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The Hindu Editorial (Arms and the man) – Dec 30, 2019

The Hindu Editorial (Arms and the man) – Dec 30, 2019

If a diplomat should think twice before saying nothing, an army general should not think of saying anything at all. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Arms and the man) – Dec 30, 2019.

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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Arms and the man) – Dec 30, 2019:

  1. cross the line (phrase) – do something unacceptable; do something that is outside one’s limit.
  2. propriety (noun) – rules of conduct, good manners, standards.
  3. diplomat (noun) – envoy, consul, ambassador.
  4. veil (verb) – conceal, hide, camouflage.
  5. egregious (adjective) – shocking, horrible/terrible, very bad.
  6. constitute (verb) – be the equivalent of, be tantamount to, be regarded as.
  7. send out (phrasal verb) – produce, create, give out.
  8. discount (verb) – disregard, pay no attention to, ignore, overlook.
  9. slip of the tongue (phrase) – a small mistake in speech.
  10. one-off (adjective) – distinctive, individual, isolated; happening or done only once.
  11. frequency (noun) – regularity, rate of occurrence.
  12. weigh in (phrasal verb) – make a forceful contribution to an argument; influence, be important to.
  13. ought to (modal verb) – must, should.
  14. circumspect (adjective) – careful, cautious, wary, attentive.
  15. berate (verb) – reprove, criticize, censure.
  16. take a call (phrase) – decide.
  17. throw in (phrasal verb) – include or make a remark casually (as an sudden utterance).
  18. lebensraum (noun) – “living space “;  a theory according to which the development of all species, including humans, is primarily determined by their adaptation to geographic circumstances. Between 1921 and 1925 Adolf Hitler developed the belief that Germany required Lebensraum (‘living space’) in order to survive.
  19. unsolicited (adjective) – uninvited, undemanded, voluntary.
  20. stir (verb) – prompt, propel, spur, encourage.
  21. deploy (verb) – employ.
  22. deplorable (adjective) – disgraceful, dishonourable, unacceptable.
  23. not long ago (phrase) – a short time ago.
  24. in the making (phrase) – developing, burgeoning, up and coming.
  25. flock (verb) – gather, assemble, rally/come together.
  26. undermine (verb) – weaken, spoil, damage.
  27. in the long run (phrase) – eventually, in the end, ultimately.
  28. clear (one’s) lines (phrase) – to put a limit on what one can do.
  29. recur (verb) – happen again, reoccur, repeat.

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