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The Hindu Editorial (Rocky summit) – Jul 19, 2018

The Hindu Editorial (Rocky summit) – Jul 19, 2018

A summit between the leaders of the world’s strongest nuclear powers, which fought the Cold War for decades,… For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Rocky summit) – Jul 19, 2018.

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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Rocky summit) – Jul 19, 2018:

rocky (adjective) – unsteady, unstable/uncertain, unreliable.
mess up (phrasal verb) – mismanage, mishandle, misconduct.
dial down (phrasal verb) – lessen, reduce, diminish (level of a quality/factor).
overshadow (verb) – outshine, eclipse/outclass, trump.
uproar (noun) – turmoil, chaos, commotion.
meddling (noun) – the act of interfering in other’s matters needlessly.
treason (noun) – disloyalty, betrayal (of one’s country); mutiny/rebellion.
indict (verb) – charge with, accuse of, prosecute for/impeach for.
surreal (adjective) – bizarre, absurd, strange.
Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) (noun) – a bilateral treaty between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) on the reduction and limitation of strategic offensive arms.
contentious (adjective) – controversial, debatable, disputed.
consensus (noun) – an idea or opinion that is shared by all the people in a group. agreement, concurrence.
lasting (adjective) – permanent, long-term, long-lived.
shambles (noun) – complete mess, disorder/disarray, disorganization.
intercontinental ballistic missile (noun) – a ballistic missile with a range of over 5,500 km (3,400 miles). ( ballistic missile means 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).
sanctions (noun) – action taken, or an order given to force a country to obey international laws by limiting or stopping trade with that country, by not allowing economic aid for that country, etc (Courtesy: VOA Learning English).
ambitious (adjective) – determined, forceful, aggressive.
ratchet up (verb) – to increase something by a series of small amounts.
junk (verb) – throw away, discard, abandon/shed.
rogue (adjective) – mischievous, disobedient, dishonest, troublesome.

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