The Hindu Editorial (A duty to publish) – Dec 19, 2019

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Today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (A duty to publish) – Dec 19, 2019:

locus standi (noun) – Latin phrase, literally meaning ‘place of standing’; the right to bring an action in a court; the right to appear in a court.
chilling (adjective) – frightening, terrifying, disturbing/horrifying.
foster (verb) – encourage, promote, develop.
informed (adjective) – knowledgeable, enlightened, educated.
citizenry (noun) – all the people/citizens (of a place/country considered as a whole).
accountable (adjective) – answerable, responsible.
persistent (adjective) – continuous, unrelenting, never-ending.
misgivings (noun) – doubt, suspicion, distrust.
call for (phrasal verb) – require, need, necessitate, make necessary.
pro-active (adjective) – aggressive, intense, passionate.
dissemination (noun) – spreading, circulation, distribution.
take a lead (phrase) – to take a position/act in a situation that is ahead of others.
persisting (adjective) – continuing, remaining, lingering.
plea (noun) – appeal, petition, supplication/request.
expedite (verb) – speed up, accelerate, quicken; stimulate, boost, forward/press.
curiously (adverb) – strangely, unusually, surprisingly.
paralysis (noun) – shutdown, immobilization, stoppage.
go on to (phrasal verb) – talk at length, continue, proceed.
public spirit (noun) – a willingness to do things that will help other people in society.
explicitly (adverb) – clearly, unequivocally, without any doubt.
subjective (noun) – personal, individual, internal/emotional.
ground (noun) – reason, factor, basis.
criterion (noun) – basis, standard, norm. (criteria is the plural form of criterion).
exemption (noun) – exclusion, relief, exception.
ease (verb) – reduce, lessen, decrease.
transparency (noun) – clarity, straightforwardness, unambiguity.
lacunae – plural of lacuna (noun) – a gap/empty space; missing part of something.
address (verb) – attend to, tackle, deal with.