Affirmative vote – The Hindu (Dec 23, 2017)

Affirmative vote – The Hindu (Dec 23, 2017)

The UN General Assembly vote on a resolution calling for the final settlement of Jerusalem through negotiations may have been pitched as a contest between Israel and Palestine; however, it…. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

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1. affirmative (adjective) – corroborative, favorable, optimistic.
2. heed (verb) – pay attention to, notice, consider.
3. pitch (verb) – position, set up, put up.
4. contest (noun) – competition, battle, fight/dispute.
5. referendum (noun) – public vote; a direct vote in which people cast ballots to decide on a specific issue or policy (Courtesy: VOA Learning English).
6. abstain (verb) – not vote, decline to vote, refuse to vote.
7. overwhelming (adjective) – very large, enormous, massive/huge.
8. defy (verb) – resist, ignore, confront.
9. name and shame (phrase) – to publicly say that somebody has done something wrong.
10. exact (verb) – inflict, impose, deliver (revenge) on someone.
11. revenge (noun) – vengeance, retribution, retaliation.
12. derision (noun) –  mockery, ridicule, satire.
13. envoy (noun) – representative, delegate, spokesperson/mediator.
14. puppet (noun) – a person/group/country under someone’s control.
15. epithet (noun) – nickname, byname, label/tag.
16. come away (phrasal verb) – be left with a result after doing something.
17. churlish (adjective) – ill-mannered, discourteous, impolite.
18. bully (noun) – persecutor, oppressor, browbeater/intimidator.
19. imperative (adjective) – very important, essential, crucial/critical.
20. uphold (verb) – confirm/support, endorse, validate.
21. walk away from (phrasal verb) – withdraw, leave, abandon.
22. unilaterally (adverb) – done without approval from others.
23. doublespeak (noun) – prevarication, vagueness, ambiguity/uncertainty.
24. contour (noun) – outline, shape, form.
25. underscore (verb) – call attention to, emphasize, highlight.
26. speculation (noun) – prediction, conjecture, opinion.
27. in the face of (phrase) – despite/in spite of, notwithstanding, regardless of.
28. impending (adjective) – imminent, close/near, upcoming.
29. dilute (verb) – weaken, diminish, reduce.
30. consensus (noun) – an idea or opinion that is shared by all the people in a group; agreement, concurrence.

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