The Hindu Editorial (The big squeeze) – Aug 28, 2018

Iran is reeling under the impact of reimposed sanctions after the U.S. walked out of the nuclear deal in May. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (The big squeeze) – Aug 28, 2018.

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Today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (The big squeeze) – Aug 28, 2018:

squeeze (noun) – a strong (financial) demand or pressure.
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.
toll (noun) – damage, suffering, loss.
reel under (verb) – suffer, stagger, stumble.
walk out (phrasal verb) – desert, abandon, leave.
strain (noun) – pressure, stress, demand/burden.
hardline (adjective) – relating to a group/a political party with people who support a strict ideas and they are extreme & uncompromising.
crippling (adjective) – weakening, destroying, spoiling.
mounting (adjective) – increasing, growing, intensifying.
inflation (noun) – increase of price level of goods & services & vice versa decrease of currency value.
prelude (noun) – introduction, beginning, opening move/overture.
impeachment (noun) – the act of charging/accusing (a public official) with a crime done while in office .
fallout (noun) – adverse results; repercussions, after-effects.
punitive (adjective) – disciplinary, corrective, penal.
climb out (phrasal verb) – move out (from a space) with an effort.
recession (noun) – economic decline, depression, slowdown.
mitigate (verb) – alleviate, reduce, lessen.
hard money (noun) – cash.
loom (verb) – emerge, appear, become visible.
kick in (phrasal verb) – come into effect.
impede (verb) – restrain, hold back, control.
weigh in (verb) – make a contribution forcefully.
appetite (noun) – desire/yearning, longing/liking, penchant.
confrontation (noun) – conflict/fight, tussle, face-off.
illusion (noun) – appearance, impression, imitation.
blockade (noun) – barricade, barrier (obstruction of supply of essential goods and others to an area).
strait (noun) – channel, sea passage, stretch of water.
seaborne (adjective) – travelling, transportable, transferable/movable.
hawkish (adjective) – aggressive, combative, belligerent.
exert (verb) – apply, employ, exercise.
conversely (adverb) – inversely, oppositely, reciprocally.
leverage (noun) – influence, power, authority.
beleaguered (adjective) – troubled, hard-pressed, under-stressed.
centrist (noun) – a person whose political opinions are not extreme, falling between those of liberals and conservatives.

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