The Hindu Editorial (Hong Kong’s protest vote) – Nov 26, 2019

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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Hong Kong’s protest vote) – Nov 26, 2019:

1. setback (noun) – problem, difficulty, issue.
2. stinging (adjective) – harsh, upsetting, painful.
3. outright (adjective) – complete, total, full.
4. proxy (noun) – representative, substitute.
5. referendum (noun) – public vote; a direct vote in which people cast ballots to decide on a specific issue or policy.
6. on the way (phrase) – in the course of a journey.
7. back (verb) – support, endorse, uphold.
8. universal suffrage (noun) – universal franchise; the right of all adult citizens to vote in political elections.
9. turn up (phrasal verb) – increase, raise, intensify.
10. electorate (noun) – all the people who entitled to vote in an election.
11. sleepy (adjective) – not dynamic, lacking ability to change.
12. pertain to (verb) – concern, relate to, be connected with.
13. draw someone’s attention to (phrase) – to attract someone to notice/focus on something.
14. overwhelming (adjective) – massive/huge, sweeping/decisive, absolute.
15. break out (phrasal verb) – flare up, begin/start suddenly, erupt/burst out.
16. extradition (noun) – the action of surrendering/handing over a fugitive (a person who has escaped from being confined/accused of crime) from one jurisdiction to another by mutual agreements between the two countries. deportation, handover, expulsion.
17. mounting (adjective) – increasing, growing, escalating.
18. snowball (verb) – increase, rise, escalate rapidly.
19. back off (phrasal verb) – retreat/withdraw, step back, move away (from an action).
20. too little and too late (phrase) – blaming someone for not doing enough to prevent a problem and/or blaming someone for taking action only after the problem had become very bad.
21. wishful thinking (noun) – utopianism, idealism, daydreaming.
22. quell (verb) – defeat, beat, stifle, suppress.
23. pitched battle (noun) – a very violent fight involving a large number of people.
24. molotov cocktail (noun) – petrol bomb, bottle bomb.
25. personnel (noun) – staff, employees, workforce.
26. prolonged (adjective) – continuous, persistent, constant.
27. thriving (adjective) – growing, developing, progressing.
28. recession (noun) – economic decline, downturn, slump.
29. stalemate (noun) – deadlock, impasse, standstill/stand-off.
30. sway (verb) – rule, dominate, control, guide.
31. conciliatory (adjective) – appeasing, pacifying, peacemaking.
32. common ground (phrase) – shared opinions (or interests).

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