The Hindu Editorial (Shallow draughts) – Aug 24, 2019

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Today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Shallow draughts) – Aug 24, 2019:

shallow (adjective) – foolish, silly, unthinking.
draught (noun) – British spellings of draft (noun) – plan, outline, abstract/version.
run-up to (noun) – a period of time just before an important event.
on the sidelines (phrase) – it refers to a meeting/ forum occurs at the same time as the scheduled meeting/forum, but is not itself an item on the agenda.
South Block (noun) – South Block is a metonym of the Prime Minister’s Office. (The Secretariat Building (consists North & South Block) or Central Secretariat is where the Cabinet Secretariat is housed, which administers the Government of India. The South Blockhouses the Prime Minister’s Office, Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of External Affairs). (Metonym is used as an alternative for something else with which it is closely related/associated).
characteristically (adverb) – (of a particular person) typically, usually, habitually.
bilateral (adjective) – involving two groups or countries.
sanctions (noun) – action taken, or an order given to force a country to obey international laws by limiting or stopping trade with that country, by not allowing economic aid for that country, etc (Courtesy: VOA Learning English).
anti-(ballistic) missile systems (noun) – interceptor or anti-ballistic missile systems that are designed to destroy an incoming warhead by intercepting it on its ballistic trajectory outside the atmosphere.
for starters (phrase) – first of all, to start with.
assertion (noun) – declaration, statement, contention.
betray (verb) – inform against, reveal, disclose.
ignorance (noun) – incomprehension, unawareness, lack of knowledge.
on the ground (phrase) – in a situation/place where things are happening really/practically.
ideological (adjective) – relating to a system of ideas.
carve out (phrasal verb) – create, establish (something with effort).
equitably (adverb) – fairly, impartially, unbiasedly.
secular (adjective) – non-religious.
pluralistic (adjective) – coexistent; (of people) exist in harmony irrespective of various differences.
stem from (phrasal verb) – originate from, arise from, come from.
premise (noun) – thesis, presupposition, belief, thought.
unwittingly (adverb) – inadvertently, unknowingly, unintentionally.
narrative (noun) – a representation of a particular situation; portrayal/ account.
narrow (adjective) – literal, exact, precise.
quixotic (adjective) – idealistic, unrealistic, impractical.