The Hindu Editorial (Planned injustice) – Jan 30, 2020

For any peace process to be successful, the first step is to take all conflicting parties into confidence. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Planned injustice) – Jan 30, 2020.

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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Planned injustice) – Jan 30, 2020:

annexation (noun) – occupation, takeover, appropriation.
take someone into one’s confidence (phrase) – to tell someone a secret information with the understanding that the secret information will not be made public.
unveil (verb) – present, announce, disclose/make public.
impartial (adjective) – unbiased, unprejudiced, neutral, fair.
throw one’s weight behind (phrase) – to use one’s influence to support something.
overly (adverb) – unduly, inordinately, immoderately, excessively.
concession (noun) – grant of privilege/right (to use a piece of land).
annex (verb) – add, attach, join.
settlement (noun) – an uninhabited place where people established a community/colony.
come up (phrasal verb) – come about, occur, happen.
outskirts (plural noun) – surrounding/outlying areas, suburbs.
Gaza Strip (proper noun) – simply Gaza, is a self-governing Palestinian territory surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea, Israel and Egypt.
swap (verb) – exchange, interchange.
in effect (phrase) – really, in reality, practically.
refugee (noun) – displaced person, asylum seeker, escapee/exile.
shrink (verb) – lessen, reduce, decrease.
erode (verb) – (gradually) deteriorate, destroy, spoil.
overlook (verb) – miss, fail to notice; disregard, neglect/ignore.
statehood (noun) – the condition of being an independent nation/state/country.
crack down on (phrasal verb) – clampdown on, get tough/severe measures, suppress.
jihad (noun) – jihad literally means “effort” in Arab; Jihad also means struggling or striving and it allows the use of force if there is no peaceful alternative. It does also mean a fight against enemies of Islam.
fora plural form of forum (noun) – assembly, gathering, conference.
sell (verb) – persuade someone to accept, convince someone of the merits of, talk someone into.
constructive (adjective) – useful/helpful, productive, practical/effective/beneficial.
lasting (adjective) – long-lasting, long-term, permanent.