The Beijing balancing act – The Hindu (Aug 17, 2016)
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s August 11-13 visit to India was closely watched for clues on the current state of India-China relations and the outlook going forward. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.
Word List:
- Vexed (adjective) – disputed, debated, controversial, unresolved, contentious.
- Disarmament (noun) – limitation, control, reduction of military weapons.
- Bearing on (noun) – relevance, significance, pertinence, connection.
- Propitious (adjective) – favourable, advantageous, promising, beneficial.
- Contentious (adjective) – controversial, disputable, debatable, equivocal, vexed.
- Blunt (adjective) – straightforward, unequivocal, outspoken, direct, candid.
- Airing (noun) – a public expression, articulation; discussion, debate.
- Deteriorating (adjective) – worsening, declining, failing, falling.
- Arbitration (noun) – adjudication, mediation, negotiation, conciliation, peacemaking.
- Unprecedented (adjective) – never experienced before; unparalleled, unequalled; unusual; abnormal, atypical.
- Strain (noun) – pressure, demands, burdens, stress, tension.
- Deployment (noun) – positioning of military troops/equipment for action.
- Assiduously (adverb) – with great care & effort; diligently, pertinaciously.
- Benign (adjective) – good-natured, friendly, neighbourly, calm.
- Convergences (noun) – similarities; common, coinciding, connecting factors/aspects.
- Outnumber (verb) – be more in mumber.
- Entangle (verb) – involve, implicate, embroil, mix up, enmesh.
- Call for (phrasal verb) – require, make necessary, demand, ask for.
- Preoccupation (noun) – pensiveness, concentration, thinking, deep thought.
- Substantive (adjective) – important & meaningful.
- Enmesh (verb) – entangle, embroil, involve, catch up, mix up.
- Countervailing (adjective) – counteracting; equal, matching (force) which reduces the effect.
- Creep (noun) – (slow & steady) movement.
- Proxy (noun) – deputy, representative, delegate, agent.
- Explicitly (adverb) – without any doubt, clearly, Unequivocally, specifically.
- Assuage (verb) – relieve, ease, alleviate, subdue, reduce.
Note:
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