BRICS off the wall – The Hindu (Aug 31, 2017)

BRICS off the wall – The Hindu (Aug 31, 2017)

At Copenhagen in 2009, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, then Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and other leaders of the newly formed BASIC group (with Brazil and South Africa) were sitting in a conference room, negotiating a statement on the failure of the climate change summit. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

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1. off the wall (phrase) – eccentric, unconventional, uncommon/strange.
2. bolster (verb) – strengthen, support, reinforce.
3. hegemony (noun) – leadership, dominance/supremacy, authority.
4. barge (verb) – move forcefully; interrupt, intervene.
5. herald (verb) – signal, indicate, announce/portend.
6. clout (noun) – influence, power, control.
7. substantive (adjective) – important & meaningful.
8. sneer (noun) –  contemptuous remark, jibe, insult.
9. no mean (adjective) –  excellent/good, great, difficult.
10. feat (noun) – achievement, accomplishment.
11. turmoil (noun) – confusion, disturbance, chaos/disorder.
12. gruelling (adjective) – exhausting, tiring, taxing/demanding.
13. rhetoric (noun) – heroics, hyperbole/extravagant language.
14. hawkish (adjective) – aggressive, belligerent, warring.
15. rift (noun) – disagreement, dispute, conflict.
16. underpin (verb) – support, buttress, form (a basis).
17. sovereignty (noun) – authority, supremacy/domination; autonomy.
18. stand-off (noun) – deadlock, stalemate, impasse (in a dispute/conflict).
19. precipitate (verb) – expedite, advance, accelerate.
20. leverage (noun) – influence, power, authority.
21. prevail (verb) – win through, triumph, succeed.
22. baulk (verb) – eschew, resist, refuse ( to accept).
23. rationale (noun) – reason/basis; principle; motivation.
24. estrangement (noun) – alienation, isolation, separation.
25. futile (adjective) – pointless, useless, ineffective.
26. cavil (verb) – complain, grumble/moan, find fault with.
27. emanate (verb) – come out, arise; originate from.
28. exert (verb) – apply, employ, exercise.

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