English Vocabulary from "The Hindu" - 15-11-2015

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Hi Friends, I am Kani. Here I am sharing English Vocabulary from Editorial section of "The Hindu" dated November 15, 2015. Happy Reading :)

Topic : "Horror in Paris"

Come to grips with - to make an effort to understand and deal with a problem or situation
Concert - a musical performance given in public
Stroll - a short leisurely walk
Camaraderie - a spirit of familiarity and trust existing between friends
Provoke - To give rise to (a reaction or emotion)
Retaliation - An act of revenge
Mourn - to feel or express great sadness, especially because of someone's death
Dig deep - to try very hard to find out information about something
Assert - to state or express positively;
Solidarity - unity or agreement of feeling or action
Victim - a person who was harmed, injured, or killed
Threw down - to fight
Gauntlet - the part of a glove covering the wrist.
Threatening - giving warning signs
Massacre - killing a large number of people
periphery - boundary
Caliphate - a form of Islamic government
Cult - a specific system of religious worship
Ghastly - Causing shock / fear
Destabilisation - changing something
Circumstance - result
Forefront - the position of most importance
Outbreak - a sudden occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition)
Ravaged - damaged
Escalate - increase rapidly
Conflict - a serious disagreement or argument
Interpretation - the act of explaining
Radical - relating to or affecting the fundamental nature of something