The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary- The Cost Of Peace | 15 September 2020

The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary- The Cost Of Peace | 15 September 2020

1. Ceasefires– Noun (अस्त्रविराम) 

• Meaning- Suspension of active hostilities
• Synonyms- Armistice, Truce
• Example- Reaching such a cease-fire deal is at the top of the agenda in Doha this weekend.

2. Concerns- Noun & Verb (चिंताओं)

• Meaning– Particularly important, to be a care or distress to 
• Synonyms– Worried, Pertain to
• Example– Researchers are concerned that high-risk pregnancies are going undetected during the pandemic

3. Obstacles– Noun (रुकावट)

• Meaning- Blockage
• Synonyms- Crimp, Interference, Obstruction
• Example- Lack of imagination is an obstacle to one’s advancement

4. Stipulated- Verb (अनुबंधित)

• Meaning– Provision in agreement
• Synonyms– Specify, Condition, Contract
• Example– The race health protocol stipulates that all riders plus the staff members should be tested.

5. Reconciliation- Noun (पुनर्मेल )

• Meaning– Re-establishment 
• Synonyms– Rapprochement, Balancing
• Example– The two sides are aiming for political reconciliation and an end to decades of violence, which began with the 1979 Soviet invasion.

6. Foreboding- Noun (पूर्वाभास )

• Meaning- Feeling of Something to come
• Synonyms- Premonition, Presentiment
• Example– She had a sense of foreboding that her husband would meet with an accident.

7. Hostage- Noun (बंधक)

• Meaning– Involuntarily controlled
• Synonyms– Prisoner, Captive
• Example– He ultimately wrecked the car he stole and killed himself, while his remaining hostage survived, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said.

8. Dealt (verb) निपटा

• Meaning: Distributed, Shared 
• Synonyms: Apportioned, Pareceled
• Example: Some harsh lessons are being dealt out to two teenagers at the same moment

9. Negotiations- Noun (समझौता)

• Meaning– Intend to agreement
• Synonyms– Compromise, Accommodation
• Example– The negotiations between national opposition political parties is not possible.

10. Grapple- Verb (पकड़ना )

• Meaning– Bind closely
• Synonyms– Contend, Make out, Cope
• Example- The public fight is seen as destabilizing the government as it grapples with the coronavirus pandemic.

11. Insurgents- Noun (राजद्रोही )

• Meaning– Opposition to civil authority
• Synonyms– Seditious, Subversive
• Example– He is said to carry the kind of influence that might keep far-flung and often very local insurgent cells united.

12. Inaugural- Adj. (आरम्भ)

• Meaning– Characteristic of a formal induction
• Synonyms– Initiative, Initiatory
• Example– It appeared shortly afterward in “America Is Hard to See,” the inaugural show in the Whitney’s downtown location in 2015

13. Desirable- Adj. (इच्छा करने योग्य)

• Meaning– Worth seeking or achieving
• Synonyms- Coveted, Enviable, Preferred
• Example- Put simply, there is no desirable scenario that does not involve a revitalized left in the United States and abroad.

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