The Hindu Editorial (Building the floor) – Nov 18, 2023

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summit (noun) – meeting, conference, conclave (international meeting/conference of heads of state/government).
move (noun) – step, action, measure.
stabilise (verb) – make more stable; keep in steady condition/state; reinforce, fortify, strengthen, secure, make stronger.
rocky (adjective) – unsteady, unstable/uncertain, problematic.
hold (verb) – possess, have, carry.
unlikely (adjective) – doubtful, implausible, improbable, questionable.
difference (noun) – disagreement, difference of opinion, misunderstanding, argument, dispute.
plague (verb) – afflict, bother, disturb, trouble.
respite (noun) – break, pause, rest, interval; stoppage, cessation, discontinuation.
free fall (noun) – sudden decline of something; relating to something declining rapidly.
on the sidelines of (phrase) – it refers to a meeting/forum occurs at the same time as the scheduled meeting/forum, but is not itself an item on the agenda.
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) (noun) – It is a regional economic forum established in 1989 to leverage the growing interdependence of the Asia-Pacific. APEC’s 21 members aim to create greater prosperity for the people of the region by promoting balanced, inclusive, sustainable, innovative and secure growth and by accelerating regional economic integration.
yield (verb) – produce, give, provide, generate.
takeaway (noun) – a key point/idea/fact.
concrete (adjective) – real, actual, solid, substantial, definite, tangible.
dialogue (noun) – deliberation, discussion, discourse, debate, negotiation, talks.
artificial intelligence (AI) (noun) – an area of computer science that deals with giving machines the ability to seem like they have human intelligence.
establish (verb) – start, begin, set up, build, create, initiate.
floor (noun) – base, level.
consensus (noun) – an idea or opinion that is shared by all the people in a group, agreement, concurrence.
blow away (phrasal verb) – affect, take aback; defeat decisively/emphatically.
spy balloon (or) surveillance balloon (noun) – a type of balloon that is employed as an aerial platform for gathering intelligence and spotting artillery.
cautious (adjective) – careful, heedful, vigilant, watchful, attentive, circumspect.
optimism (noun) – hopefulness, confidence, positiveness.
stabilisation (noun) – an act of making something more stable.
ground (noun) – reason, basis, cause.
open question (noun) – a matter or problem that is being discussed (without any known solution).
potentially (adverb) – probably, presumably, possibly, likely.
disruptive (adjective) – attention-seeking, turbulent, noisy, fractious.
loom (verb) – appear/emerge as a large/threatening one; appear, arise, come out, crop up, surface.
on the horizon (phrase) – imminent, impending, approaching, coming, on the way, forthcoming, about to happen, in the wings, on the cards, in the pipeline/offing, just around the corner
outcome (noun) – result, consequence, ramification, repercussion, aftermath.
ratchet up (phrasal verb) – to increase something by a series of small amounts.
tensions (noun) – strained relations, strain, unease.
Taiwan strait (noun) – it is a 180-kilometer strait (waterway) separating the island of Taiwan and continental Asia (precisely southeastern coast of mainland China).
strait (noun) – a narrow sea passage (connecting two seas); channel, stretch of water, waterway.
reiterate (verb) – say something again; say again, repeat, retell, restate, iterate, recapitulate.
stand (noun) – standpoint, point of view, position, stance, approach, perspective, opinion, posture.
interference (noun) – intervention, involvement, meddling, intrusion.
status quo (noun) – the present situation, the current state, the existing state of affairs.
campaign (noun) – canvassing, electioneering, an act of soliciting (asking for/requesting) votes; an organized effort that seeks to influence the decision-making progress within a specific group.
inevitably (adverb) – unavoidably, certainly, definitely.
heated (adjective) – emotional, charged, fraught, intense.
rhetoric (noun) – bombast, loftiness, hyperbole/extravagant language.
underline (verb) – emphasize, underscore, highlight, stress, call/draw attention to.
modest (adjective) – small, limited, scanty, meagre, frugal, moderate.
adversary (noun) – opponent, enemy, foe, nemesis, rival.
frame (verb) – establish, form, create, conceive, work out.
fundamentally (adverb) – naturally, innately, essentially, basically, inherently.
competitive (adjective) – aggressive, contentious, combative.
lead to (verb) – cause, result in, bring about, bring on, give rise to.
misinformed (adjective) – misguided, misdirected, deceived, misled, incorrect, inaccurate, erroneous, wrong.
misguided (adjective) – ill-advised, ill-considered, short-sighted, unwise, thoughtless.
refrain from (verb) – desist from, stop oneself, abstain, forgo, discontinue, hold back.
flip-flop (noun) – a sudden reversal of something, particularly a policy/plan
cross the line (phrase) – do something unacceptable; to overstep a limit/rule/boundary.
emphasise (verb) – underline, underscore, highlight, stress, call/draw attention to.
apparent (adjective) – seeming, supposed, evident, reported, alleged, presumable, ostensible.
realisation (noun) – awareness, understanding, comprehension, recognition, discernment.
engagement (noun) – involvement, participation, meeting; responsibility, accountability, commitment.
open (adjective) – public, general, unrestricted, non-restrictive; transparent, forthright, straightforward, honest, genuine.
channel (noun) – means of communication, medium, vehicle, approach, instrument, mechanism, apparatus.
slide (verb) – fall, drop, descend, decline (to a lower level).
conflict (noun) – war, warfare, armed conflict, military action, armed clash.
Line of Actual Control (LAC) (noun) – the de-facto (effective) border between India and China. The LAC is a 4,057-km border running through three areas-Western (Ladakh, Ladakh (Kashmir)), middle (Uttarakhand, Himachal) and eastern (Sikkim, Arunachal).
in and of itself (phrase) – by itself; with respect to its intrinsic/inherent nature without consideration of external factors.
concession (noun) – compromise, adjustment, exception, point lost.
ties (noun) – association, relationship, bond, connection.
at the risk of (phrase) – it means there is a chance of something bad/unpleasant/wrong happening.