The Hindu Editorial (A dangerous moment) – Sep 22, 2022

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troops (noun) – armed forces, forces, soldiers.
mobilisation (noun) – the act of bringing forces/people/resources together for a particular cause.
setback (noun) – problem, difficulty, issue.
irrationality (noun) – illogicality, unreasonableness, impracticality.
mark (verb) – indicate, signify, represent, denote.
acknowledgement (noun) – acceptance, admission, recognition.
readiness (noun) – preparedness, willingness, inclination.
escalate (verb) – increase, intensify, accelerate, heighten, deepen, make more serious.
de-escalate (verb) – diminish, lessen/decrease, dwindle (the intensity of a conflict).
conflict (noun) – war, armed conflict, battle, fighting.
objective (noun) – intention, purpose, intent, goal, aim.
mobilise (verb) – (of forces/people/resources) bring together for a specific cause.
thrust (noun) – a forceful attack; assault, offensive, onslaught, invasion, incursion, blitz.
front (noun) – position, direction.
quite (adjective) – somewhat, relatively, comparatively.
forces (noun) – troops; armed forces, soldiers.
back (verb) – support, defend, stand by, help, assist.
slow down (phrasal verb) – reduce, lessen, decrease.
advances (noun) – progress, headway, moving forward, forward movement.
invasion (noun) – attack, offensive, onslaught, incursion, assault.
costly (adjective) – ruinous, disastrous, devastating, crippling, damaging, harmful, woeful, awful, terrible, unfortunate.
withdraw (verb) – disengage, depart, leave, retreat, pull back, pull out (of military troops from an area of conflict).
Kyiv (proper noun) – Capital of Ukraine.
Kharkiv (proper noun) – a city in northeast Ukraine.
territorial (adjective) – relating to a particular territory (area/region).
suffer (verb) – experience, undergo, experience, face, encounter (something bad or unpleasant).
oblast (noun) – an administrative division or region in Russia and the former Soviet Union, and in some Slavic countries.
retreat (verb) – disengage, depart, leave, withdraw, pull back, pull out (of military troops from an area of conflict).
in the face of (phrase) – despite, notwithstanding, regardless of; when confronted with.
lightning (adjective) – quick, fast, swift, rapid, expeditious.
counter-offensive (noun) – counter-attack.
quicken (verb) – accelerate, speed up, expedite, hasten.
Kremlin (noun) – The name “Kremlin” means “fortress inside a city”, and is often also used metonymically to refer to the official residence of the President of the Russian Federation in a similar sense to how “White House” refers to the Executive Office of the President of the United States; Kremlin is a fortified complex in the center of Moscow city. (Metonym is used as an alternative for something else with which it is closely related/associated).
move (noun) – movement, activity.
consolidate (verb) – strengthen, reinforce, fortify, buttress, underpin, bolster up, defend.
pro- (prefix) – supporting.
separatist (noun) – secessionist, dissident, protester, sectarian, nonconformist extremist, radical, revolutionary.
Donbas region (noun) – a historical, cultural, and economic region in south-eastern Ukraine, some of whose territory (Donetsk and Luhansk) is occupied by two separatist groups in the course of the Russo-Ukrainian War. President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia has recognized the independence of these two separatist regions in Ukraine.
hold (verb) – conduct, organize, arrange.
referendum (noun) – public vote; a direct vote in which people cast ballots to decide on a specific issue or policy.
Russian Federation (noun) – commonly known as Russia; a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia.
ballot (noun) – the piece of paper used to record a vote.
ballot (noun) – vote, poll.
cast (verb) – vote, register a vote, enter a vote.
slam/shut the door on (phrase) – to refuse to consider/accept something (an idea, plan, solution, etc.); deny, reject, decline, spurn, dismiss (an idea/plan/solution).
escalation (noun) – intensification, aggravation, exacerbation.
in the first place (phrase) – at the beginning.
conscription (noun) – compulsory enlistment for military service.
unpopular (adjective) – unfamous, disliked, hated, loathed.
demilitarization (noun) – disarmament, arms control, limitation or reduction of arms, deactivation of military weapons, decommissioning (of arms/weapons).
reinvigorate (verb) – revive, re-energize, rejuvenate; fortify, strengthen.
reinvigorated (adjective) – revived, re-energized, rejuvenated; fortified, strengthened/strong
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) (noun) – NATO was created in 1949 by the United States, Canada, and several Western European nations to provide collective security against the Soviet Union.
throw one’s weight behind (phrase) – to use one’s power (influence) to support someone/something.
collective (adjective) – common, shared, joint, combined.
take in (phrasal verb) – include, incorporate, embody, encompass.
acknowledge (verb) – accept, recognize, realize.
dial up (phrasal verb) – increase, rise (the intensity of something).
dial down (phrasal verb) – reduce, lessen, decrease (the intensity of something).
the best of something (phrase) – used to refer to something very good.
at war (phrase) – engaged in a war.
the West (noun) – The Western world/civilization consisting of the majority of Europe & the North America.
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.
geopolitical (adjective) – relating to (the study of) the geographical factors (a country’s position on the earth, size, climate, and natural resources &, etc.) in world politics and inter-state relations.
the way forward (phrase) – something (a plan/action) that leads to success in the future.
certainty (noun) – assurance.
trigger (verb) – cause, give rise to, lead to, bring about, generate.
far more (phrase) – much more.