The Hindu Editorial (An exoneration) – Dec 13, 2019

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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (An exoneration) – Dec 13, 2019:

1. exoneration (noun) – vindication, acquittal, discharge.
2. clean chit (noun) – In India, the expression is used to mean ‘cleared of any wrongdoing’. Native speakers of English prefer to use ‘clean sheet’, instead.
3. perception (noun) – impression, feeling, understanding.
4. lapse (noun) – failure, mistake, blunder/oversight.
5. untoward (adjective) – unexpected, unanticipated, inconvenient.
6. on time (phrase) – on schedule, timely, punctually.
7. strray from (verb) – deviate, drift, get sidetracked.
8. map out (phrasal verb) – outline, set out, detail.
9. carnage (noun) – massacre, mass murder, mass destruction.
10. profile (noun) – outline, form, contour.
11. to a tee/to a T (phrase) – completely, perfectly, exactly, rightly, to perfection.
12. come as no surprise (phrase) – to be anticipated (expected).
13. absolve (verb) – discharge, acquit, vindicate.
14. allegation (noun) – charge, accusation, indictment.
15. vent (verb) – assert, release, reveal.
16. testimony (noun) – evidence, proof, attestation/witness.
17. material (adjective) – significant, major, important.
18. back (verb) – support, endorse, uphold.
19. amicus curiae (noun) – (Latin) literally means friend of the court. A person who is not a party to a case, but provides some legal opinions to the court in some matter.
20. prima facie (adverb/adjective) – something (first impression) considered as right until proved.
21. enmity (noun) – opposition, hatred/hate, bitterness.
22. imputation (noun) – accusation, allegation, insinuation, attribution.
23. prejudicial (adjective) – disadvantageous, unfavourable, detrimental.
24. integration (noun) – integrity/unification, unity/union, oneness/harmony.
25. instigation (noun) – initiation, incitement, provocation, stirring up.
26. culpable (adjective) – offending, guilty, misbehaving, blameworthy.
27. inaction (noun) – inactivity, negligence, disregard.
28. consume (verb) – annihilate, ruin, destroy/devastate.
29. mayhem (noun) – chaos, disorder, turmoil/unrest.
30. unleash (verb) – let loose, release, set free.
31. perceived (adjective) – regarded, observed; considered/supposed.
32. watch (noun) – shift, stint, spell/period.
33. unearth (verb) – detect, discover, find out.
34. conspiracy (noun) – unlawful plan, intrigue, deception.
35. disconcerting (adjective) – discomfiting, unsettling, disturbing.
36. orchestrated (adjective) – organized, arranged, choreographed.
37. fly in the face of (phrase) – disregard, ignore, defy/disobey.
38. conviction (noun) – sentence, judgement, verdict.
39. pertain to (verb) – concern, relate to, be connected with.
40. indict (verb) – charge with, accuse of, prosecute for.
41. gravity (noun) – seriousness, importance, profundity, significance.
42. sail (verb) – drift, slide, slip.
43. complicity (noun) – collusion, involvement, collaboration.

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