Darjeeling deadlock – The Hindu (Oct 21, 2017)

Darjeeling deadlock – The Hindu (Oct 21, 2017)

The 104-day shutdown in the Darjeeling hills called by the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) may have been lifted in late September, but peace remains elusive. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

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Word List-1 (To Improve English Vocabulary)

1. deadlock (noun) – stalemate, impasse, stand-off.
2. sink (verb) – ignore, disregard/forget, set/put aside.
3. tripartite (adjective) – involving three parties.
4. elusive (adjective) – difficult to catch/find; slippery.
5. a host (of) (noun) –  lot, large number, great quantity.
6. spar (verb) – quarrel, argue, have a fight.
7. on the same page (phrase) – in agreement.
8. on the ground (phrase) – in a situation/place where things are happening really/practically.
9. fluid (adjective) – fluctuating, changeable, inconstant.
10. on the run (phrase) – running away, fleeing, in flight/fugitive.
11. misappropriation (noun) – embezzlement, expropriation, theft.
12. proclaimed (adjective) – announced, declared, trumpeted.
13. prop up (phrasal verb) –  support, assist, stimulate.
14. faction (noun) – a small group, section, division (of dissenter within a large group).
15. chart (out) (verb) – follow, outline, describe/detail.
16. flush (noun) – a fresh growth of (crop).
17. prevail (verb) – exist, be present, be widespread/rampant.
18. set in (phrasal verb) – begin, start, arrive (something unpleasant).
19. trickle (back)  (verb) – go slowly or gradually.
20. far from (phrase) – not, not at all, no way near.
21. revive (verb) – revitalize, restore, bring back.
22. stir (noun) – commotion, turmoil, uproar/disturbance.
23. retract (verb) – take back, withdraw, disown/disavow.
24. conciliatory (adjective) – propitiatory, appeasing, pacifying/peacemaking.
25. stakeholder (noun) – a person with an interest in something.

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