On H-1B visa rules – The Hindu (Jan 11, 2018)

On H-1B visa rules – The Hindu (Jan 11, 2018)

The United States’ H-1B visa has for decades been a source of nail-biting tension in India. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

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Word List-2 (To Improve English Vocabulary)

1. heartache (noun) – anguish, grief, suffering/distress.
2. deport (verb) – expel, banish, exile.
3. alarmist (adjective) – gloomy, dismal, needless worry or panic.
4. nail-biting (adjective) – stressful, worrying, concerning.
5. case in point (phrase) – example, instance, case.
6. scare (noun) – fright, shock, thread.
7. toy (with) (verb) – play with, amuse oneself with, trifle with, fool with.
8. take off (phrasal verb) – succeed, progress, work out.
9. contentious (adjective) – controversial, debatable, disputed.
10. give pause (phrase) – make serious; cause someone to think carefully before doing something.
11. scoop (verb) – pick up, gather up, take up (in a swift movement).
12. assimilate (verb) – subsume, integrate, absorb/grasp.
13. nevertheless (adverb) – in spite of that, nonetheless, notwithstanding.
14. protectionist (adjective) – relating to the use of tariff and non-tariff restrictions on imports to protect domestic producers from foreign competition.
15. rhetoric (noun) – heroics, hyperbole; expression/extravagant language.
16. spike (noun) – a sharp increase in importance of something.
17. nuanced (adjective) – delicate, minute, subtle.
18. unbridled (adjective) – unrestrained, unconstrained, uncontrolled.
19. bipartisan (adjective) – involving cooperation between two (opposite & big)  political parties.
20. comprehensive (adjective) – thorough/full, all-inclusive, complete.
21. call for (phrasal verb) – demand, necessitate, require.
22. moot (verb) – put forward, propose, suggest (an idea).
23. clamp down (phrasal verb) – suppress, prevent, put a stop/end to.
24. fruition (noun) –  realization, achievement, accomplishment/completion.
25. salvo (noun) – attack, aggressive act, assault.
26. executive order (noun) – an executive order is a tool Presidents use to make new policy. They can become law. Sometimes, Presidents use them to avoid apposition in Congress. (Courtesy: VOA Learning English).
27. apparently (adverb) – seemingly, evidently, ostensibly.
28. stem from (phrasal verb) – originate from, arise from, come from.
29. metamorphose (verb) – transform, change, modify (completely).
30. void (noun) – gap, space, vacuum.
31. rely on (verb) – depend on; resort to.
32. purport (verb) – claim, profess, pretend.
33. (ride) on the coattails of (phrase) – as a result of the success of (another).
34. subtle (adjective) – fine, precise; artful/skilful.
35. back-channel (adjective) – relating to a secondary or secret route.
36. lobbying (noun) – attempt to influence (the government / its official group/elected legislators) to create  the actions, policies, or decisions to help a particular organization.
37. eschew (verb) – abstain/refrain from, give up, relinquish/renounce.
38. knee-jerk (adjective) – unintentional, unthinking, automatic/unplanned.

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