The Hindu Editorial (A life in the balance) – Sep 04, 2019

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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (A life in the balance) – Sep 04, 2019:

in the balance (phrase) – uncertain, unknown, unresolved, in a critical state.
channel (noun) – method, means, system (for communication).
reprieve (noun) – stay of execution; cancellation, suspension, postponement (of a punishment or something undesirable event).
espionage (noun) – spying, undercover work, infiltration/counter-intelligence.
consular access (noun) – consular access simply means that a diplomat or an official will have a meeting with the prisoner who is in the custody of another country.
bitterly (adverb) – extremely, forcefully, ferociously.
signatory (noun) – the person who signed an official document/agreement.
Vienna convention (noun) – the treaty that lays down the rules about treaties – legal agreements between countries. This Vienna Convention on Diplomatic/Consular Relations, which was agreed in 1961 and went into force in 1964.
chargé d’affaires (noun) – (French); a diplomat who heads an embassy in the absence of the ambassador.
tutor (verb) – instruct, direct, guide.
coerce (verb) – pressure, force, compel/influence.
confessional (adjective) – relating to confessions.
parrot (verb) – repeat mindlessly/mechanically, say again (without thinking).
narrative (noun) – a representation of a particular situation; report.
sham (noun) – pretence, fake, act, fiction.
guilty (noun) – culprit, offender, wrongdoer.
disquiet (noun) – distress, unease, worry/concern.
thus far (phrase) – so far, until now, hitherto.
compliance with (noun) – adherence to, conformity to, accordance with.
execution (noun) – capital punishment, the death penalty.
breakdown (noun) – failure, collapse, foundering.
bilateral (adjective) – involving two groups or countries.
ties (noun) – relationship, allegiance, association/link.
rhetoric (noun) – bombast, loftiness, hyperbole/extravagant language.
fora plural form of forum (noun) – assembly, gathering, conference.
scenario (noun) – course of events, situation.
diplomatic (adjective) – (delicate & sensitive) consular, foreign-policy, political.
prevail upon (verb) – influence, induce, pressure someone into.
road ahead (phrase) – future.
bilaterally (adverb) – between two countries involved.
hang in the balance (phrase) – uncertain, undetermined, unresolved.