The Hindu Editorial (Outer clarity) – Apr 05, 2019

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Today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Outer clarity) – Apr 05, 2019:

1. weaponization (noun) – the act of making something into a weapon.
2. accomplish (verb) – fulfil, achieve, succeed in.
3. knock out (phrasal verb) – remove, destroy, eliminate.
4. galvanise (verb) – inspire, spur, encourage.
5. poise (verb) – get ready, get in position, prepare.
6. leap (noun) – change, transformation, adjustment (in the right direction).
7. dexterity (noun) – capability, ability, skill.
8. expertise (noun) – skill, proficiency, expertness/competence.
9. testimony (noun) – evidence, proof, attestation/witness.
10. incur (verb) – sustain, experience;  be subject to.
11. assiduously (adverb) – diligently, carefully, meticulously.
12. dimension (noun) – aspect, feature, element.
13. articulate (verb) – express, mention, voice.
14. doctrinal (adjective) – standard, conventional/established, ideological/dogmatic.
15. deterrence (noun) – the act of deterring/stopping someone from doing something.
16. deter (verb) – prevent, stop, avert.
17. incapacitate (verb) – paralyse, disable, immobilize/deactivate.
18. regulatory (adjective) – organizational, governmental.
19. regime (noun) – system, arrangement, scheme.
20. address (verb) – attend to, tackle, deal with.
21. disarmament (noun) – demilitarization, limitation/reduction/deactivation of military weapons.
22. forge (verb) – set up create, establish.
23. binding (adjective) – irrevocable, unalterable/unbreakable; mandatory/necessary.
24. militarisation (noun) – the process by which a society organizes itself for military conflict and violence.
25. pragmatically (adverb) – dogmatically, empirically, practically.
26. in keeping with (phrase) – consistent with, in accordance with, in line with.
27. prohibitively (adverb) – restrictively, suppressively, repressively.
28. well-being (noun) – welfare, good health, comfort/happiness.

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