Iran-U.S. relations – The Hindu (Oct 16, 2017)

Iran-U.S. relations – The Hindu (Oct 16, 2017)

By refusing to certify the Iran nuclear deal, which curbed its nuclear programme in return for lifting global sanctions, U.S. President Donald Trump has …. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

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Word List-2 (To Improve English Vocabulary)

1. footing (noun) – standing, status, state/position.
2. undermine (verb) – weaken, compromise, diminish/reduce.
3. endanger (verb) – imperil, jeopardize, risk.
4. non-proliferation (noun) – the action of stopping something (particularly of nuclear weapons by the countries).
5. curb (verb) – limit, restrict, control.
6. 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).
7. pact (noun) – agreement, treaty, protocol.
8. signatory (noun) –  the one (person/party/organisation/country) which signed an official document/agreement.
9. disavow (verb) – deny, disclaim/disown, reject.
10. hawkish (adjective) – aggressive, belligerent, warring.
11. pass the buck (phrase) – transfer/move the responsibility for something to someone else.
12. radical (adjective) – revolutionary, progressive, reforming.
13. sweeping (adjective) – blanket, general, imprecise.
14. bipartisan (adjective) – involving cooperation between two (opposite & big)  political parties.
15. nail in the coffin (phrase) – an event/action that was considered as a harmful/destructive to something (a situation/person) which is already becoming weak.
16. boon (noun) – benefit, advantage, gain.
17. hardliners (noun) – a group/a political party with people who support a strict ideas and they are extreme & uncompromising.
18. rally (verb) – gather, assemble; come together.
19. hostility (noun) – aversion,  unfriendliness/opposition, antipathy.
20. shortcomings (noun) – fault, flaw, imperfection/defect.
21. shining (adjective) – brilliant, excellent, splendid.
22. chaos (noun) – disorder, disruption, confusion.

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