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The Hindu Editorial (new beginning) – Jul 22, 2019

The Hindu Editorial (new beginning) – Jul 22, 2019

Sudan’s ruling military council and representatives of the pro-democracy movement have signed a power-sharing agreement,… For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (new beginning)- Jul 22, 2019.

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Today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (new beginning) – Jul 22, 2019:

  1. pact (noun) – agreement, deal, contract.
  2. transition (noun) – change/move, transformation, conversion.
  3. on track (phrase) – on course, on target, on schedule, on time.
  4. amid (preposition) – in the middle of, surrounded by; during.
  5. confrontational (adjective) – hostile, argumentative, aggressive/belligerent.
  6. entrenched (adjective) – ingrained, established, embedded.
  7. stand-off (noun) – deadlock, stalemate, impasse (in a dispute/conflict).
  8. give up (phrasal verb) – concede defeat, capitulate, surrender.
  9. amass (verb) – gather, collect, group.
  10. sovereign (adjective) – independent, self-governing, autonomous.
  11. consensus (noun) – an idea or opinion that is shared by all the people in a group. agreement, concurrence.
  12. apparatus (noun) – a complicated structure/network/system of a organization.
  13. chart (verb) – outline, describe, detail.
  14. distrust (noun) – mistrust, suspicion, wariness, lack of trust.
  15. erupt (verb) – break out, start suddenly, arise.
  16. soaring (adjective) – escalating, increasing. ballooning.
  17. oppression (noun) – suppression/enslavement; repression, persecution/ill treatment.
  18. barracks (noun) – quarters, camp/cantonment, garrison.
  19. massacre (verb) – murder, kill, annihilate/execute.
  20. hammer out (phrasal verb) – sort out, decide on/negotiate (something arduously/difficultly).
  21. transitional (adjective) – interim, temporary, provisional, short-term.
  22. privilege (noun) – advantage, right, benefit.
  23. accountability (noun) – responsibility, liability, answerability.

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