Sri Lanka must stay the course – The Hindu (July 02, 2016)

Sri Lanka must stay the course – The Hindu (July 02, 2016)

The frequent human rights updates in Geneva provide an occasion for the world to discuss Sri Lanka’s post-war situation, especially the progress made in investigating the excesses during the last phase of the civil war that ended in 2009. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

Today’s Words:

  1. Stay the course (idiom) – accomplish the work completely.
  2. Excesses (noun) – very bad, wrong, violent behaviour.
  3. Hostile (adjective) – unfriendly, unkind, aggressive, against.
  4. Inimical (adjective) – harmful, contrary, adverse, unfavourable.
  5. Unanimous (adjective) – United, uniform, consistent, solid, undivided.
  6. Nudge (verb) – prompt, encourage, coax, push.
  7. Credible (adjective) – acceptable, convincing, trustworthy, reliable.
  8. Tardy (adjective) – slow, sluggish, not to be done on time, delayed.
  9. Tangible (adjective) – real, actual, definite, clear.
  10. Inspire (verb) – arouse, prompt, cause, ignite, produce, generate.
  11. Draw attention (noun) – heed, notice, awareness, observation.
  12. Divergent view (adjective) – differing, varying, dissimilar, unlike.
  13. Go through (phrasal verb) – undergo, experience, face, live through, be subjected to.
  14. Triumphalism (noun) – an attitude or a belief that a particular doctrine, religion, culture, social system is superior to and should triumph all over others.
  15. Disregard (noun) – indifference, heedlessness, inattention, carelessness, neglect, lack of attention.
  16. Plight (noun) – difficult/tough/unfortunate situation.
  17. Ethnic (adjective) – inherited, ancestral, traditional, national.
  18. Transitional (adjective) – interim, provisional, makeshift, developmental, evolutional.
  19. Embark on (verb) – begin, start, commence, undertake, initiate.
  20. Ambitious (adjective) – difficult, demanding, formidable, hard, tough, challenging.
  21. Reconciliation (noun) – reunion, appeasement, harmonisation, resolution, restoration of harmony.
  22. Accountability (noun) – responsibility, liability, answerablity.
  23. Fritter away (verb) – squander, misuse, misspend, make poor use of, dissipate.
  24. Set in motion (idiom) – to begin something, start, activate, initiate, launch.
  25. Loss of Credibility (noun) – trustworthiness, reliability, integrity, dependability, reputation.

Note:

  • Click each one of the words above for their definition, more synonyms, pronunciation, example sentences, phrases, derivatives, origin and etc from http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/ .
  • Definitions & Synonyms provided for the words above are my personal work and not that of Oxford University Press.

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