The Hindu Editorial (The week after) – Mar 04, 2019

With India and Pakistan deciding to de-escalate post-Balakot tensions, the focus has moved to the diplomatic sphere. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (The week after) – Mar 04, 2019.

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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (The week after) – Mar 04, 2019:

1. de-escalate (verb) – diminish, lessen/decrease, dwindle (the intensity of a conflict).
2. couple with (verb) – combine, connect/associate, accompany.
3. manoeuvres (noun) – (military/diplomatic) exercises, operations, activities.
4. censure (verb) – criticize, condemn, find fault with.
5. turnaround (noun) – an unexpected change.
6. stay out (phrasal verb) – to avoid visiting a place.
7. imminent (adjective) – impending, approaching, near/close.
8. assumption (noun) – supposition, speculation, belief/thought.
9. defy (verb) – resist, take a stand against, confront.
10. breakthrough (noun) – progress, development, advancement.
11. the new normal (noun) – an unusual situation becoming as an usual one.
12. far from (phrase) – not, not at all, nowhere near.
13. degrade (verb) – deteriorate, degenerate, reduce.
14. precede (verb) – come before, lead to, go in advance of.
15. dossier (noun) – report, case study, file (about a particular person).
16. akin (adjective) – related, close, corresponding.
17. curb (noun) – restraint, restriction, check/control.
18. strategic autonomy (noun) – the ability of a state (country) to pursue its national interests and adopt its preferred foreign policy without being constrained in any manner by other states.
19. a handle on (noun) – controlling a situation.
20. reading (noun) – interpretation, construal, understanding.

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