The Hindu Editorial (​​​​Wrong call) – Jun 02, 2025

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The Hindu Editorial (​Wrong call) – Jun 02, 2025:

1. call (noun) – decision.
2. arm (verb) – provide with weapons.
3. civilian (noun) – non-military person, ordinary citizen.
4. go against (phrasal verb) – oppose, deny, resist, breach, break, contravene, offend, transgress, violate.
5. law enforcement (noun) – it describes the agencies and employees responsible for enforcing laws, maintaining public order, and managing public safety.
6. arm (noun) – weapon, gun.
7. indigenous (adjective) – native, original, aboriginal, ancient, primeval.
8. remote (adjective) – distant, far away, far off, far.
9. vulnerable (adjective) – endangered, unsafe, unprotected, undefended, attackable, defenceless, helpless, powerless.
10. fraught (adjective) – full of, filled with, charged with, loaded with, rife with.
11. suggest (verb) – indicate, denote, point to, signify.
12. abutting (adjective) – adjacent, adjoining, bordering, neighbouring .
13. deterrent (noun) – a person/thing that discourages an action and makes it difficult to do; a thing that discourages or is intended to discourage someone from doing something; a means of preventing undesirable actions.
14. grant (noun) – allocation, entitlement, allotment, concession, benefaction 
15. inter-State (adjective/noun as modifier) – between states.
16. inter (prefix) – between.
17. caveat (noun) – warning/caution of provision, condition, clause.
18. take away from (phrasal verb) – to reduce the value of something; to lessen, diminish, devalue; eliminate, remove, empty, deprive, strip, divest.
19. the fact that (phrase) – used to refer to a specific situation under consideration/discussion.
20. liable to (adjective) – susceptible to, vulnerable to, prone to, subject to, vulnerable to, at/in risk of.
21. rampantly (adverb) – uncontrollably, pervasively/ubiquitously, in a widespread manner.
22. vigilantism (noun) – unofficial way of punishing crime by a self-appointed group of people.
23. rivalry (noun) – opposition, contention, conflict, discord, friction, enmity.
24. legal authority (noun) – it refers to the formal power or right granted to an individual, entity, or government body to make decisions, act on behalf of others, or enforce laws and regulations.
25. monopoly (noun) – exclusive/complete control of something by a person/organization.
26. instrument (noun) – apparatus, tool, vehicle, mechanism.
27. blurred (adjective) – indistinct, unclear, fuzzy distorted, unfocused, disrupted, clouded.
28. beset (verb) – be covered with; be studded with; afflict, torment, trouble, bother, harass.
29. insurgent (noun) – rebel, rioter, subversive, guerrilla.
30. insurgent (noun/adjective) – extremist, radical, rebel, separatist, dissident, protester, nonconformist, sectarian.
31. United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) (noun) –  an armed separatist insurgent organisation operating in the Northeast Indian state of Assam.
32. propagate (verb) – spread, disseminate, communicate, publicize, promote.
33. proliferation (noun) – rapid increase, rise, escalation, sudden growth, multiplication, spread; a large number of something
34. rather than (phrase) – instead of. 
35. enhanced (adjective) – increased, supplemented, magnified, raised, augmented, strengthened, intensified.
36. ostensibly (adverb) – in a way that something appears or is officially stated to be true/real, but it might not be; apparently, seemingly, allegedly, professedly, supposedly, purportedly
37. akin (adjective) – like, alike, similar, related, comparable, equivalent.
38. abdicate (verb) – reject, disown, turn down, give up, abandon.
39. law enforcement agencies (noun) – a government agency responsible for enforcing the law. For example – Police, Enforcement Directorate (ED), Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) and etc.
40. delegated (adjective) – appointed, assigned, designated.
41. self-preservation (noun) – the protection of oneself from harm/danger.
42. stringent (adjective) – strict, severe, stern, rigorous, harsh.
43. Arms Act, 1959 (noun) – An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to arms and ammunition
44. preclude (verb) – prevent, prohibit, forbid, block, stop, impede, hinder, inhibit, rule out.
45. provision (noun) – giving, supplying, distribution, providing.
46. conflict (noun) – dispute, quarrel, tussle, wrangle, disagreement, contention, strife, friction, discord. 
47. firearm (noun) – gun.
48. run the risk of (phrase) – to do something that may cause a bad/unpleasant thing to happen; to take a chance on.
49. grey market (noun) – informal sector, informal economy, grey economy is the part of an economy that is neither taxed, nor monitored by any form of government.
50. fall into the wrong hands (phrase) – If something falls/ends up into the wrong hands, a dangerous & unfriendly  person begins to control it.
51. besides (adverb) – in addition to, moreover, additionally.
52. authority (noun) – control, command, clout, leverage.
53. backfire (verb) – rebound/boomerang, come back, have an adverse effect.
54. Maoist (noun) –  a follower of Maoism (Maoism is a form of communism developed by Mao Tse Tung. It is a doctrine to capture State power through a combination of armed insurgency, mass mobilization and strategic alliances). The largest and the most violent Maoist formation in India is the Communist Party of India (Maoist).
55. campaign (noun) – movement, crusade, drive, push.
56. human rights (noun) – human rights are rights inherent to all human beings, regardless of race, sex, nationality, ethnicity, language, religion, or any other status.
57. led to past participle of lead to (verb) – result in, cause, bring on, bring about, give rise to.
58. violation (noun) – breach, contravention, infringement, breaking, non-observance.
59. lawlessness (noun) – absence of government, anarchy; chaos/disorder, mayhem, insurgency, lack of control.
60. deem (verb) – see, regard, consider, view, perceive ; discern, recognize, understand, grasp, comprehend, identify.
61. reverse (verb) – overrule, cancel, quash, nullify, repeal, revoke, invalidate, override.

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