The Hindu Editorial (Four for one) – Oct 08, 2020

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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Four for one) – Oct 08, 2020:

Quad/Quadrilateral (noun) – The ‘Quadrilateral’ is described as four democracies (the United States, Japan, Australia and India) with a shared objective to ensure and support a “free, open and prosperous” Indo-Pacific region.
decisive (adjective) – significant, important, major, critical/crucial.
considered (adjective) – carefully thought about, calculated, contemplated, well-chosen.
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.
departure (noun) – deviation, divergence, shift/change.
secrecy (noun) – confidentiality, furtiveness, privacy.
make public (phrase) – announce, communicate, make known, disseminate.
deliberation (noun) – consideration, thought/thinking, contemplation, discussion.
supply chain (noun) – a network between a company and its suppliers to produce and distribute a specific product to the final buyer.
dispel (verb) – eliminate, remove, dismiss (a doubt or belief).
notion (noun) – idea, belief, view.
proactive (adjective) – aggressive, intense, passionate.
predecessor (noun) – previous holder; forerunner, precursor, antecedent.
conceive (verb) – think up, devise, come up with, formulate.
quarantine (noun) – a process of separating out people, animals and things (such as plants) from others for a period of time in order to control/restrict the spread of a contagious disease; Quarantine is imposed to separate and restrict the movement of persons, who may have been exposed to infectious disease, but not yet known to be ill.
undertake (verb) – begin, start, embark on; engage in, become involved in, take part in.
preoccupation (noun) – concentration, thinking, deep thought; obsession, concern, fixation.
Line of Actual Control (LAC) (noun) – the de-facto (effective) border between India and China. The LAC is a 4,057-km border running through three areas-Western (Ladakh, Ladakh (Kashmir)), middle (Uttarakhand, Himachal) and eastern (Sikkim, Arunachal).
standoff (noun) – deadlock, stalemate, impasse (in a dispute/conflict).
probably (adverb) – most likely, in all likelihood, all things considered, perhaps.
eagerness (noun) – keenness, fervour, enthusiasm.
prompt (verb) – give rise to, bring about, cause, trigger.
stop (noun) – stopping place, halt (during a journey).
make clear (phrase) – explain, clarify, elucidate.
counter (verb) – oppose, resist, tackle, confront.
aggression (noun) – hostility, belligerence, combativeness, warmongering, hawkishness.
multilateralism (noun) – a method of coordinating relations between ( a group of) three or more countries.
for the sake of (phrase) – for the purpose of, in order to improve/achieve; in the interest of.
collaborate (verb) – join, cooperate, team up.
Chinese Communist Party (CCP) (noun) – The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is the founding and ruling political party of modern China, officially known as the People’s Republic of China.
exploitation (noun) – taking advantage, utilization, misuse, unfair treatment, capitalization.
coercion (noun) – force/pressure, oppression, harassment, intimidation.
point to (verb) – indicate, suggest, denote.
charter (noun) – constitution, code, canon, body of law.
keen on (adjective) – enthusiastic about, interested in, passionate about.
full-fledged/fully fledged (adjective) – fully established.
tension (noun) – strained relations, friction, antipathy, hostility, enmity.
downplay (verb) – play down, under emphasize, understate; make something to look less important/significant.
import (noun) – importance, significance.
bound (by) (adjective) – obliged, compelled, required, constrained.
treaty (noun) – agreement, accord, pact, compact, protocol.
thus far (phrase) – until now, till date.
chart (verb) – outline, describe, detail.
strategic autonomy (noun) – the ability of a state (country) to pursue its national interests and adopt its preferred foreign policy without being constrained in any manner by other states.
bluster (noun/verb) – talking in an aggressive way; bullying, domineering.
borne (adjective) – carried by the thing mentioned.
bilateral (adjective) – involving two groups or countries.
rebuff (verb) – reject, refuse, decline.
unwise (adjective) – injudicious, ill-advised, ill-considered.
in terms of (phrase) – with regard to, as regards, in respect of, with reference to.
capacity building (noun) – capacity development; it has typically been defined as the development and strengthening of human and institutional resources. The United Nations Development Programme defines capacity as “the ability to perform functions, solve problems, and achieve objectives” at three levels: individual, institutional and societal. (Courtesy: WHO).
impression (noun) – idea, opinion, view, notion, thought.
stakeholder (noun) – a person with an interest in something.