The Hindu Editorial (The week after) – Mar 04, 2019
With India and Pakistan deciding to de-escalate post-Balakot tensions, the focus has moved to the diplomatic sphere. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (The week after) – Mar 04, 2019.
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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (The week after) – Mar 04, 2019:
- de-escalate (verb) – diminish, lessen/decrease, dwindle (the intensity of a conflict).
- couple with (verb) – combine, connect/associate, accompany.
- manoeuvres (noun) – (military/diplomatic) exercises, operations, activities.
- censure (verb) – criticize, condemn, find fault with.
- turnaround (noun) – an unexpected change.
- stay out (phrasal verb) – to avoid visiting a place.
- imminent (adjective) – impending, approaching, near/close.
- assumption (noun) – supposition, speculation, belief/thought.
- defy (verb) – resist, take a stand against, confront.
- breakthrough (noun) – progress, development, advancement.
- the new normal (noun) – an unusual situation becoming as an usual one.
- far from (phrase) – not, not at all, nowhere near.
- degrade (verb) – deteriorate, degenerate, reduce.
- precede (verb) – come before, lead to, go in advance of.
- dossier (noun) – report, case study, file (about a particular person).
- akin (adjective) – related, close, corresponding.
- curb (noun) – restraint, restriction, check/control.
- strategic autonomy (noun) – the ability of a state (country) to pursue its national interests and adopt its preferred foreign policy without being constrained in any manner by other states.
- a handle on (noun) – controlling a situation.
- reading (noun) – interpretation, construal, understanding.
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