The Hindu Editorial (From the brink of war) – Jan 09, 2020

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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (From the brink of war) – Jan 09, 2020:

1. brink (noun) – edge/verge/end (of something).
2. shrug off (phrasal verb) – disregard, dismiss, ignore.
3. retaliatory (adjective) – revenging, vengeful, avenging.
4. come/turn full circle (phrase) – returning to where one started after gaining experience or exploring other things.
5. 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).
6. retaliation (noun) – revenge, vengeance, counter-attack.
7. assassination (noun) – murder, killing.
8. invoke (verb) – cite, refer to, adduce.
9. charter (noun) – constitution, code, body of law.
10. proportionate (adjective) – proportional, commensurate, comparable, corresponding.
11. interpret (verb) – explain, resolve, make clear.
12. de-escalation (noun) – reduction, lessening, decrease (the intensity of a potentially violent situation).
13. explosive (adjective) – volatile, fiery/violent, incendiary, vehement.
14. Qods Force (noun) – an élite division of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp specializing in unconventional warfare and military intelligence operations.
15. rhetoric (noun) – bombast, loftiness, hyperbole/extravagant language.
16. hard-line (adjective) – relating to a group/a political party with people who support a strict ideas and they are extreme & uncompromising.
17. calculated (adjective) – deliberate/purposeful, premeditated, pre-planned.
18. revenge (noun) – retaliation, vengeance, retribution.
19. casualty (noun) – victim, fatality, loss/dead/injured.
20. back away (verb) – reverse, withdraw, retreat.
21. set off (phrasal verb) – give rise to, cause/ invoke, begin/start.
22. shooting match (noun) – a competitive test in shooting.
23. conventional (adjective) – non-nuclear; standard, traditional.
24. might (noun) – strength, force, power.
25. formidable (adjective) – capable, strong, powerful, mighty.
26. a host of (noun) – lot, large number, great quantity.
27. militia (noun) – armed forces, military unit, soldiery (from the civil population to support main forces).
28. invasion (noun) – attack, incursion, assault/assailing.
29. costly (adjective) – catastrophic, ruinous, disastrous.
30. catastrophic (adjective) – destructive, ruinous, disastrous.
31. step back (phrasal verb) – withdraw, disengage, pull out/pull back.
32. revive (verb) – reintroduce, relaunch, renew, bring back.
33. seize the opportunity (phrase) – take advantage of, benefit, gain.

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