👀DAILY HINDU EDITORIAL WORD BYTES - 2 -> 24 MAY👀

💥Daily Word Bytes - 2  from editorial -Thoothukudi firing: Entirely preventable💥

lead-up (noun) – circumstances, conditions, situation.
Hindu Editorial usage : There must be a thorough inquiry into the lead-up to the deaths in Thoothukudi

smelter (noun) – a factory in which metal ore (a naturally occurring solid material, i.e. rock) is smelted to extract a metal. (smelt means extract metal from its ore by heating something to a very high temperature & melting).
Hindu Editorial usage : The protest against the copper smelter plant of Sterlite Copper in Thoothukudi has witnessed its deadliest turn so far, with the death of 12 people in police firing

put up (phrasal verb) – display, present, arrange.
Hindu Editorial usage :  It was clear the movement would put up a show of strength on May 22, the 100th day of this phase of protests 

irony (noun) – paradox, incongruity, peculiarity.
Hindu Editorial usage :  It is a tragic irony that such an angry and violent demonstration could have been staged at a time when the plant is not operational and after the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board refused to renew its consent to operate.

consent (noun) – agreement, assent, permission/approval.
Hindu Editorial usage :  It is a tragic irony that such an angry and violent demonstration could have been staged at a time when the plant is not operational and after the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board refused to renew its consent to operate.

drive something home (phrase) – make someone realize/understand, focus attention on, underline/highlight.
Hindu Editorial usage : It raises questions about the government’s failure to drive this point home forcefully

hardline (adjective) – relating to a group/a political party with people who support a strict ideas and they are extreme & uncompromising.
Hindu Editorial usage : casts a doubt about the real intent of some of the protesters, possibly a small section comprising hardline groups.

alienation (noun) – isolation, detachment, estrangement/separation.
Hindu Editorial usage : The immediate task is to compensate the public for its losses and end the alienation of the affected communities through talks.

snuff (out) (phrasal verb) – kill (in a sudden manner).
Hindu Editorial usage :  But the commission of inquiry headed by retired judge Aruna Jagadeesan must examine why 12 lives were brutally snuffed out, more specifically,

chilling (adjective) – frightening, terrifying, disturbing/horrifying.
Hindu Editorial usage : the chilling accusation that snipers were deployed by the police force to pick out protesters in a premeditated manner. 

sniper (noun) – someone who shoots from a concealed place accurately and at long distance.
Hindu Editorial usage : the chilling accusation that snipers were deployed by the police force to pick out protesters in a premeditated manner. 

pick out (phrasal verb) – see, spot, distinguish/identify.
Hindu Editorial usage : the chilling accusation that snipers were deployed by the police force to pick out protesters in a premeditated manner. 

premeditated (adjective) – intentional,  deliberate, pre-planned.
Hindu Editorial usage : the chilling accusation that snipers were deployed by the police force to pick out protesters in a premeditated manner. 

commensurate (noun) – appropriate to, in line with, consistent with.
Hindu Editorial usage : Any police response must be commensurate with the gravity of the situation; there is no place for heavy-handedness and a disproportionate use of force

gravity (noun) – seriousness, importance, severity.
Hindu Editorial usage : Any police response must be commensurate with the gravity of the situation; there is no place for heavy-handedness and a disproportionate use of force

heavy-handedness (noun) – arrogance/in-sensitiveness, oppressiveness, high-handedness/autocracy.
Hindu Editorial usage : Any police response must be commensurate with the gravity of the situation; there is no place for heavy-handedness and a disproportionate use of force

a head of steam (phrase) – a condition when an activity (i.e. protest) starts to become very active.
Hindu Editorial usage : Also, why the police failed to intervene well before the protest developed an angry head of steam.

stake a claim (phrase) – assert, declare, proclaim; to say that you have a right to own or do something.
Hindu Editorial usage : Sterlite stakes claim to be India’s largest copper producer and is a major presence in Tamil Nadu’s industrial mix

fortunes (noun) – circumstances, state of affairs, conditions; success/failure of a company over period of time.
Hindu Editorial usage :  But it has had mixed fortunes over the two decades of its production, including periods when it was under administrative orders of closure,

injunction (noun) – judicial order, ruling, directive.
Hindu Editorial usage : Now, there is a fresh injunction and the Madras High Court has restrained it from a proposed capacity expansion plan

restrain (verb) – prevent, stop, ban/prohibit.
Hindu Editorial usage :  Now, there is a fresh injunction and the Madras High Court has restrained it from a proposed capacity expansion plan.

heal (verb) – reduce, alleviate/mitigate, lessen (wound i.e. distress, pain, torment).
Hindu Editorial usage : An urgent process, such as an all-party meeting, is needed to heal the wounds, and infuse confidence in the community.

credible (adjective) – convincing, acceptable; reasonable.
Hindu Editorial usage : A credible environmental audit should be undertaken, without compromising on the ‘polluter pays’ principle. 

audit (noun) – inspection, examination, assessment.
Hindu Editorial usage : A credible environmental audit should be undertaken, without compromising on the ‘polluter pays’ principle. 

commission (verb) – engage, appoint, employ.
Hindu Editorial usage : The TNPCB, which usually scores poorly on transparency, should commission credible experts to assess the quality of air and water in Thoothukudi.

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