Trade goes on – The Hindu (Mar 10 2018)

Trade goes on – The Hindu (Mar 10 2018)

The United States under Donald Trump may not be a huge fan of free trade across borders, but that’s not stopping other countries from embracing it. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

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Word List-2 (To Improve English Vocabulary)

1. Trans-pacific Partnership (TTP) (noun)  – Twelve countries that border the Pacific Ocean and also representing approximately 40% of the world’s GDP signed up to the Trans-pacific Partnership (TPP) in February 2016, in order to eventually create a new single market, like the EU. The TPP countries are Australia, Brunei, Chile, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, Vietnam, Japan, Malaysia, Canada and Mexico and the 12th nation, the U.S withdraw from the discussions of TTP before it became law.
2. sans (preposition) – without.
3. buttress (verb) – support, underpin, form (a basis).
4. embrace (verb) – accept, approve, adopt.
5. struck past participle of strike (verb) – establish, sign, agree to.
6. on the campaign trail (phrase) – during the election campaign.
7. pull out (phrasal verb) – withdraw, resign, leave.
8. account for (phrasal verb) – constitute, form, provide (a specific amount).
9. ratification (noun) – authorization, approval, formal consent on a decision.
10. bloc (noun) – alliance, association, partnership.
11. better off (phrase) – in an advantageous position.
12. fold (noun) – community, company, group.
13. free trade (noun) –  a policy to eliminate barriers/limits/regulations against imports and exports.
14. flay (verb) – criticize, censure, condemn.
15. bureaucratic (adjective) – administrative, governmental, procedural/complicated.
16. run into (phrasal verb) – extend to, be as high as.
17. contend (verb) – assert, claim, affirm.
18. lobbying (noun) – attempt to influence (the government / its official group/elected legislators) to create  the actions, policies, or decisions to help a particular organization.
19. palpable (adjective) – perceptible, perceivable, visible/noticeable.
20. respite (noun) – rest, break, interval/breathing space.

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