Big vision, hazy detail – The Hindu (Oct 28, 2017)
Of the seven countries he visited last week, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson chose to focus on India while spelling out his strategic vision. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.
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Word List-2 (To Improve English Vocabulary)
- hazy (adjective) – indistinct, unclear, ill-defined.
- chart (verb) – follow, outline, describe.
- spell out (phrasal verb) – explain, make clear, elucidate/clarify.
- ambitious (adjective) – determined/demanding, formidable, challenging.
- not mince words (idiom) – talk/speak straight; call a spade a spade.
- safe haven (noun) – refuge/shelter, asylum, place of safety/security.
- bar (verb) – prevent, forbid, ban/inhibit.
- ramp up (phrasal verb) – increase or cause to increase.
- further (verb) – promote, advance, develop/stimulate.
- desist from (verb) – abstain, refrain, stop/cease.
- stride (noun) – progress, proceed, move.
- trip up (phrasal verb) – disconcert, unsettle, discomfit.
- lofty (adjective) – high-minded, grand, magnificent.
- disengage (verb) – remove, separate, disconnect.
- maritime (adjective) – of or related to the sea.
- proximity (noun) – closeness, nearness, adjacency.
- pertain (verb) – concern, relate to, be connected with.
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