The Hindu Editorial (Man-made disaster) – Jan 13, 2020

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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Man-made disaster) – Jan 13, 2020:

retaliation (noun) – revenge, vengeance, counter-attack.
spike (noun) – a sharp rise/increase of something.
take off (phrasal verb) – (of an aircraft) leave the ground.
assertion (noun) – declaration, statement, claim/opinion.
bring down (phrasal verb) – cause an aircraft to fall from the sky by shooting it.
have anything to do with (phrase) – be connected with, be related to, have dealings with.
reckless (adjective) – careless, thoughtless, incautious/heedless.
assassinate (verb) – murder, kill, execute.
brink (noun) – edge/verge/end (of something).
anticipate (verb) – expect, foresee, predict.
context (noun) – circumstances, conditions, situation.
abdicate (verb) – reject, renounce, give up, avoid.
veer off (verb) – change direction, deviate, diverge.
admission (noun) – acknowledgement, acceptance, declaration.
apology (noun) – expression of regret.
carry out (phrasal verb) – conduct, perform, execute.
put in place (phrase) – initiate, usher in, bring in.
pay the price (phrase) – experience bad or unpleasant result.
confrontational (adjective) – hostile, argumentative, aggressive/belligerent.
unilaterally (adverb) – used to indicate something done by a person/country without approval/agreement from other people/countries involved in the situation.
pull out (phrasal verb) – withdraw, leave, get out.
worth the risk (phrase) – when something may be dangerous, but you still want to do it.
all-out (adjective) – intense, aggressive, unrestrained/uncontrolled, powerful.
stampede (noun) – people’s movement rapidly in a mass after panic.
funeral (noun) – burial (ceremony), cremation, laying to rest.
unearth (verb) – detect, discover, find out.
culprit (noun) – criminal, offender, wrongdoer.