The Hindu Editorial (Deal in danger) – May 13, 2019

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Today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Deal in danger) – May 13, 2019:

signatory (noun) – the person who signed an official document/agreement.
address (verb) – attend to, tackle, deal with.
sought past and past participle of seek (verb) – ask for, request, call on.
curtail (verb) – lessen, reduce, decrease.
pull out (phrasal verb) – withdraw, leave, get out.
amp up (verb) – to make something stronger; energize, stimulate, quicken.
rhetoric (noun) – bombast, loftiness, hyperbole/extravagant language.
sanctions (noun) – action taken, or an order given to force a country to obey international laws by limiting or stopping trade with that country, by not allowing economic aid for that country, etc (Courtesy: VOA Learning English).
curtail (verb) – reduce, decrease, lessen.
hardliner (noun) – a group/a political party with people who support a strict ideas and they are extreme & uncompromising.
dynamics (noun) – basic/fundamental cause or force which trigger change within a system.
waiver (noun) – renunciation, abandonment, rejection/deferral.
enriched (adjective) – relating to more powerful or explosive Uranium made by increasing the composition of uranium-235 isotope through the process of isotope separation.
heavy water (noun) – water containing deuterium instead of normal hydrogen used as a moderator/coolant in nuclear reactors.
shield (verb) – protect, safeguard, secure.
resume (verb) – restart, start again, come back to.
enrichment (noun) – the method of making more powerful or explosive Uranium by increasing the composition of uranium-235 isotope through the process of isotope separation. (The process of concentrating the U-235).
grievance (noun) – complaint, criticism, objection/protest.
calibrate (verb) – carefully assess, regulate, adjust.
compliant with (adjective) – in accordance with, in agreement with, in conformity with.
unravel (verb) – resolve, solve, uncover/unfold.
barter system (noun) – an old method of exchange. This system has been used for centuries and long before money was invented. People exchanged services and goods for other services and goods in return.
circumvent (verb) – avoid, evade/dodge, bypass/sidestep.
mainstay (noun) – central component, chief support, backbone.
stick to (phrasal verb) – abide by, adhere to, cling.
escalate (verb) – increase, heighten, accelerate.
hostilities (noun) – fighting, conflict, war.
brinkmanship (noun) – the practice of trying to achieve an advantageous results by engaging in a dangerous issue or event to the edge of safety, especially in politics. by pushing dangerous events.
stand up to (phrasal verb) – defy, confront/challenge, oppose openly.
unilateral (adjective) – relating to a method of taking decisions (on international relations) by a state (country) individually without considering other states (countries).
come up with (phrasal verb) – produce, propose, suggest.
exacerbate (verb) – make worse, worsen, aggravate, compound.
precedent (noun) – (previous) example/instance, model, exemplar.