Accord under strain – The Hindu (Word List-2 To Improve Vocabulary) Mar 21, 2018

Accord under strain – The Hindu Mar 21, 2018

Colombia’s presidential election, due in May 2018, will have a bearing on the fragile peace accord of 2016 that ended one of the longest civil wars in history. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

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Word List-2 (To improve Vocabulary)

1. accord (noun) – agreement, consensus, cooperation.
2. strain (noun) – pressure, stress, demand/burden.
3. truce (noun) – agreement between enemies to stop argument/fighting; suspension of hostilities.
4. bearing (noun) – relevance, significance, connection/relation.
5. fragile (adjective) – shaky, weak, infirm.
6. bits and pieces (phrase) – partially, bit by bit, small things of different types/kinds.
7. unremitting (adjective) – relentless, continuous, steady.
8. hostility (noun) – aversion, unfriendliness/opposition, antipathy.
9. right-wing (adjective) – alt-right, conservative, rightist (section of a political system).
10. bloc (noun) – group, faction, alliance.
11. muster (verb) – gather together, congregate, assemble.
12. undeniable (adjective) – indisputable, undebatable, unquestionable.
13. stride (noun) – make progress/headway, gain ground, progress.
14. demilitarization (noun) – removal of military forces from (an area).
15. disband (verb) – disperse, demobilize, dissolve.
16. militia (noun) – armed forces, military unit, soldiery (from the civil population to support main forces).
17. sympathetic (adjective) – supportive, compassionate, caring/encouraging.
18. assassinate (verb) – murder, kill, execute.
19. insurgent (adjective) – rebellious, revolutionary, rioting/subversive.
20. reprisal (noun) – retaliation, counterattack; revenge/retribution.
21. lay down (phrasal verb) – put down, drop, leave.
22. hold out (phrasal verb) – remain, exist, last/continue.
23. sceptical (adjective) – dubious/doubtful, cynical, unconvinced.
24. electorate (noun) – all the people who entitled to vote in an election.
25. undone (adjective) – unfinished, incomplete, half-done.
26. dispiriting (adjective) – disheartening, discouraging, saddening.

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