The Hindu Editorial (A moving menace) – Dec 05, 2018

The violence in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr district is yet another notice of the toll being taken on civic order on account of the failure to crack down on vigilante mobs. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (A moving menace) – Dec 05, 2018.

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Today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (A moving menace) – Dec 05, 2018:

moving (adjective) – affecting, touching, disturbing/emotional.
menace (noun) – threat/danger, risk/peril, intimidation.
shred (verb) – chop finely, cut up, tear up.
toll (noun) – damage, suffering, loss.
crack down (phrasal verb) – get tough on, take severe measures against, come down heavily on.
vigilante (noun) – a member of the self-appointed group which unofficially punishing crimes.
carcass (noun) – dead body of animal, remaining parts of something (dead animal).
vicinity (noun) – nearness, closeness, proximity.
lynch (verb) – punish/kill by hanging someone for claimed offence without legal trail by the group of people.
equivalence (noun) – similarity, resemblance, likeness.
police post (noun) – a place where the police office and his team are on duty during a particular activity.
organically (adverb) – in a natural way.
polarise (verb) – separate into two opposing groups.
confrontation (noun) – conflict, fight, tussle.
din (noun) – commotion, uproar, loud noise.
pledge (noun) – promise, commitment, assurance.
attendant (adjective) – accompanying, associated, related.
purportedly (adverb) – apparently, seemingly, ostensibly.
suspicion (noun) – speculation, doubt, misgiving (of other people).
round up (phrasal verb) – gather, assemble, herd together.
at will (phrase) – at one’s discretion, as one wishes, at whim.
passer-by (noun) – onlooker, spectator, eyewitness.
allegation (noun) – charge/claim, accusation; complaint.
crystallise (verb) – become clear/definite, emerge, materialise.
play up to (phrasal verb) – seek the favour of, try to get on the good side of, make up to.
reinforce (verb) – support, strengthen/underpin, bolster up.
murderous (adjective) – brutal, violent, savage/cruel.
outnumber (verb) – to have more numbers than (something).
play down (phrasal verb) – under-emphasize, downplay, understate.
gravity (noun) – seriousness, importance, significance.
impunity (noun) – immunity, exemption/freedom from punishment, special treatment.
play to someone’s script (phrase) – to do what someone (else) wants to do.