Rouhani’s challenge – The Hindu (Aug 09, 2017)

Rouhani’s challenge – The Hindu (Aug 09, 2017)

Hassan Rouhani has formally begun his second term as Iran’s President in especially challenging circumstances. Conservatives at home are pushing for a hard-line agenda, . For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

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1. daunting (adjective) – intimidating, challenging, disconcerting/ unsettling.
2. conservative (adjective) – traditionalist, conventional, orthodox/old-fashioned.
3. hardline (adjective) – uncompromising, strict/tough, inflexible.
4. consolidate (verb) – strengthen, secure, reinforce/fortify.
5. turn up (phrasal verb) – increase, raise, amplify/intensify.
6. heat (noun) – intensive pressure.
7. clerical (adjective) – ecclesiastical, religious, spiritual.
8. status quo (noun) – the present situation, the current state, the existing state of affairs.
9. override (verb) – disallow, overrule, overthrow.
10. pragmatic (adjective) – empirical, realistic/actual, practical.
11. overcome (verb) – deal with, master, overwhelm.
12. brinkmanship (noun) – the art/practice of following a dangerous system to the limit of safety, especially in politics, to get expected results.
13. antagonize (verb) – annoy, provoke, irritate.
14. 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).
15. vindicate (verb) – justify, confirm, support.
16. reciprocate (verb) – do the same, return/give back; equal.
17. tenor (noun) – the general meaning, content, character of something.
18. hardliners (noun) – a group/a political party with people who support a strict ideas and they are extreme & uncompromising.
19. come around (phrasal verb) – recover, revive, wake up.
20. pursue (verb) – undertake, prosecute, follow.
21. succumb (verb) – yield, give in, submit/surrender.
22. provocation (noun) – incitement, prompting, inducement.
23. live up to (phrasal verb) –  satisfy, fulfil, achieve.

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