👀DAILY HINDU EDITORIAL WORD BYTES - 1 --> 1 MAY👀

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💥Daily Word Bytes - 1  from editorial - Korean Thaw💥

    • thaw (noun) – an increase in friendliness.
    Hindu Editorial usage : Korean thaw 

    • peninsula (noun) – an area of land almost surrounded by water (on three sides) and one side attached to the mainland.
    Hindu Editorial usage : The summit between the leaders of the two Koreas is perhaps the most significant step in decades towards securing peace on the peninsula.
    • armistice (noun) – truce, ceasefire, suspension of hostilities.
    Hindu Editorial usage : Kim Jong-un on Friday became the first North Korean leader since the 1953 armistice to step on South Korean soil.
    • foresee (verb) – anticipate, predict, expect.
    Hindu Editorial usage : Not many had foreseen such a rapid turnaround in ties between the two Koreas, given the acrimony and war rhetoric of the recent past.
    Hindu Editorial usage : Not many had foreseen such a rapid turnaround in ties between the two Koreas, given the acrimony and war rhetoric of the recent past.
    • acrimony (noun) – bitterness, hostility, resentment.
    Hindu Editorial usage : Not many had foreseen such a rapid turnaround in ties between the two Koreas, given the acrimony and war rhetoric of the recent past.
    • rhetoric (noun) – bombast/loftiness, heroics, hyperbole/extravagant language.
    Hindu Editorial usage : Not many had foreseen such a rapid turnaround in ties between the two Koreas, given the acrimony and war rhetoric of the recent past.
    Hindu Editorial usage : Mr. Kim had stepped up his country’s nuclear weapons programme since assuming power in 2011
    • perpetually (adverb) – constantly, permanently, endlessly.
    Hindu Editorial usage : But it has become evident that Mr. Kim’s primary goal may not be to maintain the North’s nuclear capability or to live in a perpetually hostile environment. 
    • hostile (adjective) – aggressive, confrontational, belligerent.
    Hindu Editorial usage : But it has become evident that Mr. Kim’s primary goal may not be to maintain the North’s nuclear capability or to live in a perpetually hostile environment. 
    • barter (verb) – swap, trade off, exchange/change.
    Hindu Editorial usage : He has signalled that he is willing to barter the North’s nuclear capability for economic and security assurances. 
    • persistence (noun) – determination, resolution, perseverance/purpose.
    Hindu Editorial usage : whose persistence in breaking the ice was vital to the historic meeting,
    • break the ice (phrase) –  to do something as a way to avoid social awkward tension, or and formality when two unknown people meet.
    Hindu Editorial usage : whose persistence in breaking the ice was vital to the historic meeting,
    • vital (verb) – important, crucial, essential.
    Hindu Editorial usage : whose persistence in breaking the ice was vital to the historic meeting,
    • notwithstanding (adverb) – nevertheless, nonetheless, in spite of that.
    Hindu Editorial usage : The significance of the summit notwithstanding, peace is not a given. 
    • given (noun) – known fact, reality, certainty
    Hindu Editorial usage : The significance of the summit notwithstanding, peace is not a given. 
    Hindu Editorial usage :  Yet relations deteriorated, with the international peace process failing to make any progress and the North going back to its nuclear weapons programme.
    • denuclearisation (noun) – the act of removing nuclear weapons from a place.
    Hindu Editorial usage : Mr. Kim first conveyed the promise of denuclearisation through visiting South Korean officials. 
    • freeze (noun) – fix, suspension, hold.
    Hindu Editorial usage :  He announced a freeze on further nuclear tests and said North Korea’s main test site would be shut down, all aimed to show his seriousness of purpose. 
    • shut down (phrasal verb) – close down, discontinue, cease operation.
    Hindu Editorial usage :  He announced a freeze on further nuclear tests and said North Korea’s main test site would be shut down, all aimed to show his seriousness of purpose. 
    • give up (phrasal verb) – stop, cease, discontinue.
    Hindu Editorial usage :  Mr. Kim is unlikely to give up his nuclear weapons unless he gets credible guarantees from the U.S., China and other countries. 
    • credible (adjective) – convincing, acceptable; reasonable.
    Hindu Editorial usage :  Mr. Kim is unlikely to give up his nuclear weapons unless he gets credible guarantees from the U.S., China and other countries. 
    • nuclear umbrella (noun) – a guarantee from a nuclear weapons country to a country that does not possess nuclear weapons for protection.
    Hindu Editorial usage : He is likely to also press the U.S. to withdraw its nuclear umbrella from the South
    • get down to (phrasal verb) – begin, start, undertake, embark on.
    Hindu Editorial usage : But it is quite extraordinary to think that Mr. Trump and Mr. Kim may actually now get down to discussing, face-to-face, steps towards denuclearising the Korean peninsula.


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