The Hindu Editorial (Message delivered) – Aug 29, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s twin missions as a special invitee to the G7 summit in France over the weekend was to address the world’s seven most advanced economies on Climate Change and Digital Transformation,… For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Message delivered) – Aug 29, 2019.

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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Message delivered) – Aug 29, 2019:

get/have the ear of (phrase) – if you get/have the ear of someone, that person will pay great attention to what you say.
address (verb) – speak to, give a talk to.
climate change (noun) – a long-term change in the Earth’s climate, or of a region on Earth (Courtesy: NASA).
wind up (phrasal verb) – end up, finish up.
clear the air (phrase) – restore harmony, make peace, reconcile differences.
necessitate (verb) – make necessary, require, need/demand.
mediation (noun) – conciliation, arbitration, intervention/negotiation.
uphold (verb) – confirm, endorse/approve, vindicate/validate.
run counter to (phrase) – be in conflict with, oppose/deny.
bilaterally (adverb) – between two countries involved.
drive home (phrase) – to emphasize an important point.
back away (phrase) – draw back, withdraw, retreat.
make headway (phrase) – make progress, advance, proceed.
deadlock (verb) – block, barricade, obstruct.
in line with (phrase) – in accordance with, in alignment with.
bilateral (adjective) – involving two groups or countries.
multilateral (adjective) – involving many different countries (in which all WTO member countries are party to the agreement).
conclave (noun) – meeting, gathering, assembly/conference.
come a cropper (phrase) – fail entirely.
walkout (noun) – departure, stoppage, withdrawal.
Paris Agreement/Accord (noun) – The Paris Agreement builds upon the Convention (agreement) and for the first time brings all nations into a common cause to undertake ambitious efforts to combat climate change and adapt to its effects, with enhanced support to assist developing countries to do so.
pledge (verb) – promise, promise to give, donate, contribute.
rebuff (verb) – reject, refuse, decline.
spat (noun) – quarrel, scuffle, tussle/clash.
break out (phrasal verb) – (of fighting) flare up, begin/start suddenly, erupt.
communique (noun) – official communication, press release, bulletin.