Game for talks – The Hindu (Jan 06, 2018)

Game for talks – The Hindu (Jan 06, 2018)

The prospect of a thaw in relations between North and South Korea, which resume talks after two years, holds out the hope of denuclearisation on the Peninsula. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

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Word List-2 (To Improve English Vocabulary)

1. resumption (noun) – restarting, recommencement, reopening.
2. prospect (noun) – hope, expectation, anticipation.
3. thaw (noun) – an increase in friendliness.
4. hold out (phrasal verb) – keep going, survive/continue, withstand.
5. denuclearisation (noun) – the act of removing nuclear weapons from a place.
6. consent (noun) – agreement, assent, acceptance.
7. consternation (noun) – anxiety, dismay, disquiet.
8. impetus (noun) – momentum; motivation, stimulus.
9. snoop (verb) – investigate, look around, ferret in (someone’s private affairs secretively).
10. autocrat (noun) – absolute ruler, dictator, tyrant.
11. vantage point (noun) – point of view, viewpoint, opinion.
12. roll-back (noun) – reduction, cut, decrease.
13. crippling (adjective) – weakening, destroying, spoiling.
14. sanctions (noun) – action taken, or an order given to force a country to obey international laws by limiting or stopping trade with that country, by not allowing economic aid for that country, etc (Courtesy: VOA Learning English).
15. reconciliation (noun) – reunion, appeasement, settlement/compromise.
16. revival (noun) – reintroduction, restoration; improvement/betterment.
17. ballistic missile (noun) – a missile, which is shot from the ground, takes a long distance to travel well outside the atmosphere and falls to the earth to explode on its target (due to the gravity).
18. apparently (adverb) – seemingly, evidently, ostensibly. 
19. allay (verb) – reduce, decrease, lessen.
20. apprehension (noun) – concern, tension/anxiety, panic.
21. deferment (noun) – postponement, suspension, adjournment.
22. overture (noun) – move, approach, signal/proposal.
23. assuage (verb) – alleviate, mitigate/reduce, relieve.
24. blockade (noun) – disruption of the economic activities (e.g: supply of essential goods and others) of an area.
25. cumulatively (adverb) – as a total/whole, collectively.
26. patronage (noun) – assistance, support, backing.
27. staunch (adjective) – loyal/faithful, trusty, committed.
28. stand-off (noun) – deadlock, stalemate, impasse (in a dispute/conflict).
29. votary (noun) – follower, supporter, upholder.
30. foster (verb) – encourage, promote, stimulate.
31. ambitious (adjective) – challenging, demanding, formidable.
32. detente (noun) – restoration of harmony, agreement, compromise/understanding.

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