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