The Hindu Editorial (Freeing Kulbhushan) – Aug 05, 2019

Two weeks after the International Court of Justice at The Hague ruled in favour of India in the case of Kulbhushan Jadhav,… For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Freeing Kulbhushan) – Aug 05, 2019.

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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Freeing Kulbhushan) – Aug 05, 2019:

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.
attitude (noun) – approach, viewpoint/standpoint, position.
unanimously (adverb) – without opposition, agreed to by everyone involved.
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.
unimpeded (adjective) – unrestricted, unblocked, unlimited.
three-fold (adjective) – having three parts.
clear-cut (adjective) – well defined, distinct, precise.
augur badly (verb) – bode, indicate, portend (a bad outcome).
call for (phrasal verb) – require, necessitate, demand.
conviction (noun) – sentence, judgement, verdict.
espionage (noun) – spying, undercover work, infiltration/counter-intelligence.
rest on (phrasal verb) – depend on, rely on, be based on.
purported (adjective) – alleged, claimed, professed.
adverse (adjective) – unfavourable, disadvantageous, bad.
coercion (noun) – force, pressure, enforcement.
go beyond (phrasal verb) – exceed, do more than.
trail (noun) – court case, judicial proceedings, legal action.
overturn (verb) – reverse, overrule, nullify/cancel.
drag one’s feet (phrase) – delay, put off doing something, postpone action.
hurdle (noun) – obstacle, difficulty, problem.
rhetoric (noun) – bombast, loftiness, hyperbole/extravagant language.
relative (adjective) – moderate, reasonable, considerable.
shell (verb) – bombard, open fire on, shoot at, attack.
open up (phrasal verb) – start to develop.
fury (noun) – anger, outrage, indignation.
allegation (noun) – charge, accusation, indictment.
cluster-munition (noun) – Cluster munitions are weapons consisting of a container that opens in the air and scatters large numbers of explosive submunitions or ” bomblets ” over a wide area. Cluster munitions can be delivered by aircraft, artillery and missiles. Most submunitions are intended to explode on impact. The vast majority are free-falling, meaning that they are not individually guided towards a target.
infiltration (noun) – intrusion, penetration, permeation.
ratchet up (phrasal verb) – to increase something by a series of small amounts.
ham-handed (adjective) – ham-fisted, inefficient, unskilful/awkward.
pull out (phrasal verb) – withdraw, retreat, leave/disengage.
narrative (noun) – a representation of a particular situation; portrayal/ account.
indeed (adverb) – truly, actually, surely.
overshadow (verb) – conceal, obscure, outshine/eclipse.