The Hindu Editorial (Need of the hour) – Feb 05, 2020

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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Need of the hour) – Feb 05, 2020

need of the hour (phrase) – some (urgent) need/requirement/demand at a particular point of time.
privilege (verb) – give a special advantage.
persecution (noun) – oppression, victimization, ill treatment/abuse.
ripple in (verb) – stir, oscillate, swing, move (like waves).
draw one’s attention (phrase) – to make someone notice something.
evoke (verb) – kindle, arouse, induce/awaken.
indignation (noun) – resentment, distress, anger.
right-thinking (adjective) – honest, principled, law-abiding, lawful.
walk of life (phrase) – a person’s class/status/rank within society.
mobilise (verb) – organize, call up, bring into play/generate.
befit (verb) – suitable for, proper to, suited to, apt for.
vibrant (adjective) – lively, full of life, energetic, dynamic.
reservation (noun) – doubt, misgivings, scepticism.
forefront (noun) – fore, front, front line.
defeatist (adjective) – discouraged, fatalistic, negative.
slumber (noun) – rest, nap, sleep.
in the face of (phrase) – despite, notwithstanding, regardless of; when confronted with.
creeping (adjective) – (of a negative manner) occurring, developing gradually.
majoritarianism (noun) – a philosophy that states that a majority (sometimes categorized by religion, language, social class, or some other identifying factor) of the population is entitled to a certain degree of primacy (priority) in society, and has the right to make decisions that affect the society.
linger on (verb) – persist, continue, stay.
slide (verb) – fall, drop, plunge/descend (to a lower level).
vested interest (noun) – a personal interest in something to get benefit.
polarisation (noun) – separation of two contrasting groups (based on different opinions/beliefs).
discriminatory (adjective) – prejudicial, biased, unfair, inequitable.
incendiary (adjective) – provocative, agitational, rabble-rousing.
non-sectarian (adjective) – universal, all-embracing, all-inclusive.
put someone on the spot (phrase) – cause difficulties, trouble, bother.
dishonour (noun) – discredit, disfavour, disgrace.
the pluralist (noun) – the people co-exist in harmony irrespective of various differences.
secular (adjective) – non-religious, worldly, earthly.
litigate (verb) – be disputed/claimed/involved in a lawsuit.
hold someone fire (phrase) – delay, hold back, stop (making a decision), wait, be quiet (before criticizing something /reacting to something). Hold one’s fire generally means not to not discharge a weapon/firearm.
sniff (verb) – find, detect, discover.
reach out (phrasal verb) – contact someone to obtain/offer help/assistance/cooperation.
reconcile (verb) – settle, resolve, patch up, accept.
confront (verb) – trouble, bother, distress.
chilling (adjective) – frightening, terrifying, disturbing/horrifying.
brazen (adjective) – bold and shameless; unashamed, unabashed.
vilification (noun) – condemnation, criticism, censure.
dehumanisation (noun) – an act of preventing a person of human qualities.
abstract (adjective) – conceptual, notional, theoretical; speculative/non-realistic/symbolic.
far from (phrase) – not, not at all, nowhere near.
swift (adjective) – rapid, quick, speedy.
divisive (adjective) – alienating/isolating, disharmonious, discordant.
rhetoric (noun) – bombast, loftiness, hyperbole/extravagant language.
traitor (noun) – betrayer, double-dealer, defector.
reconciliation (noun) – restoration of harmony, resolution, compromise.
arbitrary (adjective) – random/capricious, casual, unreasonable, irrational/illogical, groundless.
turmoil (noun) – confusion, disorder, agitation/disruption.