The Hindu Editorial (A chance in Srinagar) – May 19, 2018

The Centre’s announcement of a cessation of operations in Jammu and Kashmir during the month of Ramzan is a welcome step. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (A chance in Srinagar) – May 19, 2018.

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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (A chance in Srinagar) – May 19, 2018:  

1. ceasefire (noun) – a temporary stoppage of a war, truce, armistice.
2. cessation (noun) – termination, stopping, end.
3. retaliate (verb) – hit back, counterattack, take revenge.
4. respite (noun) – rest, break, interval/breathing space.
5. call for (phrasal verb) – necessitate, demand, ask/request (a course of action).
6. equilibrium (noun) – balance, symmetry, equality.
7. on the street (phrase) – figuratively meaning “widely known”.
8. marked (adjective) –  apparent/clear, noticeable, significant.
9. home-grown (adjective) – belonging to one’s own country.
10. militancy (noun) – belligerency, combativeness, contentiousness/defiance.
11. funeral (noun) – burial, laying to rest, cremation.
12. rallying (adjective) – energizing, refreshing, reviving.
13. take its toll (noun) – have an adverse effect (or) undesirable consequence.
14. alienation (noun) – isolation, detachment, estrangement/separation.
15. cordon-and-search operation (noun) – a military strategy to seal off an area and search the premises for weapons or terrorists.
16. gesture (noun) – action, deed; sign/indication.
17. ways and means (phrase) – methods and other things required to achieve something.
18. calibrated (adjective) – carefully assessed, carefully regulated, carefully adjusted.
19. lasting (adjective) – enduring, persisting, permanent.
20. on the ground (phrase) – in a situation/place where things are happening really/practically.
21. set (someone) in motion (phrase) – start, begin, initiate.
22. parallel (noun) – similarity, correlation, resemblance.
23. gun down (phrasal verb) – shoot down, kill.
24. in the wake of (phrase) – aftermath, as a result of, because of.
25. at best (phrase) – simply, merely, only.
26. in tatters (phrase) – shattered, destroyed; ruined.
27. outreach (noun) – the level of reaching out/activity/effort; involvement.

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