1. Vigilantism (noun) –  unofficial way of punishing crime by a self-appointed group of people.
2. Reverberations (noun) – repercussions, continuing effect; consequence, outcome.
3. Inflict (verb) – deal out to, mete out to, serve out to, to cause somebody to go through something harmful/painful.
4. Organically (adverb) – in a natural way, fundamentally, intrinsically, constitutionally.
5. Bore – past tense of Bear (verb) – endure, tolerate, suffer, experience.
6. Assailant (noun) – attacker, raider, mugger.
7. Strip (verb) – undress, strip off, unclothe, disrobe.
8. Flog (verb) – beat with a whip/stick, whip, scourge, thrash, beat.
9. Bound – past tense of bind (verb) – tie someone’s hands and legs to prevent from doing something.
10. Parade (verb) – walk through a public place.
11. Accusation (noun) – allegation, charge, claim, assertion; complaint.
12. Cry (noun) – appeal, plea, entreaty, urgent request
13. Redressal (noun) – amends, justice; reparation, restitution.
14. Carcass (noun) – remaining parts of something (dead animal).
15. Succumb (verb) – die from, die of, pass away as a result of.
16. Confrontationist approach – approach after something unexpected happened.
17. Firefighting (noun) – dealing with the problems as they comes.
18. Atrocity (noun) – act of barbarity/brutality/savagery, cruelty, violation.
19. Corner (verb) – force into a difficult place/ situation, (enclose, surround).
20. Reprisal (noun) – retaliation, counterattack; revenge, vengeance, retribution.
21. Level with (verb) – be frank, be open, be honest, be straightforward.
22. Pursuit (noun) – chasing, pursuing, stalking, tracking.
23. Consolidation (noun) – the process of consolidating / uniting; union, unification, combination.
24. Intimidation (noun) –  frightening, menacing, terrifying; threatening, harassment.
25. Tolerate (verb) – allow, permit, authorize; accept, acknowledge.
26. Unequivocally (adverb) – without any doubt, clearly, explicitly, specifically.

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