The Hindu Editorial (Four corners) – Nov 14, 2018

The Hindu Editorial (Four corners) – Nov 14, 2018

As officials from the ‘Quadrilateral’ grouping of India, Australia, Japan and the U.S. meet in Singapore on Wednesday, their challenge will be to accurately describe their common agenda. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Four corners) – Nov 14, 2018.

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Today’s word list-1 The Hindu Editorial (Four corners) – Nov 14, 2018:

Quadrilateral (noun) – The ‘Quadrilateral’ is described as four democracies (the United States, Japan, Australia and India) with a shared objective to ensure and support a “free, open and prosperous” Indo-Pacific region.
bill as (verb) – describe, designate, label.
prosperous (adjective) – prospering/ flourishing, successful, strong.
humanitarian disaster (noun) – it is also called as humanitarian crisis; a situation with high levels of human suffering in which basic human welfare is in danger on a large scale.
mechanism (noun) – method, process, system.
unveil (verb) – present, announce, disclose/make public.
ambitious (adjective) – difficult, exacting, formidable/challenging.
maritime (adjective) – of or related to the sea.
on the sidelines (phrase) – without taking part, without getting involved.
overlapping (adjective) – relating to covering up of same area of activity.
potential (noun) – possibility, potentiality, prospects.
revive (verb) – renew, revitalize, reinstitute.
inroads (noun) – conquer, win, gain.
encompass (verb) – include, subsume, incorporate.
bookend (noun) – something that comes before, after, or at both sides of something else.
concurrence (noun) – agreement, consensus, consistency.
elude (verb) – fail to be attained/achieved; fail to be understood/considered.