Siege of terror – The Hindu (Jan 31 2018)

Siege of terror – The Hindu (Jan 31 2018)

With four attacks in 10 days that killed at least 158 people in Afghanistan, terrorists have sent a loud message to the government and its international backers. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

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Word List-2 (To Improve English Vocabulary)

1. siege (noun) – blockade.
2. landscape (noun) – the distinctive features of a field of activity.
3. chaos (noun) – disorder, disruption, confusion.
4. crack down (phrasal verb) – get tough on, take severe action against, clamp down on.
5. militant (noun) – activist, extremist, radical/fanatic.
6. war-torn (adjective) – (of a place) devastated, ruined, wrecked (by war).
7. enclave (noun) – (a portion of) territory; area, region.
8. orchestrate (verb) – organize, arrange, plan.
9. bind (noun) – predicament, awkward/difficult  situation, quandary/dilemma.
10. protracted (adjective) – very long, prolonged, extended.
11. indiscriminate (adjective) – thoughtless, careless/aimless, casual.
12. substantial (adjective) – sizeable, considerable, significant.
13. resentment (noun) – dissatisfaction, displeasure, discontent.
14. tap into (verb) – exploit, use/utilize, make use of.
15. swept (past and past participle of sweep) (verb) – powerfully affect (someone), engulf, overwhelm.
16. elusive (adjective) – difficult to catch/find; slippery.
17. outright (adverb) – completely, entirely, totally.
18. unseat (verb) – remove from power/office, dethrone, oust, depose.
19. stalemate (noun) – deadlock, impasse, standstill/stand-off.
20. logjam (noun) – a condition which appears as not solvable; deadlock, standstill, bottleneck.
21. vis-a-vis (preposition) – in relation to, with regard to.
22. cohesive (adjective) – united, integrated, cooperated.
23. plague (verb) – afflict, torment, trouble.
24. incompetent (adjective) – unskilful, awkward, inept.

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