In the Lords’ hands – The Hindu Apr 17, 2018

Theresa May’s government faces another bracing week in its Brexit calendar. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

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Today’s Word List-2  

1. bracing (adjective) – refreshing, stimulating, strengthening.
2. customs union (noun) – a group of countries club together and agree to apply the same tariffs to goods from outside the union to allow free trade among themselves.
3. set the tone (phrase) – to establish the quality /attitude for something.
4. play out (phrasal verb) – happen, occur, take place.
5. peer (noun) – equal, fellow, co-worker.
6. bruising (adjective) – stressful, demanding/taxing, painful.
7. conservative (adjective) – alt-right, right-wing, rightist (section of a political system).
8. fuel (verb) – stimulate, boost, intensify.
9. fallout (noun) – adverse results; repercussions, after-effects.
10. forecast (verb) – predict, estimate, foresee.
11. meagre (adjective) – little, minimal, small/poor.
12. bloc (noun) – alliance, association, group.
13. call for (phrasal verb) – necessitate, demand, require.
14. veteran (noun) – long-serving, mature, established.
15. eurosceptic (noun) – a person who is opposing to increase the powers of the European Union.
16. disposition (noun) – arrangement, setting up, configuration.
17. forge (verb) – build, form, create.
18. prospect (noun) – view, perspective, outlook.
19. manoeuvre (noun) – the process of taking carefully planned action.
20. retention (noun) – the continued possession & use of something.
21. bluster (noun) – threats, domineering, aggressive talk (with little effect).
22. rhetoric (noun) – heroics, hyperbole/extravagant language.
23. sovereignty (noun) – supremacy; autonomy, independence.
24. slender (adjective) – limited, slight, scant/little.
25. there is no denying (phrase) – it is undoubtedly true.
26. fluid (adjective) – fluctuating, changeable, inconstant.
27. Brussels (noun) – “The European Union” (as Brussels is the headquarters of the European Union).

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