The Hindu Editorial (Imitation registry) – Jul 02, 2019

Nagaland is following on the footsteps of its western neighbour, Assam, in the task of setting up a Register of Indigenous Inhabitants of Nagaland (RIIN). For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Imitation registry) – Jul 02, 2019.

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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Imitation registry) – Jul 02, 2019:

take note (phrase) – pay attention, take into consideration, watch.
minefield (noun) – a situation with unknown dangers.
follow in someone’s footsteps (phrase) – do something as another person did it before.
indigenous (adjective) – native/local, original, domestic.
inhabitant (noun) – native community, local people, (permanent) resident/dweller.
variant (noun) – variation, development, adaptation, revision.
decidedly (adverb) – distinctly, clearly/markedly, definitely.
so far (phrase) – until now, up to the present, up to this point.
unfold (verb) – develop, evolve, happen, take place/occur.
considerably (adverb) – greatly, very much, significantly/markedly, noticeably.
demography (noun) – the statistical study/structure of populations, especially human beings.
turn out (phrasal verb) – transpire, emerge; happen/occur.
filter out (phrasal verb) – to selectively remove part of something.
indeed (adverb) – truly, actually, surely.
curb (noun) – check, restrain, limitation/restriction.
on the ground (phrase) – in a situation/place where things are happening really/practically.
volatile (adjective) – unpredictable/unsettled, variable, turbulent/tense.
enterprise (noun) – activity, operation, exercise/venture.
ultimately (adverb) – eventually, in the end, essentially.
imply (verb) – say indirectly, suggest, hint.
deportation (noun) – expulsion/expelling, banishment, exile.
deepen (verb) – increase, intensify, escalate.
fault-line (noun) – a divisive issue, difference of opinion.
render (verb) – make, cause to be, represent.
humane (noun) – compassionate, generous; socially concerned.
in-built (adjective) – inherent, intrinsic, native.
divisive (adjective) – alienating/isolating, disharmonious, discordant.
posture (noun) – attitude, standpoint, approach.
keen (adjective) – eager, wishing, determined.
emotive (adjective) – sensitive, emotional, delicate.
unfold (verb) – develop, happen, take place.
drive (verb) – prompt, propel, spur.