Cambodian slide – The Hindu (Sep 14, 2017)

Cambodian slide – The Hindu (Sep 14, 2017)

The crackdown in Cambodia is taking the form of criminalisation of the opposition and the media by Prime Minister Hun Sen ahead of the 2018 national elections. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

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Word List-2 (To Improve English Vocabulary)

1. slide (noun) – fall, drop, decline.
2. repression (noun) – suppression, domination, oppression.
3. crackdown (noun) – clampdown, getting tough/severe measures, suppression.
4. genocide (noun) – mass murder, massacre, racial killing.
5. prosperity (noun) – wealth, success,  the good life/well being.
6. ill-afford (noun) – unable to afford; unable to bear/stand/sustain.
7. unrest (noun) – disruption, disorder, trouble/turmoil.
8. autocratic (adjective) – tyrannical, oppressive, repressive/domineering.
9. pronounce (verb) – express, articulate; announce/declare.
10. detention (noun) – custody, restraint, arrest.
11. treason (noun) – disloyalty, betrayal (of one’s country); mutiny, rebellion.
12. promulgate (verb) – put into effect, enact, implement.
13. tenure (noun) – incumbency, term of office, period/time in office.
14. instinct (noun) –natural tendency, inclination, urge/desire.
15. ruthless (adjective) – cruel, heartless;  severe/uncaring.
16. exile (noun) – banishment, expulsion/expatriation, deportation.
17. protracted (adjective) – very long, prolonged, extended/extensive.
18. concession (noun) – admission, acknowledgement; relinquishment.
19. allusion (noun) – hint at, intimation of, remark about.
20. desperation (noun) – hopelessness, despair; recklessness/rashness.
21. dispensation (noun) – system/regime; administration/government.
22. evade (verb) – elude, avoid/dodge, escape.
23. underscore (verb) – call attention to, emphasize, highlight.
24. underline (verb) – emphasize, highlight, focus on.

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