Pacific Ocean’s 11 – The Hindu (Nov 20, 2017)

Pacific Ocean’s 11 – The Hindu (Nov 20, 2017)

When Donald Trump abandoned the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) in his very first week after being sworn in as U.S. President, there were doubts whether the…. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

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Word List-2 (To Improve English Vocabulary)

1. revival (noun) – improvement, betterment; restoration.
2. trans- (prefix) – across, the other side of.
3. pact (noun) – agreement, treaty, protocol.
4. comprehensive (adjective) – wide-ranging/all-inclusive, complete.
5. progressive (adjective) – modern, liberal, forward-looking.
6. ratification (noun) – authorization, approval, formal consent on a decision.
7. misgivings (noun) – qualm, doubt, reservation.
8. on account of (phrase) – because of, owing to, as a consequence of.
9. interpret (verb) – understand, construe; explain/decipher.
10. diminish (verb) – decrease, decline, reduce.
11. accord (noun) – pact, treaty, agreement.
12. repudiation (noun) – rejection, denial, contradiction.
13. suspicion (noun) – doubt, trace/hint, scepticism.
14. treaty (noun) – agreement, settlement, pact/deal.
15. couch (verb) – express, frame, formulate.
16. populist (adjective) – related to politicians who claim that they are representing the common/ordinary people.
17. fossil-fuel (noun) – non renewable resources or fossil fuels such as coal, oil and natural gas are formed from the buried /deposited organic materials.
18. exceptionalism (noun) – an ideology that holds that the United States is unique among nations in both positive or negative connotations, particularly with respect to its ideals of democracy and personal freedom (Courtesy: Wikipedia).
19. scrap (verb) – abandon, cancel, abolish (a plan/policy).
20. rhetoric (noun) – heroics, hyperbole/extravagant language.
21. globalisation (noun) – the process of making the trade of goods and services equivalent in all nations (Courtesy: VOA Learning English).
22. concession (noun) – right, permit, licence.
23. liberalisation (noun) – removal or loosening of restrictions on something, typically an economic or political system.

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