The Hindu Editorial (Yemen’s woes) – May 21, 2019

The withdrawal of Houthi rebels from three of Yemen’s ports as part of the December 2018 ceasefire agreement should have been the basis for further talks to expand the truce to other parts of the country. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Yemen’s woes) – May 21, 2019.

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Today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Yemen’s woes) – May 21, 2019:

1. woes (noun) – trouble, difficulty, problem.
2. tip (verb) – give notice, inform/notify, tell.
3. ceasefire (noun) – a temporary stoppage of a war, truce, armistice.
4. under way (adverb) – going on, continuing, in progress.
5. drone (noun) – unmanned aircraft /missile.
6. retaliation (noun) – revenge, vengeance, counter-attack.
7. fall back (phrasal verb) – retreat, withdraw, back off.
8. resumption (noun) – restart, return to, continuation.
9. hostilities (noun) – fighting, conflict, war.
10. on the rise (phrase) – increasing.
11. standoff (noun) – deadlock, stalemate, impasse (in a dispute/conflict).
12. militia (noun) – armed forces, military unit, soldiery (from the civil population to support main forces).
13. deploy (verb) – station, locate, place.
14. allegation (noun) – charge, accusation, indictment.
15. refute (verb) – deny, reject, disprove.
16. subsequent (adjective) – following, ensuing, later.
17. entangle (verb) – involve, implicate, embroil.
18. rivalry (noun) – opposition, conflict, stifle/friction.
19. devastate (verb) – destroy, ruin, wreak.
20. malnutrition (noun) – undernourishment, undernutrition, poor/unhealthy/inadequate diet.
21. blockade (noun) – barricade, barrier (obstruction of supply of essential goods and others to an area).
22. brink (noun) – edge/verge/end (of something).
23. famine (noun) – scarcity of food, food shortages; paucity/poverty.
24. hold (verb) – remain valid, exist; be the case.
25. provoke (verb) – annoy, make angry, irritate.
26. the way forward (phrase) – something (a plan/action) that leads to success in the future.
27. stuck past participle of stick to (phrasal verb) – abide by, adhere to, cling.
28. pull out (phrasal verb) – withdraw, leave, get out.
29. mediation (noun) – conciliation, arbitration, reconciliation.
30. replicate (verb) – copy, reproduce, duplicate.
31. decouple (verb) – unlink, undo, disengage.
32. war-torn (adjective) – (of a place) devastated, ruined, wrecked (by war).

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