Race in America – The Hindu (July 11, 2016)
The sniper attack in Dallas, Texas, leading to the death of five policemen, has widened a racial wound in the United States that was being picked at for the past few years. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.
Today’s Words:
- Sniper (noun) – someone who shoots from a concealed place.
- Black Lives Matter (BLM) – It is an activist movement, originating in the African-American community, that campaigns against violence toward black people. (Courtesy: Wikipedia).
- Simmer (verb) – be furious, be angry, be incensed, fume.
- Personnel (noun) – staff, employees, workforce.
- Institutionalise (verb) – set up a standard practice in an organisation/ culture.
- Tolerance (noun) – forbearance, sufferance, liberality, broad-mindedness.
- Gulf (noun) – divergence, contrast, polarity, divide, division, separation, difference.
- Strive (verb) – try, try hard, attempt, endeavour, aim, make an effort, aspire.
- Bridge (verb) – join, link, connect, unite.
- Assassin (noun) – murderer, killer, gunman.
- Demon (noun) – something which makes a man unhappy with troubled mind.
- Demented (adjective) – mad, insane, deranged, out of one’s mind.
- Incidental to (noun) – connected with, related to, associated with, accompanying.
- Viciously (adverb) – a manner which is very cruel.
- Polarize (verb) – to divide into different groups/beliefs, etc,.
- Ethnic (adjective) – inherited, ancestral, traditional, national.
- The far right (noun) – the extreme right wing of a political party.
- Unswerving (adjective) – unwavering, unfaltering, unhesitating, steadfast, firm.
- Outreach (noun) – the level/act of reaching out, activity, effort.
- Check (verb) – stop, halt, block, prevent; contain, control.
- Negotiate (verb) – get over, clear/cross over; deal with, cope with.
- Aftermath (noun) – repercussions, after-effects, by-product, fallout.
Note:
- Click each one of the words above for their definition, more synonyms, pronunciation, example sentences, phrases, derivatives, origin and etc from http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/ .
- Definitions (elementary level) & Synonyms provided for the words above are my personal work and not that of Oxford University Press.
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