The Hindu Editorial (The Russian ride) – May 25, 2018

With his visit to Sochi to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin for a day-long “informal summit”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi appeared to set a new normal in his foreign policy outreach. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (The Russian ride) – May 25, 2018.

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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (The Russian ride) – May 25, 2018:  

1. recalibration (noun) –  reevaluation, reassessment, reorganization/revamp.
2. outreach (noun) – the level of reaching out/activity/effort; involvement.
3. fray (verb) – strain, irritate, annoy.
4. drift (verb) – depart, diverge, deviate.
5. substantively (adverb) – importantly, significantly, meaningfully.
6. premise on (verb) – to base an argument/undertaking/theory on something (idea/thought/belief).
7. in the pipeline (phrase) – on the way, in preparation, in the offing.
8. jeopardise (verb) – threaten, endanger/imperil, put in danger/put at risk,
9. at any cost (phrase) – irrespective of the effort needed.
10. adversary (noun) – opponent, rival, enemy/nemesis.
11. 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).
12. bow (verb) – give in, yield, submit/surrender.
13. set off (phrase) – cause, prompt/trigger, begin/initiate.
14. tilt (noun) – an inclination, bias.
15. break the ice (phrase) – to start conversation with someone you don’t really know (to relieve tension).
16. comprehensive (adjective) – complete, full, extensive. 
17. contemplate (verb) – think about, consider, ponder.
18. turnaround (noun) – an unexpected change.
19. posture (noun) – position; standpoint, approach/attitude.
20. secrecy (noun) – confidentiality.
21. dash (verb) – rush, race, fly; travel in a hurried way.
22. intrigue (verb) – engage someone’s attention, attract, draw/tempt.
23. hitherto (adverb) – previously, earlier, so/thus far.
24. flux (noun) – instability, unsteadiness, unpredictability.
25. at once (phrase) – at the same time, simultaneously.

Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (The Russian ride) – May 25, 2018:

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