2022 March 19 Vocabulary Hindu

1.  4 killed as land caves in at Kalamassery

        Cave in[p.v]: If something such as a roof or a ceiling caves in, it collapses inwards.

2. Actor Bhavana, Kurdish filmmaker Lisa Calan hog the limelight at inaugural

        Hog[v]: dominate; keepp to oneself


3. With an aim of protecting the interest of fishermen and ending the fleecing of middlemen in the fisheries sector, the State government has decided to strengthen the cooperative bodies in the sector

        Fleece[v]: obtain a great deal of money from (someone), typically by overcharging or swindling them.

4. The arguably rising resistance to the SilverLine project roiled the Assembly for the second day on Friday.

        Roil[v]: make (someone) annoyed or irritated.

5. The project offers scant benefits to the people.

        Scant[adj]: barely sufficient or adequate

6. However, they crowded around the Speaker's rostrum, holding placards and banners damning the police ‘highhandedness.’

        Rostrum[n]: a raised platform on which a person stands to make a public speech, receive an award or medal, play music, or conduct an orchestra.

7. While our history is being distorted, Kerala is chronicling the times that we are living in.

        Distort[v]: give a misleading or false account or impression of.

        Chronicle[v]: record (a series of events) in a factual and detailed way.

8. It was amid this turmoil that India and South Africa had proposed at the WTO that all patent rights for COVID19 vaccines, drugs and diagnostics be temporarily suspended to ensure smooth manufacture and distribution. 

        Turmoil[n]: a state of great disturbance, confusion, or uncertainty.

9. They would not take kindly to losing all the lucre that they have gained over the years.

        Lucre[n]: money, especially when regarded as sordid or distasteful or gained in a dishonourable way.

10. The dastardly rape and murder of Nirbhaya turned thousands of young women and men into political activists.

        Dastardly[adj]: wicked and cruel.

11. Both share a world in which some of their common benefits flow from the largess of the ruler and from the public display of loyalty to him.

        Largess[n]: generosity in bestowing money or gifts upon others.

12. Dakhinkhanpara is a bustling village with thatched huts and big ponds, but on February 28, the mood was sombre.

        Bustling[adj]:  full of activity.

        Thatch[v]: over (a roof or a building) with straw or a similar material.

        Sombre[adj]: having or conveying a feeling of deep seriousness and sadness.

13. After the furore over Anish’s death, the Calcutta High Court had ordered the police to exhume his body for a second postmortem.

        Furore[n]: an outbreak of public anger or excitement.

        Exhume[v]: dig out (something buried, especially a corpse) from the ground.

14. Spurt in terror incidents

        Spurt[n]: increase of activity 

15. Highlevel team of U.S. officials slated to visit India next week.

        Slated[v]: schedule; plan

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