The Hindu Editorial (Talks and terror) – Jul 30, 2019

The attack on Afghan vice presidential candidate Amrullah Saleh’s office in Kabul on Sunday that killed at least 20 people and injured 50,… For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Talks and terror)- Jul 30, 2019.

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Today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Talks and terror) – Jul 30, 2019:

grave (adjective) – crucial, critical, serious, terrible.
war-torn (adjective) – (of a place) devastated, ruined, wrecked (by war).
go through (phrasal verb) – undergo, experience, suffer.
amid (preposition) – in the middle of, surrounded by; during.
critic (noun) – detractor/fault-finder, censurer, attacker.
running mate (noun) – the person who runs with someone in an election (such as an election to choose a new president) and who is given the less important position (such as vice president) if they are elected (Courtesy: VOA Learning English).
irony (noun) – paradox, incongruity, peculiarity.
insurgent (noun) – dissenter, agitator, rebel.
fortified (adjective) – protected, secured, safeguarded.
get down to (phrasal verb) – begin, start, undertake, embark on.
full-fledged (adjective) – fully, developed, fully established.
leverage (verb) – use, make use of, utilize (to maximum gain).
bargaining position/power (noun) – the relative ability of parties in a situation to exert influence over each other.
delink (verb) – separate, segregate, isolate.
free run (noun) – a state or condition without any constraints/restrictions.
notorious (adjective) – infamous, ill-famed, with a bad reputation.
chronic (adjective) – persistent, long-term, continuing (or happening again and again for a long time).
erode (verb) – (gradually) deteriorate, destroy, spoil.
beleaguered (adjective) – hard-pressed, troubled, in difficulties.
strain (verb) – struggle, labour, toil; overwork, overburden.
prolonged (adjective) – continuous, lengthy, unending.
stalemate (noun) – deadlock, impasse, standstill/stand-off.
turn around (phrasal verb) – change course, reverse direction, change direction.
hinterland (noun) – remote areas of a country away from the coastal areas/the banks of major rivers.
scenario (noun) – course of events, situation.
leeway (noun) – freedom, liberty, licence/elbow room.
quest (noun) – search, hunt, pursuit; mission.
compromise (noun) – agreement, understanding, settlement.
ceasefire (noun) – a temporary stoppage of a war, truce, armistice.
under way (phrase) – going on, continuing, in progress.
cease (verb) – end, stop, conclude.
back (verb) – support, endorse, uphold.
resolutely (adverb) – firmly, determinedly, purposefully.