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The pawns in international disputes – The Hindu Apr 04, 2018

Among the many hazards that diplomats face today, the most ancient one is expulsion, also known as declaration of a diplomat as persona non grata. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

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Today’s Advanced Word List-2 To Learn English And To Improve Vocabulary:

pawn (noun) – puppet, dupe.
expulsion (noun) – exile, banishment, deportation/expatriation.
persona non grata (noun) – (Latin) an unacceptable person; a rejected one.
lock, stock, and barrel (phrase) – including everything, completely.
reciprocal (noun) – inversely, oppositely, returned.
erstwhile (adjective) – old, previous, former.
Cold War (noun) – The Cold War was a state of political and military tension after World War II between powers in the Western Bloc and powers in the Eastern Bloc.
solidarity (noun) – unity, mutual support, cooperation.
symmetrically (adverb) – evenly, proportionally.
a chink in someone’s armour (noun) – a weak point in someone’s trait (character/quality).
gloat over (verb) – delight in, relish, enjoy greatly.
complicity (noun) – collusion, involvement/conspiracy, collaboration.
heyday (noun) – prime, peak, high point.
retaliation (noun) – revenge, vengeance, reprisal/counter attack.
dubious (adjective) – suspicious, untrustworthy, unreliable.
coup (noun) – seizure of power, takeover, revolt.
disenfranchise (verb) – take away someone’s human rights.
sanctions (noun) – action taken, or an order given to force a country to obey international laws by limiting or stopping trade with that country, by not allowing economic aid for that country, etc (Courtesy: VOA Learning English).
in the face of (phrase) – when confronted with.
displeasure (noun) – annoyance, irritation, wrath/anger.
assertive (adjective) – forceful, determined, authoritative.
love-hate relationship (noun) – a relationship which keeps going back and forth between the two strong emotions /feelings of a couple. One day they fight like cats and dogs. Another day they sing together like lovebirds. (Courtesy:VOA Learning English).
play havoc with (phrase) – disturb, disrupt, unsettle (completely).