A relationship adrift – The Hindu (Feb 26 2018)

A relationship adrift – The Hindu (Feb 26 2018)

The red flags had gone up long before Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrived for an eight-day state visit to India. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

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Word List-1 (To Improve English Vocabulary)

1. adrift (adjective) – off track, disoriented, confused/unsettled.
2. back to the drawing board (phrase) – used to indicate a new idea/plan has to be formed as the old one is not working well.
3. shepherd (verb) – guide, conduct, usher/lead.
4. genocide (noun) – mass murder, massacre, racial killing.
5. Khalistani (adjective) – relating to a proposed independent Sikh state by Sikh nationalists.
6. itinerary (noun) – a planned  journey.
7. penultimate (adjective) – second last; something that is right before the last item in a series.
8. sympathise (verb) – agree, support, favour/approve of.
9. tone-deafness (noun) – a condition of a person who is unable to understand the different facets/nuances of a given situation.
10. discreetly (adverb) – in a careful and far-sighted manner.
11. put off (phrasal verb) – postpone, defer, delay/reschedule.
12. effusively (adverb) – in an unrestrained or heartfelt/enthusiastic manner.
13. the final straw (phrase) – it means the last thing or event that caused the total melt down/collapse (Courtesy: BBC Learning English).
14. icy (adjective) – unfriendly, unwelcoming, inhospitable/hostile.
15. embarrassed (adjective) – unsettled, upset, disconcerted/flustered.
16. entourage (noun) – staff, attendants, companions.
17. scramble (verb) – struggle, hurry/hasten, rush.
18. amidst (preposition) – amid, in the middle of; during.
19. frosty (adjective) – unfriendly, inhospitable/unwelcoming, hostile.
20. forge (verb) – build, form, create.
21. pluralistic (adjective) – coexistent; (of people) exist in harmony irrespective of various differences.
22. diaspora (noun) – the people who spread/scatter from their own country to places across the world.
23. rupture (noun) – rift, separation, division/break-up.

 

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