The Hindu Editorial (Building trust) – Jun 16, 2020

The Hindu Editorial (Building trust) – Jun 16, 2020

The shelling and the retaliations along the Line of Control with Pakistan are a matter of consternation,… For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Building trust) – Jun 16, 2020.

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  1. ties (noun) – bond, association, relationship.
  2. ceasefire (noun) – a temporary stoppage of a war, truce, armistice.
  3. shelling (noun) – bombardment, barrage fire, bombing.
  4. retaliation (noun) – revenge, vengeance, counter-attack.
  5. line of control (LoC) (noun) – it is a 450 mile-long military control line lying between India and Pakistan’s controlled parts of the former (under the British) Jammu and Kashmir. This line is not actually a legally recognized international boundary but prevails as per de facto. After the Simla Agreement signed in July 1972, this line was officially renamed as “Line of Control” from “the Cease-fire Line”.
  6. consternation (noun) – a sudden and unexpected feeling of worry/anxiety that causes confusion; dismay, surprise, shock.
  7. go on (phrasal verb) – continue, carry on, proceed; happen, take place, occur.
  8. so long as (phrase) – given that, provided that.
  9. grim (adjective) – terrible, awful, dreadful, horrible.
  10. phenomenon (noun) – occurrence, event, happening.
  11. succumb (verb) – die from, pass away as a result of, be a fatality of, fall victim to (a disease or injury).
  12. front (verb) – to act/serve as a cover for something.
  13. mortar (noun) – a short gun for shooting shells (bombs) at high angles.
  14. splinter (noun) – the foreign body lodged inside tissue. (here, it is the splinter of a mortar shell).
  15. claim (verb) – to cause the loss of someone’s life; to cause someone’s death.
  16. in the aftermath of (phrase) – as a consequence of, as a result of.
  17. dilution (noun) – reduction in value of something.
  18. lockdown (noun) – an emergency protocol implemented by the authorities that prevents people from leaving from a place; An extended state of confinement/encirclement/isolation of a person by the authority.
  19. address (verb) – tackle, deal with, attend to, try to sort out.
  20. obviously (adverb) – clearly, evidently, manifestly, undoubtedly.
  21. normalcy (noun) – a normal condition; normality, regularity.
  22. aspect (noun) – factor, particular, detail.
  23. sphere (noun) – an area of activity.
  24. repair (noun) – condition, shape, state.
  25. personnel (noun) – staff, employees, workforce.
  26. mission (noun) – embassy, consulate.
  27. point to (verb) – indicate, suggest, denote.
  28. breakdown (noun) – failure, collapse, foundering.
  29. adhere to (verb) – abide by, follow, obey, comply with.
  30. reciprocal (adjective) – mutual, common, shared.
  31. protocol (noun) – procedure, convention, policy, rules of conduct.
  32. regarding (preposition) – about, with regard to, with reference to, concerning.
  33. tit-for-tat (phrase) – equivalent retaliation; counterattack, revenge, an eye for an eye.
  34. expel (verb) – banish, exile, deport, evict, expatriate.
  35. espionage (noun) – the act of spying; obtaining secret or confidential (political or military) information of a country and/or disclosing it without the permission of that country; undercover work, infiltration, counter-intelligence.
  36. diplomatic (adjective) – ambassadorial, consular.
  37. spare (verb) – refrain from (injuring/distressing); not harm, leave uninjured, leave unhurt.
  38. harassment (noun) – persecution, ill treatment, persistent annoyance, coercion/intimidation.
  39. episodically (adverb) – irregularly, sporadically, periodically, occasionally.
  40. on show (phrase) – being exhibited; on display (to be seen by the public).
  41. studiously (adverb) – deliberately, consciously, intentionally.
  42. staff (verb) – man, work, operate.
  43. commensurate (adjective) – equivalent with, proportional, comparable with.
  44. vastly (adverb) – extremely, immensely, exceedingly, hugely/largely.
  45. shrink (verb) – lessen, reduce, decrease.
  46. bilateral (adjective) – involving two groups or countries.
  47. pandemic (noun) – the worldwide spread of a new disease; The illness spreads around the world and typically affects a large number of people across a wide area.
  48. rage (verb) – be at its height, be uncontrollable; reach a high degree of intensity.
  49. curb (noun) – restraint, control/check, restriction, limitation.
  50. face-to-face (adjective) – confronting, opposing, intimidating (each other).
  51. prudent (adjective) – wise, sensible, well judged.

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