The Hindu Editorial (Stop the war) – Mar 27, 2024

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The Hindu Editorial (Stop the war) – Mar 27, 2024:

UN Security Council (UNSC) (noun) – it is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations, charged with ensuring international peace and security.
call (for) (noun) – appeal, request, plea, demand, reason, need, requirement.
Gaza (noun) – a Palestinian city in the Gaza Strip. Gaza Strip is a self-governing Palestinian territory surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea, Israel and Egypt.
ceasefire (noun) – a temporary stoppage of a war, truce, armistice.
heed (verb) – pay attention to, take notice of, take into account, listen to, bear in mind, consider.
UN resolution (noun) – United Nations resolution is formal expression of the opinion or will of United Nations organs. It is a decision or declaration voted on by all member states of the United Nations and it usually requires a simple majority (50 percent of all votes plus one) to pass.. Although any UN body can issue resolutions, in practice most resolutions are issued by the Security Council or the General Assembly.
assault (noun) – attack, strike, bombing.
enclave (noun) – area, region (enclosed within).
displace (verb) – force someone to leave his/her home, usually due to war, persecution, or natural disaster; banish, exile, deport, evict, expel, oust.
nearly (adverb) – almost, about, more or less.
devastating (adjective) – catastrophic, ruinous, disastrous, costly, damaging, woeful, awful, terrible.
hunger (noun) – the distress associated with lack of food. A famine is defined as the most severe kind of hunger crisis. it means that there is an extreme shortage of food and several children and adults within a certain area are dying of hunger on a daily basis.
hostage (noun) – a person captured or held as security for the fulfilment of certain conditions/terms.
held past tense of hold (verb) – keep, take, detain, confine.
hold hostage (phrase) – to capture and keep (someone) as a hostage.
Hamas (noun) – Hamas is an Islamist militant group based in Gaza.
veto (verb) – reject, dismiss, deny, turn down, say no to, rule out, quash.
call for (phrasal verb) – require, need, necessitate, make necessary, demand, publicly ask for.
abstain (verb) – not vote, decline to vote, refuse to vote (for/against a resolution).
signal (verb) – indicate, denote, point to, suggest, signify.
administration (noun) – government.
back (verb) – support, defend, endorse, approve of, uphold.
aide (noun) – companion, confidante, right-hand man.
blast (verb) – criticize, rebuke, castigate, reprove, reprimand, rail at.
condition (verb) – set earlier requirements/demands on something.
beneath (adverb) – underneath, below, under.
outburst (noun) – explosion, eruption, attack, outbreak, flare-up, epidemic (of a particular undesirable situation/occurrence).
repeatedly (adverb) – frequently, again and again, invariably, constantly, regularly, consistently.
invasion (noun) – occupation, conquering, capture, seizure, annexation, annexing, takeover.
cramp (verb) – restrict, confine, constrict, restrain, control; block, hinder, impede, inhibit.
in the offing (noun) – likely to happen, on the way, coming soon, coming up, close at hand, imminent, on the horizon, in the wings, just around the corner, upcoming, forthcoming.
inappropriate (adjective) – improper, wrong, ill-timed, untimely, ill-considered, undesirable, unfortunate.
end up (phrasal verb) – finish up, turn up, come/appear, find oneself (to a particular course of action in the end).
bloodbath (noun) – destruction.
trigger (verb) – cause, give rise to, lead to, bring about, generate.
cross-border (adjective) – across a border between two states/countries.
sympathy (noun) – support, solace, comfort, compassion, consolation.
solidarity (noun) – unity, unanimity, harmony, cohesion, cooperation.
subsequent (adjective) – consequent, following, ensuing, succeeding, successive, later.
objective (adjective) – factual, actual, real, genuine, verifiable, demonstrable, provable, empirical, reasonable
abide by (verb) – follow, obey, stand by, stick to, comply with, conform to.
intelligence (noun) – (military/political) information, facts, details, particulars.
rubble (noun) – remains, ruins, wreckage; debris.
rescue (verb) – save (from danger or difficulty).
prolonged (adjective) – lengthy, extended, continued, persistent, everlasting, protracted, unending, unrelenting.
fissure (noun) – a state of incompatibility; disagreement, chasm, rift, fracture.
immensely (adverb) – extremely, seriously.
coalition (noun) – alliance, union, partnership, bloc, association.
be at war with (phrase) – fight with, argue with, dispute with, disagree with.
isolation (noun) – separation, aloneness, loneliness, friendlessness.
tensions (noun) – strained relations, strain, unease.
ties (noun) – association, relationship, bond, connection.
in sight (phrase) – noticeable, visible, in view; near at hand.
besides (preposition) – apart from, other than, barring, excluding.
defenceless (adjective) – vulnerable, helpless, powerless, unprotected, undefended, weak.
battered (adjective) – damaged, spoiled, impaired/ruined.
besieged (adjective) – surrounded, encircled, blockaded, under attack.
bombed-out (adjective) – destroyed, severely damaged abandoned, tattered, broken-down, miserable.
humanitarian (adjective) – compassionate, humane, generous, human-centered, socially concerned.
aid (noun) – assistance, support, help, backing.
humanitarian aid (noun) – material and logistic assistance that’s used to relieve suffering during emergency situations.
talks (noun) – dialogue, discussion, deliberation, consultation, parley, negotiation.
mediator (noun) – arbitrator, conciliator, go-between, negotiator, peacemaker.
withdrawal (noun) – departure, pull-out, retreat, disengagement.
in the dark (phrase) – (in a state/condition) unaware of, ignorant of, in ignorance of, uninformed about.