The Hindu Editorial (Back on track) – Mar 22, 2019

India and the Maldives appeared to return to the old days of strategic bonhomie when External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj met her counterpart Abdulla Shahid in Male during a brief visit this week. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Back on track) – Mar 22, 2019.

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Today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Back on track) – Mar 22, 2019:

bonhomie (noun) – friendliness, warmth, geniality/affability.
counterpart (noun) – a person who serves the same job/function but in a different location; equivalent.
full-fledged (adjective) – fully, developed, fully established.
in the wake of (phrase) – aftermath, as a result of, as a consequence of.
sweep (verb) – win a contest completely.
inauguration (noun) – establishment, foundation, formation.
inflection point (noun) – a turning point.
trajectory (noun) – course, route, path.
disconcerting (adjective) – discomfiting, unsettling, disturbing.
aegis (noun) – patronage, sponsorship, backing/protection.
stifling (adjective) – uncooperative, unhelpful; constraining/suppressing.
embrace (noun) – approval, adoption, acceptance.
curtail (verb) – lessen, reduce, decrease.
flux (noun) – instability, unsteadiness, unpredictability.
wash away (verb) – undermine, deposit, convey.
electorate (noun) – all the people who entitled to vote in an election.
resoundingly (adverb) – unmistakably, in an emphatic manner, totally/completely.
back (verb) – support, endorse, uphold.
take for granted (phrase) – fail to appreciate (someone).
proximity (noun) – closeness, nearness, adjacency (in relationship).
preclude (verb) – prevent, prohibit, block/exclude.
exempt (verb) – excuse, free, release.
ink (verb) – sign (a contract/agreement).
renewable energy (noun) – energy generated from the natural resources (such as water, wind, solar energy).
archipelago (noun) – an area of sea with a large numbers of islands.
maritime (adjective) – of or related to the sea.
trans-national (adjective) – involving/relating to two/more countries.
grapple with (phrasal verb) – tackle, face, attend to.
legacy (noun) – footprint, effect/outcome (something received from a predecessor or from the past).
headlong (adjective ) – without thinking/forethought, carelessly, hastily.
plunge (noun) – jump, dive; nosedive, fall.
debt (noun) – indebtedness, financial obligation, liability
incur (verb) – suffer, sustain, experience; cause/give rise to.
to the tune of (phrase) – amounting to.
unwind (verb) – undo; ease up; to close a position with an offsetting trade.
hold firm (phrase) – continue to support something despite opposition.
bubble (verb) – simmer, becoming more intense; be furious, be enraged.
meddling (noun) – the act of interfering in other’s matters needlessly.
at hand (phrase) – imminent, close at hand, approaching/forthcoming.