The Hindu Editorial (Jalalabad gauntlet) – Jul 04, 2018

The suicide attack in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad, which left at least 19 people dead, mostly from the minority Sikh and Hindu communities,… For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Jalalabad gauntlet) – Jul 04, 2018.

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Today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Jalalabad gauntlet) – Jul 04, 2018:

1. gauntlet (noun) – a severe experience; open challenge.
2. war-torn (adjective) – (of a place) devastated, ruined, wrecked (by war).
3. dilapidated (adjective) – run down, crumbling, decayed/deteriorated.
4. apparatus (noun) – structure, system/framework, organization.
5. plight (noun) – difficult situation, trouble/difficulty, quandary.
6. reach out (phrasal verb) – contact someone to obtain/offer help/assistance/cooperation.
7. run-up to (noun) – a period/time before an important event.
8. unilateral (adjective) – relating to a method of taking decisions (on international relations) by a state (country) individually without considering other states (countries).
9. ceasefire (noun) – a temporary stoppage of a war, truce, armistice.
10. behead (verb) – cut off the head of, decapitate.
11. outpost (noun) – a remote part or territory of a country.
12. caliphate (noun) – (Arabic: khilāfa) is an area containing an Islamic steward known as a caliph (Arabic: khalīfah), chief Muslim ruler-a person considered a religious successor to the Islamic prophet, Muhammad.
13. strain (noun) – pressure, stress, demand/burden.
14. turf (noun) – area/sphere of activity, territory, domain.
15. Mother of All Bombs (phrase) – the most powerful conventional bomb in the American arsenal.
16. lethal (adjective) – deadly, fatal, killing.
17. overstretch (verb) – pressurize, pressure, burden.
18. fragile (adjective) – shaky, weak, unreliable.
19. stalemate (noun) – deadlock, impasse, standstill/stand-off.
20. descent (noun) – deterioration, decline, fall.
21. chaos (noun) – disorder, turmoil, confusion.

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