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The Hindu Editorial (Clear the air) – Jan 21, 2019

The Hindu Editorial (Clear the air) – Jan 21, 2019

That troubling questions about the purchase of 36 Rafale fighter jets will persist despite a clean chit of sorts from the Supreme Court,. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Clear the air) – Jan 21, 2019.

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Today’s word list-1 The Hindu Editorial (Clear the air) – Jan 21, 2019:

  1. clear the air (phrase) –reduce the tense situation; restore harmony, make peace, reconcile differences.
  2. fog (noun) – a state of confusion.
  3. persist (verb) – continue/carry on, remain/linger/stay.
  4. clean chit (noun) – In India, the expression is used to mean ‘cleared of any wrongdoing’. Native speakers of English prefer to use ‘clean sheet’, instead.
  5. of sorts (phrase) – of a somewhat unusual method.
  6. compellingly (adverb) – strongly, reasonably, irresistibly.
  7. escalation (noun) – growth, rise, increase.
  8. bare-bones (adjective) – shortenedcontracted/ cut down, reduced/decreased.
  9. object (verb) – protest, take exception to, take issue.
  10. ground (noun) – reason, factor/cause, basis.
  11. non-recurring cost (noun ) – one-time cost and unlikely to happen again.
  12. perplexing (adjective) – confusing, puzzling, baffling/bewildering.
  13. provision (noun) – term, clause, requirement/condition.
  14. depleting (adjective) – diminishing, decreasing, reducing (in number).
  15. fleet (noun) – a group of vehicles (aircrafts/ships) work together under an organisation.
  16. flyaway (condition) (adjective) – ready/prepared for flight.
  17. strategic partnership (noun) – it is a long-term interaction between two countries based on political, economic, social and historical factors (Courtesy: IDSA (Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)).
  18. fray (noun) – battle, fight, contest/competition.
  19. cast (verb) – cause, create, produce.
  20. vigour (noun) – strength, robustness, high level of activity.
  21. owing to (phrase) – because of, as a result of, on account of.
  22. jeopardise (verb) – threaten, endanger/imperil, put in danger/put at risk.
  23. come forward (phrasal verb) – volunteer, step forward.
  24. accommodating (adjective) – cooperative, helpful, compliant.
  25. posture (noun) – position/opinion, attitude, stand point/view.
  26. presumption (noun) – assumption, supposition, speculation.

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