Site icon Editorial Words

The Hindu Editorial (End the war) – Feb 23, 2023

The Hindu Editorial (End the war) – Feb 23, 2023

To read this article, click “The Hindu”.

This preview is provided here with permission.

Courtesy: The Hindu

The Hindu Editorial (End the war) – Feb 23, 2023

  1. conflict (noun) – war, armed conflict, battle, fighting.
  2. talks (noun) – discussions, negotiations, deliberation.
  3. the way out (noun) – a method of dealing with a problem; solution.
  4. relent (verb) – become less severe, ease off, ease; change one’s mind, give way. 
  5. mobilise (verb) – (of forces/people/resources) bring together for a specific cause.
  6. troops (noun) – armed forces, forces, soldiers.
  7. invasion (noun) – attack, offensive, onslaught, incursion, assault.
  8. offensive (noun) – attack, thrust, invasion, onslaught, incursion, assault, act of aggression.
  9. spring offensive (adjective) – figuratively meaning “a series of new attacks”.
  10. the West (noun) – The Western world/civilization consisting of the majority of Europe & the North America.
  11. Kyiv (proper noun) – Capital of Ukraine.
  12. backer (noun) – supporter, upholder, defender, champion, advocate, adherent.
  13. armoured vehicle (noun) – combat vehicle, tank.
  14. precision bomb (noun) – it is intended to precisely hit a specific target, to minimize collateral damage and increase lethality against intended targets.
  15. tank (noun) – armoured vehicle, combat vehicle.
  16. missile (noun) – a self-propelled/rocket-propelled weapon designed to deliver a conventional/nuclear explosive warhead with great accuracy at high speed; projectile. 
  17. bolster (verb) – strengthen, support, make stronger, reinforce, buttress.
  18. pledge (verb) – promise, undertake, vow, commit, assure, agree, guarantee.
  19. lasting (adjective) – long-term, continuous, constant, non-stop, long-standing.
  20. war-battered (adjective) – damaged by the war; spoiled/ruined by the war.
  21. State of the Nation address (noun) – formal speech made by a head of state to the legislature State of the Nation.
  22. address (noun) – formal speech.
  23. readiness (noun) – preparedness, willingness, inclination.
  24. participation (noun) – involvement, taking part, association.
  25. The New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) (noun) – an agreement for nuclear arms reduction between the United States and Russia, establishing a limit on deployed strategic warheads.
  26. treaty (noun) – agreement, accord, protocol, pact, deal.
  27. mark (verb) – show, indicate, denote.
  28. breakdown (noun) – failure, collapse.
  29. ties (noun) – association, relationship, bond, connection.
  30. trigger (verb) – cause, give rise to, lead to, bring about, generate, provoke, stir up.
  31. arms (noun) – weapons of war, weaponry, firearms, guns, artillery, armaments.
  32. race (noun) – competition, contest, quest, contention.
  33. nuclear arms race (noun) – an arms race competition for supremacy in nuclear warfare between the United States, the Soviet Union, and their respective allies during the Cold War.
  34. miscalculate (verb) – misjudge, err, make a mistake.
  35. resolve (noun) – determination, willpower, firmness, resolution, courage.
  36. back (verb) – support, endorse, approve.
  37. inflict (verb) – cause, impose, force, exact (something unpleasant or painful).
  38. cost (noun) – loss, damage, undesirable consequences, adverse effects, disadvantage.
  39. swathe (noun) – a wide area of something.
  40. difference (noun) – dissimilarity, disparity, contradiction, variation.
  41. reel under (phrase) – to suffer (due to a burden).
  42. setback (noun) – problem, difficulty, issue.
  43. arm (verb) – provide/supply someone with arms/weapons.
  44. catastrophic (adjective) – destructive, ruinous, disastrous, devastating.
  45. take place (phrase) – happen, occur, transpire.
  46. infrastructure (noun) – the basic physical or organisational structure or framework that a country or organization needs in order to function properly. For a whole nation, it includes all the physical systems such as buildings, roads & railways networks, utilities, etc.
  47. batter (verb) – damage, spoil, impair/ruin; smash, hit/strike repeatedly.
  48. unlikely (adjective) – doubtful, implausible, improbable, questionable.
  49. onslaught (noun) – destructive attack.
  50. prolong (verb) – lengthen, continue, protract, extend, drag out.
  51. North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) (noun) – NATO was created in 1949 by the United States, Canada, and several Western European nations to provide collective security against the Soviet Union.
  52. deepening (adjective) – growing, intensifying, increasing.
  53. mistrust (noun) – suspicion, distrust, doubt, misgivings. 
  54. comparable (adjective) – comparative, respective, correlative, parallel, corresponding.
  55. confrontation (noun) – clash, fight, conflict, tussle, skirmish.
  56. cataclysmic (adjective) – disastrous, catastrophic, devastating, destructive.
  57. bring (something) to an end (phrase) – stop, finish, complete.
  58. imperative (adjective) – vitally important, all-important, vital, crucial, critical, essential, necessary.
  59. come to an end (phrase) – finish, end, cease, terminate.
  60. outright (adjective) – clear, sheer, undeniable, categorical, absolute.
  61. unrealistic (adjective) – impractical, unfeasible, impossible, unworkable.
  62. eventual (adjective) – final, ultimate.

Note:

 1. Click each one of the words above for their definition, more synonyms, pronunciation, example sentences, phrases, derivatives, origin and etc from http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/.
2. Definitions (elementary level) & Synonyms provided for the words above are my personal work and not that of Oxford University Press. Tentative definitions/meanings are provided for study purpose only and they may vary in a different context. 
3. This word list is for personal use only. Reproduction in any format and/or Commercial use of it is/are strictly prohibited.

The Hindu Editorial (End the war) – Feb 23, 2023:

“Phrasal Verbs” We Learnt Last Week 

“Idioms & Phrases” We Learnt Last Week

“Important Definitions” We Learnt Last Week

Recent Word Lists For The Hindu Editorial Articles

Recent Advanced Word Lists For The Hindu Lead Articles

Recent Word of the Day

Recent Words of the Month

Exit mobile version