The Hindu Opinion Article (Pokhran II, twenty years later) – May 11, 2018

Twenty years ago, on May 11, 1998, India took a leap into the unknown world of nuclear weapon powers with the tests at Pokhran.  For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Opinion Article (Pokhran II, twenty years later) – May 11, 2018.

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Today’s Advanced Word List 2 For The Hindu Opinion Article (Pokhran II, twenty years later) – May 11, 2018:

1. deliberation (noun) – thought, thinking, careful consideration.
2. inevitable (adjective) – unavoidable, sure to happen, unpreventable.
3. arsenal (noun) – weapons, arms, armaments.
4. inhibit (verb) – prevent, impede, hinder.
5. stand in the way of (phrase) – prevent from achieving something.  
6. utmost (adjective) – greatest, maximum, most extreme.
7. Glenn Amendment (noun) – Adapted in 1977 under Sec. 102(b) of the Arms Export Control Act, it prohibits U.S. foreign assistance to any non-nuclear-weapon state (as defined by the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty) that, among other things, detonates/explodes a nuclear explosive device.
8. 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 (Courtesy: VOA Learning English).
9. non-proliferation (noun) – the action of stopping something (particularly of nuclear weapons by the countries).
10. moratorium (noun) – a temporary ban/prohibition, suspension, postponement.
11. disarmament (noun) – demilitarization, limitation/reduction/deactivation of military weapons.
12. trade-off (noun) – a situation in which you must choose between or balance two things that are opposite or cannot be had at the same time; a compromise; swap, exchange.
13. enrichment (noun) – the method of making more powerful or explosive Uranium by increasing the composition of uranium-235 isotope through the process of isotope separation.
14. sovereign (adjective) – absolute, unconditional, unrestricted.
15. intact (adjective) – undamaged, unimpaired, unflawed.
16. jeopardy (noun) – danger, peril, loss/failure.
17. champion (noun) – advocate, promoter, supporter.
18. affinity (noun) – association, link/bond, connection.
19. smokescreen (noun) – trick, deception, tactic.
20. volatile (adjective) – unpredictable, uncertain, fluctuating.
21. indigenous (adjective) – native/local, original, domestic.

Today’s Advanced Word List 2 For The Hindu Opinion Article (Pokhran II, twenty years later) – May 11, 2018:

 

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