Nuclear deal in danger – The Hindu (Sep 21, 2017)

Nuclear deal in danger – The Hindu (Sep 21, 2017)

U.S. President Donald Trump’s opposition to the Iran nuclear deal is not new. But by choosing his first address at the UN General Assembly, in which he listed his administration’s foreign policy priorities,….. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

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Word List-2 (To Improve English Vocabulary)

1. tirade (noun) – a long angry speech to criticize something/someone; diatribe, verbal onslaught.
2. undermine (verb) – weaken, compromise, diminish/reduce.
3. non-proliferation (noun) – the action of stopping something (particularly of nuclear weapons by the countries).
4. accord (noun) – pact, treaty, agreement.
5. call someone out (phrasal verb) – draw critical attention to someone’s unacceptable actions.
6. medieval (adjective) – prehistoric, primitive, ancient.
7. pragmatism (noun) – realism, practicability, logical thinking.
8. aberration (noun) – anomaly, deviation/departure/divergence, mistake.
9. hostility (noun) – aversion,  unfriendliness/opposition, antipathy.
10. theocratic (adjective) – relating to the rule by religious leaders in the name of God guiding them.
11. unravel (verb) – fall apart, come apart, collapse/go wrong.
12. forge (verb) – build, create, establish.
13. signatory (noun) –  the one (person/party/organisation/country) which signed an official document/agreement.
14. precedent (noun) – model, example, previous case.
15. shortcomings (noun) – fault, flaw, imperfection/defect.
16. pursue (verb) – undertake, prosecute, follow.
17. 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).
18. hardline (adjective) – uncompromising, strict/tough, inflexible.

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