The Hindu Editorial (Kartarpur focus) – Apr 01, 2019

When India and Pakistan announced in November they would operationalise a corridor from Dera Baba Nanak in Punjab to Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara in Pakistan’s Punjab,… For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Kartarpur focus) – Apr 01, 2019.

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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Kartarpur focus) – Apr 01, 2019:

1. hail (verb) – acclaim, praise, applaud.
2. a step forward (noun) – progress, advancement, development/headway.
3. fraught (adjective) – anxious/worried, distressed, agitated/panicky.
4. optimism (noun) – hopefulness, confidence, positiveness.
5. liken (verb) – compare/equate, show the resemblance between, show the similarity between.
6. wrangle (noun) – argument, dispute, disagreement.
7. distrust (noun) – suspicion, wariness, lack of faith/confidence.
8. chasm (noun) – a clear difference between two people/groups’ thoughts, feelings, opinions, etc; divergence, disunion, breach.
9. aftermath (noun) – consequence, result/outcome, repercussion.
10. credit (noun) – commendation, acclaim, praise.
11. Radcliffe Line (noun) –  the boundary demarcation line between the Indian and Pakistani portions of the Punjab and Bengal provinces of British India.
12. overture (noun) – move, approach,  proposal/signal.
13. further (verb) – promote, advance; assist/help.
14. fuel (verb) – stimulate/boost,support, intensify.
15. separatist (noun) – dissident, nonconformist, apostate.
16. summon (verb) – call for, ask for, request/demand.
17. unwarranted (adjective) – unjustified, unnecessary, unreasonable.
18. embark on (verb) – begin, start, undertake.
19. stakeholder (noun) – a person with an interest in something.
20. score (verb) – get, gain, achieve/attain.
21. modality (noun) – a particular method or procedure.
22. iron out (phrasal verb) – resolve, settle, set right.
23. put off (verb) – postpone, defer, delay.
24. constructive (adjective) – positive, useful, helpful.
25. mark (verb) – celebrate, observe, pay tribute to/commemorate.

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