Talk it over – The Hindu (Oct 13, 2017)

Talk it over – The Hindu (Oct 13, 2017)

Catalan President Carles Puigdemont’s call for a dialogue with the federal government is the first sign in many months of an attempt to break the…. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

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1. pull back (phrasal verb) – withdraw, retreat, draw/roll back.
2. confrontation (noun) – conflict, clash, fight.
3. stalemate (noun) – deadlock, impasse, stand-off.
4. steadfast (adjective) – firm, determined, resolute/steady.
5. sovereignty (noun) – authority, supremacy/domination; autonomy.
6. seize (verb) – take, grab, grasp.
7. opening (noun) – opportunity, chance, favourable moment.
8. referendum (noun) – public vote; a direct vote in which people cast ballots to decide on a specific issue or policy (Courtesy: VOA Learning English).
9. defer (verb) – postpone, put off, delay.
10. proclamation (noun) – announcement, declaration, pronouncement.
11. interpretations (noun) – explanation, clarification, review.
12. relent (verb) – yield, accede, give in.
13. ascertain (verb) – confirm, verify, discover/find out.
14. obduracy (noun) – stubbornness, dogged determination, relentlessness.
15. secession (noun) – the withdrawal of a group from a larger federation/organisation, from a political state.
16. vindicate (verb) – justify, confirm, support.
17. grim (adjective) – dismal, gloomy/serious, uninviting.
18. untenable (adjective) – undefendable, unarguable, unjustified.
19. interlocutor (noun) – a person who takes part in a dialogue or conversation.
20. ramifications (noun) – consequence, result, repurcussions.
21. rhetoric (noun) – (persuasive) speaking; oratory, command of language.
22. precipitate (verb) – expedite, advance, accelerate (generally an undesirable event/situation).
23. speculation (noun) – prediction, conjecture/talk, guuesswork.
24. interventionist (noun) – a person who favours  interventionism (the policy of intervening in the affairs of others).
25. relapse (verb) – setback, worsening, weakening.
26. overture (noun) – move, approach, signal/proposal.

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