The Hindu Editorial (Flawed order) – Oct 15, 2025

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The Hindu Editorial (Flawed order) – Oct 15, 2025:

1. flawed (adjective) – inaccurate, incorrect, erroneous, imprecise, fallacious, wrong, defective.
2. stampede (noun) – people’s movement rapidly in a mass after panic.
3. troubling (adjective) – annoying, disconcerting, distressing, disturbing, perplexing, unsettling.
4. far from (phrase) – not, not at all; nowhere near, a long way from.
5. establish (verb) – determine, verify, confirm, prove, demonstrate.
6. culpability (noun) – guilt, fault; responsibility, accountability, answerability, liability.
7. narrative (noun) – a representation of a particular situation; portrayal, account, description, statement.
8. inquiry (noun) – official investigation.
9. ostensibly (adverb) – reportedly, supposedly, purportedly, allegedly, apparently.
10. procedural (adjective) – systemic, systematic, methodical, operational, organizational.
11. disarray (noun) – disorder, confusion, chaos, disorganization, shambles.
12. move (noun) – act, action, step, measure, activity.
13. perhaps (adverb) – maybe, possibly, conceivably, it is possible that.
14. unwarranted (adjective) – unnecessary, unreasonable, unjustifiable, groundless, inappropriate, immoderate, inordinate, uncalled for.
15. protocol (noun) – procedure, convention, rules of conduct, accepted behaviour; habit, pattern, method, system.
16. fall under (phrasal verb) – belong to, be part of; to come under (an influence, jurisdiction etc.).
17. bench (noun) – a court of law with a number of judges.
18. jurisdiction (noun) – control, dominion, influence, authority.
19. interim (adjective) – provisional, temporary, short-term, transitional.
20. measure (noun) – action, step, move, procedure.
21. irreversible (adjective) – irreparable, unrectifiable, unchangeable, irrecoverable, irretrievable.
22. charge sheet (noun) – an official document on which a police officer enters details of the charge against a person.
23. reversion (noun) – return.
24. rationale (noun) – reason, cause, basis, reasoning, justification, pretext, grounds, logic.
25. cite (verb) – invoke, refer to, bring forth, adduce, use, put into effect, turn to, resort to.
26. exonerate (verb) – acquit, declare innocent, find not guilty, vindicate.
27. subordinate (noun) – junior, assistant.
28. cast doubt on something (phrase) – call into question, have doubts about, feel apprehensive about, make something seem less certain; distrust, mistrust, suspect.
29. impartiality (noun) – fairness, justness, neutrality, probity, equitability, objectivity.
30. amount to (verb) – be equal to, add up to, be tantamount to, be equivalent to, represent, be regarded as; suggest, indicate, point to, signify, denote, signal.
31. gag order (noun) – gagging order; it is an order, typically a legal order by a court or government, restricting information or comment from being made public or passed onto any unauthorized third party.
32. official (noun) – bureaucracy, officials, officialdom, the people in charge, the administration, the establishment, the system, corridors of power.
33. allege (verb) – claim, charge, accuse; assert, state strongly.
34. conspiracy (noun) – (unlawful) plan/plot, intrigue, collaboration/deception, collusion.
35. refrain (verb) – stop oneself, avoid, pause, desist, forbear, forgo, do without, discontinue, hold back, withhold from, steer clear of.
36. grave (adjective) – serious, critical, severe, dreadful, awful, threatening, alarming.
37. charge (noun) – accusation, allegation.
38. amplify (verb) – increase, intensify, heighten, add to. 
39. merely (adverb) – only, just.
40. neutral (adjective) – fair-minded, even-handed, non-participating, unaligned, impartial, unbiased, non-partisan.
41. prejudice (verb) – influence, make biased, make partisan; damage, be detrimental to.
42. flimsy (adjective) – unconvincing, unsatisfactory, unsubstantial; feeble, weak, poor, lame.
43. ground (noun) – reason, cause, basis, factor.
44. caged parrot (noun) – it (figuratively) refers to someone/something confined who always repeats its master’s voice.
45. ironically (adverb) – paradoxically, unexpectedly, strangely.
46. a matter of routine (noun phrase) – a standard procedure, customary action.
47. level against (phrasal verb) – direct (an accusation/charge).
48. undermine (verb) – weaken, subvert, sabotage, damage.
49. reasoning (noun) – rationale statement, reason, logic, claim, case.
50. devote (verb) – give.
51. considerable (adjective) – substantial, sizeable, significant, large.
52. attention (noun) – observation, concentration, scrutiny, heed, investigation.
53. inaction (noun) – inactivity, passivity, apathy, negligence, disregard.
54. make no mention (phrase) – to leave out/omit something intentionally.
55. prejudge (verb) – anticipate, judge prematurely.
56. at fault (phrase) – to blame; answerable, culpable, responsible, accountable.
57. proceedings (noun) – judicial/legal proceedings, trial, hearing/inquiry, court case, legal action.
58. adjudicate (verb) – adjudge, judge, decide, settle, resolve.
59. address (verb) – tackle, deal with, attend to, try to sort out.
60. litigant (noun) – litigator, petitioner, complainant, claimant, appellant, plaintiff.
61. abandon (verb) – disown, break off, ditch, leave.
62. affix responsibility (phrase) – to officially hold someone accountable for an action or event after an investigation. 
63. deter (verb) – discourage, prevent, fend off, hinder, restrain, dissuade, obstruct, stop.
64. chaos (noun) – disorder, disarray, turmoil, disorganization, disruption.
65. muddy (verb) – make unclear, blur, confuse, obscure, mix up, make dirty.
66. accountability (noun) – responsibility, liability, answerability.

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