The Hindu Editorial (Hong Kong’s protest vote) – Nov 26, 2019
The Hong Kong administration led by Carrie Lam suffered a stinging setback on Sunday when voters rejected outright establishment candidates in elections to the city’s 18 district councils. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Hong Kong’s protest vote) – Nov 26, 2019.
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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Hong Kong’s protest vote) – Nov 26, 2019:
- setback (noun) – problem, difficulty, issue.
- stinging (adjective) – harsh, upsetting, painful.
- outright (adjective) – complete, total, full.
- proxy (noun) – representative, substitute.
- referendum (noun) – public vote; a direct vote in which people cast ballots to decide on a specific issue or policy.
- on the way (phrase) – in the course of a journey.
- back (verb) – support, endorse, uphold.
- universal suffrage (noun) – universal franchise; the right of all adult citizens to vote in political elections.
- turn up (phrasal verb) – increase, raise, intensify.
- electorate (noun) – all the people who entitled to vote in an election.
- sleepy (adjective) – not dynamic, lacking ability to change.
- pertain to (verb) – concern, relate to, be connected with.
- draw someone’s attention to (phrase) – to attract someone to notice/focus on something.
- overwhelming (adjective) – massive/huge, sweeping/decisive, absolute.
- break out (phrasal verb) – flare up, begin/start suddenly, erupt/burst out.
- extradition (noun) – the action of surrendering/handing over a fugitive (a person who has escaped from being confined/accused of crime) from one jurisdiction to another by mutual agreements between the two countries. deportation, handover, expulsion.
- mounting (adjective) – increasing, growing, escalating.
- snowball (verb) – increase, rise, escalate rapidly.
- back off (phrasal verb) – retreat/withdraw, step back, move away (from an action).
- too little and too late (phrase) – blaming someone for not doing enough to prevent a problem and/or blaming someone for taking action only after the problem had become very bad.
- wishful thinking (noun) – utopianism, idealism, daydreaming.
- quell (verb) – defeat, beat, stifle, suppress.
- pitched battle (noun) – a very violent fight involving a large number of people.
- molotov cocktail (noun) – petrol bomb, bottle bomb.
- personnel (noun) – staff, employees, workforce.
- prolonged (adjective) – continuous, persistent, constant.
- thriving (adjective) – growing, developing, progressing.
- recession (noun) – economic decline, downturn, slump.
- stalemate (noun) – deadlock, impasse, standstill/stand-off.
- sway (verb) – rule, dominate, control, guide.
- conciliatory (adjective) – appeasing, pacifying, peacemaking.
- common ground (phrase) – shared opinions (or interests).
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