The Hindu Editorial (Best friends for now) – Oct 07, 2019

Frequent meetings between neighbours are hallmarks of a strong friendship, and Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s four-day India visit,… For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Best friends for now) – Oct 07, 2019.

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Today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Best friends for now) – Oct 07, 2019:

hallmark (noun) – mark, indication, sure sign.
bilateral (adjective) – involving two groups or countries.
line of credit (noun) – another term for credit line; a source of funds that can readily be tapped/borrowed at the borrower’s discretion (choice).
surveillance (noun) – observation, scrutiny, inspection/examination.
trilateral (adjective) – involving three nations/parties/groups.
inaugurate (verb) – start, establish, originate.
make headway (phrase) – make progress, advance, proceed.
forward-looking (adjective) – progressive, dynamic, ambitious/positive.
framework agreements (noun) – arrangements between one or more buyers and one or more suppliers that provide the terms governing contracts to be established for a certain period of time, in particular with regard to price and, where necessary, the quantity envisaged.
interim (adjective) – provisional, transitional, temporary.
ink (verb) – sign (a contract/deal).
barrage (noun) – dam, barrier, embankment (to prevent flooding, aid irrigation or navigation, or to generate electricity by tidal power).
transboundary (adjective) – moving across a boundary.
prosperity (noun) – success, comfort, good fortune, well being.
humanitarian catastrophe/crisis/disaster (noun) – a situation with high levels of human suffering in which basic human welfare is in danger on a large scale).
face value (noun) – the apparent worth/implication of something.
deport (verb) – expel, banish, exile, expatriate/extradite.
termite (noun) – an insect that eats & destroys wood.
take credit for (phrase) – to allow people to believe that one has done something praiseworthy, whether or not one has actually done it.
pursue (verb) – engage in, follow, conduct.
divergence (noun) – difference, dissimilarity/variance; deviation.
proffer (verb) – offer, tender, give.
again and again (phrase) – repeatedly/frequently, often, time and again.
cast a shadow over (phrase) – spoil, diminish, dampen/let down.
best of the best (phrase) – the absolute best, the finest, cream of the cream.