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The Hindu Editorial (Terror timeline) – Feb 25, 2019

The Hindu Editorial (Terror timeline) – Feb 25, 2019

The statement of the Financial Action Task Force in Paris is another message to Islamabad from the international community of the mounting costs of its decades-old lax policy towards terror groups. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Terror timeline) – Feb 25, 2019.

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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Terror timeline) – Feb 25, 2019:

  1. mounting (adjective) – increasing, growing, escalating.
  2. lax (adjective) – negligent, careless, inattentive.
  3. watchdog (noun) – inspector/supervisor, observer, ombudsman.
  4. in no uncertain terms (phrase) – very clearly, very specifically & strongly.
  5. convoy (noun) – a group of vehicles (or ships) that are traveling together usually for protection.
  6. advisory (noun) – official communication, press release, bulletin/message.
  7. grey/watch list (noun) – a list of countries on observation due to their “strategic deficiencies” in countering terror-financing and money-laundering. The countries put on grey/watch list by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) will be subjected to direct monitoring and intense scrutiny by the International Co-operation Review Group (ICRG) on terror financing.
  8. compliance (noun) –  adherence to, conformity to, accordance with.
  9. black list (noun) – a list of countries which the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) judges to be non-cooperative in the global fight against money laundering and terrorist financing.
  10. 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).
  11. debt crisis (noun) – a situation in which a country is unable to pay back its government debt.
  12. ill-afford (verb) – unable to afford.
  13. stern (adjective) – strict, severe, stringent.
  14. crack down on (phrasal verb) – get tough on, take severe measures against, come down heavily on.
  15. oblige (verb) – require, compel/force/impel, bind.
  16. weaponry (noun) – instruments of war, guns, weapons.
  17. take on board (phrase) – to accept/understand an idea.
  18. plenary (noun) – a meeting (to be attended by all participants of a group at a conference).
  19. vow (verb) – swear, promise, pledge/commit/affirm.
  20. double down (phrasal verb) – to be more firm & resolute on something (decided) even if that might be a risky choice.
  21. offshoot (noun) – subsidiary, branch, derivative.
  22. madrasa (noun) – a place (school or college) where people learn about Islam, the religion of Muslims.
  23. opportunism (noun) – expediency/exploitation, taking advantage, pragmatism.
  24. propaganda (noun) – informationpublicity, promotion.
  25. repercussion (noun) – consequence, result, effect/outcome.

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