The Hindu Editorial (St. Petersburg consensus) – Jun 10, 2019

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The Hindu Editorial (St. Petersburg consensus) – Jun 10, 2019

The bonhomie between China’s and Russia’s leaders at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum last week was demonstrable. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (St. Petersburg consensus) – Jun 10, 2019.

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Today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (St. Petersburg consensus) – Jun 10, 2019:

consensus (noun) – an idea or opinion that is shared by all the people in a group. agreement, concurrence.
bonhomie (noun) – friendliness, warmth, geniality/affability.
amid (preposition) – in the middle of, surrounded by; during.
demonstrable (adjective) – evident, proven, clear/obvious.
heightened (adjective) – increased, amplified, intensified.
boycott (verb) – avoid, ignore, snub/spurn.
ambassador (noun) – envoy, diplomat, consul.
ascribe to (verb) – attribute, assign, credit.
prevailing (adjective) – existing; current.
entrepreneur (noun) – businessman, businesswoman, business person.
typify (verb) – epitomize, exemplify, represent/characterize.
detention (noun) – confinement/incarceration, captivity/custody, imprisonment.
equity investor (noun) – a person who invests money into a company in exchange for a share of ownership in the company.
allegation (noun) – charge, accusation, indictment.
conversely (adverb) – inversely, the other way round, oppositely/reciprocally.
rebuff (noun) – rejection, refusal, snub (of a request).
counterpart (noun) – a person who serves the same job/function but in a different location; equivalent.
rift (noun) – division, split, difference of opinion.
annexation (noun) – occupation, takeover, appropriation.
stand-off (noun) – deadlock, stalemate, impasse (in a dispute/conflict).
stem from (verb) – emerge from, originate from, emanate from.
natural gas (noun) – colourless highly flammable gaseous hydrocarbon consisting primarily of methane and ethane occurring naturally underground.
thwart (verb) – stop, prevent, obstruct.
meddling (noun) – the act of interfering in other’s matters needlessly.
blacklist (verb) – put on blacklist, ignore/avoid.
bar (verb) – block/prohibit, barricade, obstruct.
bilateral (adjective) – involving two groups or countries.
watershed (noun) – an event that marks a historic change; critical moment, decisive moment.
hostile (adjective) – opposed; aggressive, confrontational/belligerent.
the Cold War (noun) – The Cold War was a state of political and military tension after World War II between powers in the Western Bloc and powers in the Eastern Bloc.
pragmatism (noun) – expediency, realism, taking advantage.
clout (noun) – influence, power, control.
exploit (verb) – utilize, use, capitalize on.
hub (noun) – a central (transport) facility from which many services be in operation.
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).
contain (verb) – restrain, control, limit.
expansionist (noun) – a person who supports a policy by a government/country to increase its land or power. common cause, joint interest, working together as a group.