The Hindu Editorial (A result foretold) – Jul 31, 2018

The Hindu Editorial (A result foretold) – Jul 31, 2018

The outcome had been ensured long before Cambodia went to the polls on Sunday, with Prime Minister Hun Sen ensuring his return by….. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (A result foretold) – Jul 31, 2018.

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foretell (verb) – predict, foresee, anticipate.
disbar (verb) – keep out/debar, prohibit, embargo.
fray (noun) – battle, fight, conflict.
muzzle (verb) – suppress, stifle, inhibit/restrain.
smugly (adverb) – self-satisfiedly, complacent, with pride in oneself.
hollow (noun) – meaningless, empty, valueless.
helm (noun) – in charge, in control, in authority.
sham (adjective) – fake, pretended/manufactured, false/ bogus.
fragmented (adjective) – divided, fractured, separated.
striking (adjective) – noticeable, distinct, marked.
underscore (verb) – underline, emphasize, highlight.
overthrow (verb) – remove, oust, dethrone (from power).
treason (noun) – disloyalty, betrayal (of one’s country); mutiny/rebellion.
exile (noun) – banishment, expulsion, deportation; a person who lives away from his/her native country.
intolerance (noun) – bigotry, partiality/inequality, discrimination.
wind up (phrase) – close, end, finish.
intimidation (noun) – frightening, threatening, oppression.
averse (adjective) – opposed to, against, disinclined to.
overt (adjective) – clear/noticeable, blatant, glaring.
no strings attached (phrase) – conditions, prerequisites, limitations/restrictions.
capitalise on (verb) – take advantage of, exploit, benefit from.
implicate (verb) – involve, connect, embroil.
conciliatory (adjective) – appeasing, pacifying, peacemaking.
respite (noun) – rest, break, interval/breathing space.
genocide (noun) – mass murder, massacre, racial killing.

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