Law and diplomacy on South China Sea -The Hindu (July 14, 2016)
As expected, Beijing lost no time in rejecting the unanimous ruling of an international tribunal at The Hague that China has no legal basis for much of its claims on the South China Sea. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.
Today’s Word List:
- Lose no time (idiom) – doing an important thing as early as possible.
- Unanimous (adjective) – uniform, congruent , concerted, undivided.
- Ruling (noun) – decision, resolution; judgement, verdict.
- Tribunal (noun) – board, panel, Committee.
- Contested (adjective) – argued, debated, disputed.
- Sovereignty (noun) – supremacy, power, authority, control, influence.
- Nationalist (noun) – related to nationalism.
- Backlash (noun) – adverse reaction/response, counteraction; retaliation; fallout.
- Nine-dash line – previously the “eleven-dash line”, is the demarcation line used initially by the government of the Republic of China (ROC / Taiwan) and subsequently also by the government of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), for their claims of the major part of the South China Sea. (Courtesy: Wikipedia).
- Centre on (phrasal verb) – focus, pivot, concentrate.
- Boycott (verb) – spurn, avoid, abstain from, stay away from.
- Proceedings (noun) – events, activities, affairs.
- Assert (verb) – declare, pronounce, affirm, announce.
- Compelling (adjective) – convincing, irresistible, valid.
- Bolster (verb) – support, strengthen, reinforce, fortify.
- Long-standing (adjective) – long lived, enduring, persistent; firm, constant.
- Accord (verb) – give, grant, present, award; confer/bestow on
- Loom (verb) – appear, emerge, materialize.
- Overwhelmingly (adverb) – extremely, very intensely, to a great degree.
- Mitigate (verb) – reduce, alleviate, lessen.
- Confrontation (noun) – conflict, fight, contest, encounter.
- Adverse (verb) – unfavourable, disadvantageous, disagreeable.
- Fallout (noun) – adverse reaction/response, shock wave, repercussions.
- Rally (verb) – gather, collect, accumulate.
- Bear witness (idiom) – testify to, attest to, confirm; demonstrate, show, establish.
- High-stakes (adjective) – high risks, dangerous.
- Concerted (adjective) – strong, intensive, active.
- Nicaraguan Insurgent (noun) – rebel, revolutionary, agitator.
- Exert (verb) – apply, exercise, use, bring to bear, deploy.
- Ratify (noun) – sign an agreement.
- Conversely (adverb) – initiating reverse statement.
- Comply (verb) – in accordance with,
- Litigation (noun) – legal proceedings/actions/dispute, law suit.
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 (elementary level) & Synonyms provided for the words above are my personal work and not that of Oxford University Press.
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