The Hindu Editorial (Visa power) – Feb 19, 2020

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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Visa power) – Feb 19, 2020:

deportation (noun) – expulsion/expelling, banishment, exile, expatriation.
mounting (adjective) – increasing, growing, escalating.
diplomatic (adjective) – (delicate & sensitive) consular, foreign-policy, political.
offensive (noun) – forceful campaign, movement, act of aggression, drive/push.
accommodative (adjective) – accommodating, cooperative, helpful.
detain (verb) – restrain, hold, take in (for questioning).
deport (verb) – banish, exile, expel, evict/expatriate.
revoke (verb) – cancel, repeal, reverse, abrogate, nullify.
prompt (verb) – give rise to, bring about, cause, trigger.
proclivity (noun) – liking, inclination, tendency/leaning.
echo (verb) – repeat, say again, restate, reiterate.
line (noun) – policy; position.
step up (phrasal verb) – increase, intensify, strengthen, augment.
inimical (adjective) – hostile, unfriendly, opposed/unfavourable.
nothing short of (phrase) – nothing less than.
ham-handed (adjective) – ham-fisted, inefficient/incompetent, amateurish, useless.
end up (verb) – come/appear, find oneself (to a particular course of action in the end).
spotlight (verb) – focus attention on, highlight, draw attention to.
parallel (noun) – similarity, comparison, resemblance.
influential (adjective) – powerful, authoritative, strong.
snub (noun) – humiliation, insult, affront/rebuff.
apparently (adverb) – seemingly, evidently, it appears that.
bank on (phrasal verb) – rely on, depend on, count on.
adverse (adjective) – unfavourable, disadvantageous, bad.
consequence (noun) – outcome, ramification, repercussion.
demarche (noun) – a political step, initiative, scheme/operation.
ambassador (noun) – envoy, diplomat, consul.
advisory (noun) – statement, declaration, message.
affairs (noun) – matters, activities, concerns.
envoy (noun) – representative, delegate, mediator, spokesperson.
in the same vein (phrase) – of similar style/tone.
boycott (noun) – restriction, ban/bar, prohibition.
whimsical (adjective) – unusual, unconventional, uncommon; temperamental, impulsive, unpredictable.
pride (verb) – be proud of, revel in, take satisfaction in, delight in.