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The Hindu Editorial (RCEP next steps) – Jun 27, 2019

The Hindu Editorial (RCEP next steps) – Jun 27, 2019

Leaders of the 10-member Association of South East Asian Nations have resoundingly committed to conclude negotiations… For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (RCEP next steps) – Jun 27, 2019.

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Today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (RCEP next steps) – Jun 27, 2019:

  1. fall out (phrasal verb) – get out, move out.
  2. resoundingly (adverb) – unmistakably, in an emphatic manner, totally/completely.
  3. truncated (adjective) – shorten, cut/cut short, curtailed.
  4. go ahead (phrasal verb) – to proceed, to start/begin to do something.
  5. stakeholder (noun) – a person with an interest in something.
  6. last-mile (noun) – the last/final phase /stage/leg in a particular process.
  7. take forward (phrasal verb) – deal with/handle, address, manage, organize.
  8. encompass (verb) – include, subsume, incorporate.
  9. make up (phrasal verb) – comprise, constitute, account for.
  10. keen (adjective) – eager, wishing, ready/determined.
  11. trade deficit (noun) – a trade deficit (a deficit in the balance of trade) occurs when the value of a country’s imports exceeds that of its exports. It is also called a trade gap.
  12. bilateral (adjective) – involving two groups or countries.
  13. multilateral (adjective) – involving many different countries or groups.
  14. differential (adjective) – distinctive, different, dissimilar.
  15. vis-a-vis (preposition) – in relation to, with regard to.
  16. tag (verb) – identify, describe, label.
  17. sticking point (noun) – obstacle, bone of contention; a problem or issue that makes you can’t move beyond and it stops all progress and you are stuck.
  18. misgivings (noun) – doubt, suspicion, distrust.
  19. reiterate (verb) – repeat, say again, restate.
  20. cut out (phrasal verb) – exclude, leave out/omit, eliminate.
  21. premature (noun) – untimely, early, too soon/too early.
  22. keep up (phrasal verb) – continue, maintain, carry on/sustain.
  23. think tank (noun) – a panel of experts.
  24. consensus (noun) – an idea or opinion that is shared by all the people in a group. agreement, concurrence.
  25. in favour of (phrase) – in support of, to the advantage of, approving of.
  26. give up (phrasal verb) – forgo, abandon, stop trying.
  27. uncertainty (noun) – doubtfulness, apprehension, unpredictability; quandary/dilemma.
  28. multilateralism (noun) – a method of coordinating  relations between groups of three or more states (countries).
  29. undermine (verb) – weaken, spoil/damage, compromise, subvert.

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