The Hindu Editorial (Terms of disengagement) – Sep 25, 2020

That India and China have agreed to stop sending more troops to the frontline is a welcome step towards hitting pause on the rising tensions along the LAC. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Terms of disengagement) – Sep 25, 2020.

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1. disengagement (noun) – withdrawal, departure, retreat (of military troops from an area of conflict).
2. standoff (noun) – deadlock, stalemate, impasse (in a dispute/conflict).
3. confrontation (noun) – conflict, clash, fight, face-off.
4. frontline (noun) – vanguard, firing line, battlefield, combat zone.
5. hit pause (phrase) – to cease/stop an action temporarily.
6. 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).
7. indeed (adverb) – in fact, actually.
8. genesis (noun) – origin/source, beginning, emergence.
9. deployment (noun) – the act of employing forces/troops into effective action.
10. subsequent (adjective) – following, ensuing, successive.
11. transgression (noun) – infringement, contravention, breach, violation.
12. Valley (noun) – a low area between hills or mountains typically with a river running through it. Valley is a metonym of Jammu & Kashmir in this context (Metonym is used as an alternative for something else with which it is closely related/associated).
13. hot springs (noun) – Hot Springs (Kyam) is the location of an Indian border checkpost operated by Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) in the Chang Chenmo River valley in Ladakh near the disputed border with China. It is so named because there is a hot spring at this location. (hot spring is generally a spring (well head) with water at temperatures substantially higher than the air temperature of the surrounding region).
14. plains (noun) – plains are large, flat pieces of land with no drastic changes in elevation. Plains can be found at any altitude (height), though they are usually lower than the land surrounding them. Mountains, hills, plateaus, and plains are the four major types of landforms of the Earth.
15. tenet (noun) – principle, belief, doctrine/rule.
16. keep the peace (phrase) – to avoid or stop arguing/disputing/fighting.
17. lead to (verb) – result in, cause, give rise to, bring about.
18. extraordinary (adjective) – rare, unusual, uncommon.
19. build-up (noun) – development, escalation, expansion.
20. scale (noun) – extent, size, magnitude.
21. Corps (noun) – it literally means “army body”; The corps is treated as an operational unit of employment by the Army and can be comprised of 20,000-45,000 soldiers. It is sometimes known as a field corps, which consists of two or more divisions. It is commanded by the Corps Commander, who holds the rank of Lieutenant General. “Corps” was first introduced in France about 1805 by Napoleon as a more flexible tactical grouping of two or more divisions. 
22. strengthen (verb) – increase, make stronger, shore up, reinforce, fortify, bolster.
23. on the ground (phrase) – in a situation/place where things are happening really/practically.
24. refrain from (verb) – stop oneself, abstain, desist from, hold back.
25. unilaterally (adverb) – used to indicate something done by a person/country without approval/agreement from other people/countries involved in the situation.
26. besides (preposition) – in addition to, apart from.
27. underline (verb) – underscore, emphasize, highlight.
28. potentially (adverb) – likely, may be, possibly, probably.
29. stem (verb) – lessen, reduce, diminish; control, restrain, restrict.
30. the bleeding (noun) – annoyance, displeasure, irritation.
31. address (verb) – tackle, deal with, attend to, try to sort out.
32. friction (noun) – conflict, dispute, fighting/clashing.
33. unhindered (adjective) – unopposed, unconstrained, unimpeded.
34. patrolling (noun) – watching/guarding an area (over a period of time).
35. patrolling points (PPs) (noun) – PPs are patrolling points identified and marked on the LAC, which are patrolled with a stipulated frequency by the security forces.
36. restoration (noun) – reinstitution, re-establishment, return.
37. status quo ante (phrase) – a Latin phrase meaning “the  state of affairs existing before” (or) “the way things were before”.
38. unilateral (adjective) – relating to a method of taking decisions (particularly on international relations) by a state (country) individually without considering other states (countries). In general, it is relating to the decision taken individually without consulting with the others concerned.
39. status quo (noun) – the present situation, the current state, the existing state of affairs.
40. in the midst of (phrase) – in the middle of.
41. two-fold (adjective) – having two parts/elements.
42. manoeuvre (noun) – (military) training activity, operation.
43. dial down (phrasal verb) – reduce, lessen, decrease (the intensity of something).
44. albeit (conjunction) – though, even though, however.
45. on one’s own terms (phrase) – according to someone’s conditions; In the manner that someone prefers.
46. give up (phrasal verb) – abandon, forgo, renounce, relinquish.
47. territorial (adjective) – geographical.
48. far from (phrase) – not, not at all, nowhere near.

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