Daily English Vocab
PDF 1st Dec 2016
Lessons From Another Jailbreak
The daring escape (भाग जाना/ फरार होना) of six prisoners, including the self-styled commander of
a Khalistani militant group, from the Nabha Jail in Punjab is another wake-up call for the security
establishment. This is the second jailbreak in the country in the space of weeks involving highprofile prisoners jailed on terrorism charges. Both were well planned and executed. While the
jailbreak by members of the Students’ Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) from the Bhopal Central
Prison last month was planned inside and executed largely by the prisoners on their own, the
incident in Nabha was aided by a group of armed men from outside wearing police uniforms.
Shortly after the Bhopal jailbreak, all those who had escaped were gunned down in an alleged
(कथित तौर पर) encounter. And a day after the Punjab incident, Khalistan Liberation Front chief
Harminder Mintoo was nabbed (पकड़ा गया /दबोचना) in Delhi, while the alleged mastermind,
Parminder Singh, was arrested in Shamli district in western Uttar Pradesh. Apart from Mintoo, the
five others who escaped are still at large. They are identified as Kashmira Singh, an alleged
terrorist, and Vicky Gaundar, Amandeep Dhotian, Gurpreet Sekhon and Nita Deol, all described
as dreaded (खतरनाक) gangsters. It is not clear if the plan was to release the militants or the
gangsters, or all of them. Whatever the aim, it is evident that the so-called high security prisons
are hardly fool-proof. Those incarcerated (कै दी/ बंदी) have enough scope to hatch (जाल रचना/ सोचना)
a conspiracy (षड्यत्रं / साथजश), keep in touch with accomplices (सहापराधी/ अपराध का सािी) outside and
finalise escape plans in meticulous (कुशल/ अथतसतकक ) detail.
What is also troubling is that even before the jailbreak has been thoroughly investigated and as the
hunt for the escaped men is still on, the incident has taken on political overtones. With Punjab due
for an Assembly election early next year, the suspicion that these men were breaking out of jail to
disturb the peace in the run-up to the polls will naturally arise. However, while voicing this
suspicion, Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal has alleged a Pakistani hand. State
Director-General of Police Suresh Arora has voiced suspicion of official connivance (गप्तु सहयोग/
थिली भगत/िौन सहिथत), noting that retaliatory (प्रथतशोधी / प्रथतकारी) firing by the police at the armed men
was completely ineffective. Former Chief Minister and Congress leader Amarinder Singh has
called the incident a sign of breakdown of law and order and alleged official complicity (सहापराथधता)
at the highest level. While a high-level probe is necessary to unravel the entire plot and establish
any laxity (थिलाई/थशथिलता) or connivance on the part of the authorities, the real issue is that there
are too many shortcomings in the security arrangements in our jails. Introducing a new security
regimen that will plug all loopholes ought to be a national priority.
(Courtesy: The Hindu)
1. Escape (noun): An act of breaking free from confinement or control. (बच कर भाग जाना)
 Synonyms: Breakout, Running Away, Absconding, Fleeing, Flit.
 Antonyms: Capture, Stay, Remaining.
Example: The Escaped prisoners were shot dead in the jungles by encounter specialists.
Verb forms: Escape, Escaped, Escaped.
Related words:
 Escape (verb) - भाग जाना
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Escapee (noun)- फरार
2. Nab (verb): To catch or seize in arrest. (पकड़ा गया /दबोचना)
 Synonyms: Catch, Detain, Capture, Apprehend
 Antonyms: Liberate, Release, Let Go, Free
Example: The suspected thief was nabbed by police officials outside the bank.
Verb forms: Nab, Nabbed, Nabbed
3. Dreaded (Adjective): Regarded With Great Fear Or Apprehension. (खतरनाक)
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Synonyms: Awful, Dire, Direful, Fearful, Frightening, Horrendous, Horrific, Terrible.
Antonyms: Calm, Pleasing, Benevolent.
Example: The police has imposed a curfew in the city after the news of escape of two dreaded
terrorist.
Related words:
 Dreadful (adjective) - भयानक
4. Incarcerate (verb): Imprison or confine./ to lock a person up as a consequence for his or her
actions. (कै दी बनाना/ बंदी बनाना)
 Synonyms: Gaol, Immure, Imprison, Put Away, Jail, Detain.
 Antonyms: Free, Let Go, Liberate, Release.
Example: The police are going to incarcerate the teen who keeps committing acts of violence.
Verb forms: Incarcerate, Incarcerated, Incarcerated.
Related words:
 Incarceration (noun): कै द
5. Conspiracy (noun): A secret plan by a group to do something unlawful or harmful. (षड्यंत्र/
साथजश)
 Synonyms: Cabal, Conspiracy, Confederacy, Plot, Treason, Connivance.
 Antonyms: Faithfulness, Honesty, Ignorance, Loyalty.
Example: The government enacted the laws of conspiracy to deter its enemies from challenging
its authority.
Related words:
 Conspiratorial (adjective): षड्यंत्रपर्ू ण
6. Accomplice (noun): A person who helps another commit a crime. (सहापराधी/ अपराध का सािी)
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Synonyms: Accessory, Partner In Crime, Confederate, Fellow Conspirator, CoConspirator.
 Antonyms: Antagonist, Enemy, Adversary, Opponent.
Example: The police are hoping the accomplice will lead them to the mastermind of the crime.
7. Meticulous (adjective): Showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise. (कुशल/
अथतसतकक )
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Synonyms: Careful, Conscientious, Diligent, Ultra-Careful, Scrupulous, Punctilious
Antonyms: Careless, Imprecise, Inaccurate, Inexact, Negligent, Thoughtless, Uncareful,
Uncritical.
Example: Although Jennifer was a meticulous student, she still had difficulty organizing her
essay.
Related words:
 Meticulously (adverb): सतकण तापर्ू णक
 Meticulousness (noun): सतकण ता
8. Connivance (noun): Willingness to allow or be secretly involved in an immoral or illegal act.
(गुप्त सहयोग/ थिली भगत/िौन सहिथत)
 Synonyms: Collusion, Complicity, Collaboration, Involvement, Abetting, Intrigue, Cabal.
 Antonyms: Enmity, Animosity.
Example: The clerk’s connivance allowed her to watch idly by as her supervisor stole thousands
of dollars from the bank.
9. Complicity (noun): The fact or condition of being involved with others in an activity that is
unlawful or morally wrong. (सहापराथधता)
 Synonyms: Collusion, Involvement, Collaboration, Connivance, Abetment, Confederacy.
 Antonyms: Ignorance, Innocence, Noninvolvement, Refusal.
Example: Since I did not have any complicity in the case, it was easy for my lawyer to get me
released from jail.
Related words:
 Accomplice (noun): सहापराधी
10. Laxity (noun): The state of being relaxed, easy-going, or not very strict. (थिलाई/थशथिलता)
 Synonyms: Remissness, Slackness, Sluggishness, Indolence, Relaxation, Lenity.
 Antonyms: Strictness, Stringent.
Example: The prevalent laxity toward marriage causes the divorce rate to rise.
Related words:
 Lax (noun) – शिशिलता
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Laxation (noun) – शिशिलीकरर्
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