In an elite club – The Hindu (Dec 12, 2017)

In an elite club – The Hindu (Dec 12, 2017)

India’s admittance into the Wassenaar Arrangement, a multilateral export control regime, as its 42nd participating member is a big step forward in its quest for formal acceptance as a responsible nuclear power. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

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Word List-2 (To Improve English Vocabulary)

1. credentials (noun) –  experience, record/achievement, quality.
2. admittance (noun) – right of entry, admission, right of access.
3. quest (noun) – a long search,  pursuit; journey.
4. be at pains to do something (phrase) – take great care/difficulty to do something.
5. adhere to (verb) – follow/obey, abide by, conform to.
6. destabilise (verb) – undermine, weaken, impair/subvert.
7. accumulation (noun) – collection, stockpile, reserve (of something).
8. plenary (adjective) – (of a meeting) to be attended by all participants of a group.
9. presume (verb) – assume, expect, speculate.
10. fastidious (adjective) – punctilious, painstaking, meticulous.
11. adherent (noun) – supporter, upholder, promoter.
12. on the heels of (phrase) – following immediately.
13. underlying (adjective) – fundamental, basic, essential.
14. chaperone (noun) – companion, protector, bodyguard.
15. plug (verb) – stop, seal, close.
16. loophole (noun) – an ambiguity in the law; flaw/fault, defect.
17. heavy lifting (noun) – hard work.
18. high table (noun) – groups with most important people. It exactly means (particularly in a dining hall of a college) a table put on a raised platform for most important people.
19. quiet (adjective) –  confidential, secret, discreet.
20. botched (adjective) – (of a work) done badly/carelessly.
21. pitch (verb) – tone, sound.
22. forge (verb) – build, form, create.
23. insurmountable (adjective) – unconquerable, unassailable, unbeatable.
24. nonetheless (adverb) – in spite of that; nevertheless; however.
25. impart (verb) – give, provide, confer.
26. non-proliferation (noun) – the action of stopping something (particularly of nuclear weapons by the countries).

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