Raising the stakes with Chabahar – The Hindu (May 25, 2016)

Raising the stakes with Chabahar – The Hindu (May 25, 2016)

A trilateral transport corridor project, inked in Tehran this week by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the leaders of Iran and Afghanistan, has the potential to alter the geopolitical map of South and Central Asia. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

Today’s Words:

1. Trilateral (adjective) – involving three nations/parties/groups.
2. Ink (verb) – sign.
3. Ambivalence (noun) – uncertainty, unsureness, confusion.
4. Inertia (noun) – inactivity, inaction, apathy.
5. Revitalise (verb) –  re-energize, strengthen, renew.
6. Bilateral (adjective) – involving two nations/parties/groups.
7. Landlocked (adjective) – (a country) surrounded by land.
8. Diplomacy (noun) – statesmanship, foreign affairs & policy.
9. Big-ticket (adjective) – very expensive.
10. On an even keel (idiom) – staying stable and normal.
11. Raise the bar (phrasal verb) – to raise standards.
12. Stakes (noun) – share, investment, interest.
13. Drift (verb) – drop off, go off, get diverted.

Note:

• Click each one of the words above for their definition, more synonyms, pronunciation, example sentences, phrases, derivatives, origin and etc from http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/ .
• Synonyms provided for the words above are my personal work and not that of Oxford University Press.