The Hindu Editorial (A respite) – Apr 09, 2026

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The Hindu Editorial (A respite) – Apr 09, 2026:

1. respite (noun) – a short period of rest or relief from something difficult or unpleasant; break, breathing space, pause, interval.
2. ceasefire (noun) – a temporary suspension of fighting; truce, armistice, cessation of hostilities.
3. sabotage (verb) – deliberately destroy, damage, or obstruct something; undermine, ruin, disrupt, impair.
4. unconditional (adjective) – not subject to any conditions; absolute, complete, total, unequivocal, unreserved.
5. surrender (noun) – capitulation, submission, yielding, conceding.
6. erase (verb) – to completely destroy or remove something; obliterate, wipe out, annihilate, eradicate.
7. civilisation (noun) – a society, its culture and its way of life during a particular period of time or in a particular part of the world; society, culture.
8. hold (verb) – conduct, organize, convene, carry out.
9. talks (noun) – formal discussions intended to produce an agreement; negotiations, discussions, dialogue, consultations.
10. Tehran (proper noun) – the capital of Iran, representing the Iranian administration and its leadership; Iranian authorities, Iranian regime, Iranian leadership, Iranian government.
11. honour (verb) – to fulfil or respect an obligation or agreement; keep, observe, abide by, adhere to.
12. truce (noun) – an agreement between enemies or opponents to stop fighting for a certain time; ceasefire, armistice, suspension of hostilities.
13. safe passage (noun) – secure transit, protected journey, safe conduct, unimpeded movement.
14. vessel (noun) – a ship or large boat; ship.
15. Strait of Hormuz (proper noun) – a strategically important narrow waterway linking the Persian Gulf with the Arabian Sea, essential for global oil transport.
16. in the first place (phrase) – at the beginning; originally, initially, from the start, at the outset.
17. official (noun) – representative, officer, executive, bureaucrat.
18. within reach (phrase) – possible to achieve or attain; attainable, achievable, accessible, realizable.
19. aid (verb) – assist, support, help, back.
20. abet (verb) – to encourage or assist someone to do something wrong, particularly a crime; assist, help, encourage, support.
21. bombing (noun) – an attack with bombs; bombardment, air strike, shelling, explosion.
22. Supreme Leader (proper noun) – the head of state and highest-ranking political and religious authority in Iran.
23. gravely (adverb) – seriously, severely, profoundly, deeply.
24. miscalculate (verb) – misjudge, underestimate, err, make a mistake.
25. regionalise (verb) – to make an issue or conflict affect an entire geographic region; spread, expand geographically.
26. conflict (noun) – war, warfare, clash, hostilities, battle.
27. base (noun) – a center of operations or a military installation; installation, camp, station, outpost.
28. drag into (phrasal verb) – to force someone or something to become involved in a difficult situation; embroil, entangle, implicate, involve.
29. strait (noun) – a narrow passage of water connecting two larger areas of water; channel.
30. pulverise (verb) – to defeat utterly or completely destroy; annihilate, crush, decimate, demolish.
31. remarkably (adverb) – surprisingly, astonishingly, notably, exceptionally.
32. central demand (noun) – the most important or principal requirement; core condition, primary request, key prerequisite.
33. set (verb) – to establish an objective; establish, lay down, specify.
34. sweeping (adjective) – comprehensive, all-inclusive, extensive, overarching.
35. objective (noun) – aim, goal, target, purpose.
36. missile capability (noun) – a country’s capacity to produce and deploy missiles; ballistic capacity, weapon potential, armament strength, firepower.
37. missile (noun) – a self-propelled, guided weapon system designed to carry an explosive payload over a distance to a target; projectile.
38. pursue (verb) – to seek to attain a goal; seek, work towards, aim for, strive for.
39. regime change (noun) – the forcible replacement of one government or administration by another; overthrow deposition, governmental transition.
40. regime (noun) – government, administration, system.
41. meet (verb) – fulfill, satisfy, answer, achieve.
42. push up (phrasal verb) – increase, raise, elevate, inflate.
43. aggravate (verb) – to make a problem or situation worse; worsen, exacerbate, compound, intensify.
44. woe (noun) – great suffering, trouble, or distress; trouble, hardship, misery, difficulty.
45. proposal (noun) – a plan put forward for consideration.
46. reaffirm (verb) – to state again strongly; assert again, reiterate, restate.
47. sanctions (noun) – measures taken by a nation to coerce another to conform to international norms; penalties, embargoes, boycotts, restrictions.
48. guarantee (noun) – a formal assurance, promise, pledge, commitment.
49. aggression (noun) – hostility, attack, assault, belligerence.
50. far from (phrase) – not at all; nowhere near, not in the least, anything but, quite the opposite of.
51. leave (verb) – to cause to remain in a specified condition; result in, cause to be, make, render.
52. strategically (adverb) – relating to the achievement of long-term military or political interests; tactically, politically, geopolitically.
53. increasingly (adverb) – progressively, more and more, growingly.
54. fragile (adjective) – easily broken, damaged, or vulnerable; vulnerable, delicate, precarious, unstable.
55. belatedly (adverb) – happening or coming later than should have been the case; late, tardily, overdue, behindhand.
56. scale (noun) – extent, magnitude, proportion, scope.
57. misjudgement (noun) – a wrong  decision; mistake, error, blunder, miscalculation.
58. deserve (verb) – to be worthy of something; merit, warrant, justify, earn.
59. credit (noun) – public acknowledgment; praise, commendation, acclaim, recognition.
60. constructive (adjective) – useful, beneficial, productive, positive.
61. diplomatic (adjective) – relating to the management of international relations; ambassadorial, foreign-policy, statesmanlike.
62. bring closer (phrasal verb) – unite, reconcile, draw together, bridge the gap.
63. a beginning (noun) – the first part or earliest stage of something; start, genesis, inception.
64. gap (noun) – difference, disparity, divergence, divide.
65. front (noun) – an area of operation; a particular sphere of activity; area, sphere, field, domain.
66. welcome (verb) – greet favorably, embrace, support, accept.
67. rule out (phrasal verb) – to exclude or eliminate something from consideration; exclude, eliminate, reject, dismiss.
68. halt (noun) – stop, cessation, end, termination.
69. stability (noun) – firmness, solidity, steadiness, security.
70. militarism (noun) – warmongering, belligerence, hawkishness, aggression.
71. rein in (phrasal verb) – restrain, check, curb, control.
72. incendiary (adjective) – provocative, inflammatory, contentious, explosive.
73. rhetoric (noun) – the art of speaking or writing effectively and persuasively, often implying language that lacks sincerity or meaningful content; bombast, grandiloquence, verbosity, oratory, extravagant language, boastfulness.
74. vulgarism (noun) – an expression considered inelegant or offensive; obscenity, crudity, profanity, tastelessness.
75. genocidal (adjective) – relating to the intentional killing of a large group of people; murderous, exterminatory, mass-murdering, homicidal.
76. disgrace (noun) – shame, dishonour, embarrassment.
77. hold (verb) – to occupy a position or office.
78. counterproductive (adjective) – detrimental, harmful, unhelpful, self-defeating.
79. international diplomacy (noun) – the skill of managing international relations; foreign affairs, statecraft, global negotiations, international relations.
80. watch one’s words (phrase) – to be careful about what one says; be cautious, speak carefully, measure one’s words, mind one’s language.
81. secure (verb) – to succeed in obtaining or achieving something; achieve, obtain, acquire, gain.
82. durable (adjective) – long-lasting, lasting, enduring, persistent.
83. put oneself in (phrase) – to bring oneself into a particular situation or position; place oneself in, involve oneself in, end up in, land oneself in.

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