The Abe manoeuvre – The Hindu (Oct 24, 2017)

The Abe manoeuvre – The Hindu (Oct 24, 2017)

Prime Minister Shinzō Abe’s Liberal Democratic Party has secured a resounding victory for a third term in the poll to the Lower House of Japan’s Diet. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

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Word List-2 (To Improve English Vocabulary)

1. manoeuvre (noun) – stratagem, tactic/trick, scheme.
2. resounding (adjective) – huge, massive, terrific/colossal.
3. diet (noun) – legislative assembly, legislature, parliament.
4. buck (verb) – resist, oppose, contradict/defy.
5. incumbent (noun) – a person who is in office and holds power; functionary, official.
6. vindication (noun) – justification, defense, demonstration/evidence.
7. prospects (noun) – possibilities, chances, opportunities.
8. import (noun) – meaning, essence, message.
9. requisite (adjective) – necessary, essential, needful.
10. pacifist (adjective) – relating to someone having a belief that war and violence are unjustifiable.
11. scepticism (noun) – doubt, suspicion, disbelief.
12. garner (verb) – gather, collect, accumulate.
13. accord (verb) – give, grant, tender.
14. intact (adjective) – unbroken, undamaged; complete/whole.
15. count on (phrasal verb) – trust, rely on, depend on.
16. belligerence (noun) – aggressive behaviour.
17. plebiscite (noun) – vote, referendum, poll.
18. foregone (adjective) – past, earlier/previous, old.
19. turmoil (noun) – confusion, disorder, unrest/disruption.
20. in the face of (phrase) – despite/in spite of, notwithstanding, regardless of.
21. fiscal stimulus (noun) – Government measures, normally involving increased public spending and lower taxation, aimed at giving a positive jolt to economic activity.
22. debt (noun) – liability, financial obligation, borrowed capital.
23. overplay (verb) – overemphasize, overstress, overestimate.
24. weigh (verb) – consider, contemplate, think about.
25. calibrated (adjective) – carefully assessed, evaluated.
26. persistently (adverb) – continuously, incessantly, without stopping.

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