The Hindu Editorial (Targeting Tehran) – May 04, 2018

The timing of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s claim that Iran had a robust nuclear weapons programme is not lost on anyone.For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Targeting Tehran) – May 04, 2018.

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Today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Targeting Tehran) – May 04, 2018:

1. revelation (noun) – disclosure, report, announcement.
2. junk (verb) – throw away, discard, abandon.
3. be lost on (phrase) – fail to be noticed.
4. rip something up (phrasal verb) – tear (into small pieces).
5. deceit (noun) – deception, double-dealing/duplicity, fraud.
6. hostile (adjective) – aggressive, confrontational, belligerent.
7. step up (phrasal verb) – increase, intensify, scale up.
8. set the stage for (phrase) – prepare the circumstances for beginning of something.
9. influence (verb) – affect, have an effect on.
10. authentic (adjective) – genuine, real/actual, bona fide.
11. credible (adjective) – convincing, acceptable; reasonable.
12. bolster (verb) – strengthen, support, boost/reinforce.
13. scrap (verb) – abandon, cancel, abolish (a plan/policy).
14. pull out (phrasal verb) – withdraw, leave,  get out.
15. 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).
16. disincentive (noun) – deterrent, discouragement, restraint.
17. unravelling (noun) – unfolding, solving, resolving.
18. compliance (noun) – obedience to, accordance with, adherence to.

Today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Targeting Tehran) – May 04, 2018:

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