The Hindu Editorial (Road through Rome?) – Mar 09, 2019
Italy’s plan to endorse the Belt and Road Initiative, the first such move by a G7 member, will boost China’s global ambitions. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Road through Rome?) – Mar 09, 2019.
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Today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Road through Rome?) – Mar 09, 2019:
- endorsement (nun) – support, backing, approval.
- dilemma (noun) – quandary, predicament, difficulty.
- concerted (adjective) – strenuous, vigorous, forceful/intense.
- might (noun) – strength, force, power.
- inception (noun) – establishment, institution, formation/initiation.
- envisage (verb) – foresee, predict, forecast.
- elevation (noun) – promotion, upgrading, advancement.
- bolster (verb) – strengthen, support, reinforce/buttress.
- lure (noun) – temptation, enticement, attraction.
- attribute (verb) – ascribe, credit; connect/associate with.
- sans (preposition) – devoid, bereft, deprived/without.
- string (noun) – series, succession, chain/sequence (of similar events).
- opaque (adjective) – non-transparent, unclear, mysterious/doubtful.
- spur (verb) – stimulate, galvanize, encourage/motivate.
- debt trap (noun) – a situation which causes a damaging cycle of borrowing when someone cannot repay their debts on schedule.
- glitch (noun) – problem, difficulty, issue/complication.
- call for (phrasal verb) – require, need, make necessary.
- roll-back (noun) – reduction, cut/decrease, trimming.
- eurosceptic (noun) – a person who is opposing to increase the powers of the European Union.
- stringent (adjective) – strict/stern, severe, tough/rigorous.
- surface (verb) – emerge, arise, appear.
- Brussels (noun) – The headquarters of the European Union.
- count on (phrasal verb) – rely on, depend on, have confidence in.
- outflow (noun) – money/assets flowing out of (or leaving) a particular country’s economy.
- mammoth (adjective) – something which is huge, giant, colossal.
- endeavour (noun) – attempt, try, effort.
- invoke (verb) – cite, refer to, adduce.
- punitive tariff (noun) – another name for retaliatory tariff; An extra tariff/tax that a country charges on import goods from another country to punish the another country for charging tax on its own export goods.
- ostensibly (adverb) – apparently, seemingly, on the face of it.
- landscape (noun) – the distinctive features of a field of activity.
- short-sighted (adjective) – narrow-minded, unwise, thoughtless.
- strive (verb) – try, attempt, make an effort.
- live up to (phrase) – satisfy, fulfill, achieve.
- pledge (noun) – promise, commitment, vow/assurance.
- eschew (verb) – abstain/refrain from, reject/deny, disavow.
- protectionism (noun) – the use of tariff and non-tariff restrictions on imports to protect domestic producers from foreign competition.
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