The Hindu Editorial (Hanoi hiccup) – Mar 02, 2019
The abrupt end of talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Hanoi is clearly a setback to… For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Hanoi hiccup) – Mar 02, 2019.
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Today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Hanoi hiccup) – Mar 02, 2019:
- hiccup (noun) – (temporary) difficulty, issue, trouble.
- persist (verb) – continue, carry on/go on, insist.
- abrupt (adjective) – sudden, unexpected, instantaneous.
- setback (noun) – problem/difficulty, issue, hitch.
- cut short (phrase) – interrupt, break off, leave unfinished.
- communique (noun) – official communication, press release, bulletin.
- 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).
- dismantle (verb) – demolish, knock down, bulldoze.
- bonhomie (noun) – friendliness, warmth, geniality/affability.
- lasting (adjective) – enduring, persisting, continuing.
- peninsula (noun) – an area of land almost surrounded by water (on three sides) and one side attached to the mainland.
- denuclearisation (noun) – the act of removing nuclear weapons from a place.
- rule out (phrasal verb) – exclude, eliminate, reject.
- freeze (noun) – an act of keeping something at a fixed state.
- reconciliatory (adjective) – propitiatory; restoring/reinstating (friendly relations).
- gesture (noun) – sign/signal, indication; action/deed.
- reciprocate (verb) – do the same, return/give back; respond.
- confidence-building measures (noun) – confidence-building measures (CBMs) are planned procedures to prevent hostilities, to avert escalation, to reduce military tension, and to build mutual trust between countries.
- blunt (verb) – weaken, reduce, appease/assuage/moderate.
- ballistic-missile (noun) – a missile, which is shot from the ground, takes a long distance to travel well outside the atmosphere and falls to the earth to explode on its target (due to the gravity).
- clinch (verb) – settle, decide, determine.
- stuck (past participle of stick to (verb) – adhere, cling, be fixed.
- markedly (adverb) – apparently, noticeably, significantly.
- liaison (noun) – intermediary, mediator, middleman.
- phased (adjective) – relating to something carried out/performed/pursued in stages.
- contentious (adjective) – controversial, disputable, debatable.
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