The Hindu Editorial (Clouds of war) – Jun 24, 2019

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The Hindu Editorial (Clouds of war) – Jun 24, 2019

U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to pull back from air strikes on Iran, after the latter shot down… For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Clouds of war) – Jun 24, 2019.

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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Clouds of war) – Jun 24, 2019:

cloud (noun) – threat, menace; trouble, problem.
dial down (phrasal verb) – reduce, lessen, decrease (the intensity of something).
pull back (phrasal verb) – withdraw, retreat, disengage.
drone (noun) – unmanned aircraft /missile.
strait (noun) – a narrow sea passage (connecting two seas); channel, stretch of water.
restraint (noun) – constraint, control, restriction.
amid (preposition) – in the middle of, surrounded by; during.
escalate (verb) – heighten, intensify, magnify.
rationale (noun) – reason/basis; principle.
in favour of (phrase) – in support of, to the advantage of, approving of.
prolonged (adjective) – continuous, lengthy, unending.
ballistic missile (noun) – a missile, which is shot from the ground, takes a long distance to travel well outside the atmosphere and falls to the earth to explode on its target (due to the gravity).
militia (noun) – armed forces, military unit, soldiery (from the civil population to support main forces).
relatively (adverb) – somewhat, to some extent, to a certain degree.
vibrant (adjective) – spirited, full of life, determined.
seaborne (adjective) – travelling, transportable, transferable/movable.
provocation (noun) – prompting, inducement, incitement.
overlook (verb) – fail to notice/observe, ignore, disregard.
pull out (phrasal verb) – withdraw, leave, get out.
compliant (adjective) – submissive, accommodating, cooperative.
set off (phrasal verb) – give rise to, cause/ invoke, begin/start.
escalation (noun) – intensification; an increase in the intensity of something.
squeeze (verb) – compress, squash/crush; pressurize/pressure, exploit.
on the table (phrase) – have something for discussion/discourse.
on the brink of (phrase) – on the edge/verge of difficult/dangerous situation; at a crucial or critical point.
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).
breach (verb) – break, contravene, violate.
enrichment (noun) – the method of making more powerful or explosive Uranium by increasing the composition of uranium-235 isotope through the process of isotope separation. (The process of concentrating the U-235).
downing (noun) – knocking down, bringing to the ground; toppling.
stranglehold (noun) – complete control, power, influence/domination.
dilemma (noun) – quandary, predicament, difficulty.
warrant (verb) – justify, vindicate, validate/call for.
recalibration (noun) – reevaluation, reassessment, reorganization/revamp.
call off (phrasal verb) – cancel, abandon, drop.
red line (noun) – boundary, limit.
seize the moment (phrase) – To take full advantage of life’s opportunities.
stick to (phrasal verb) – abide by, adhere to, keep/hold to.
counter-productive (verb) – harmful, damaging, dangerous/destructive.
reprieve (noun) – cancellation, suspension, postponement (of something undesirable event).
trigger (verb) – give rise to, bring about, evoke/prompt.
dangerous slope (noun) – slippery slope, catastrophe, bad situation.