👀DAILY HINDU EDITORIAL WORD BYTES - 2 -> 26 MAY👀
💥Daily Word Bytes - 1 from editorial -Missed opportunity: on cancellation of Trump-Kim summit💥
unravel (verb) – fall apart, fail, collapse/go wrong.
Hindu Editorial usage : A series of avoidable mis-steps led to the unravelling of the Trump-Kim summit
call off (phrasal verb) – cancel, abandon, shelve.
Hindu Editorial usage : American President Donald Trump’s abrupt decision to call off his planned June 12 meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Singapore has not only dashed hopes of a breakthrough but also heightened risks of a confrontation on the Korean peninsula.
dash (verb) – shatter, destroy, ruin/spoil.
Hindu Editorial usage : American President Donald Trump’s abrupt decision to call off his planned June 12 meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Singapore has not only dashed hopes of a breakthrough but also heightened risks of a confrontation on the Korean peninsula.
breakthrough (noun) – progress, development, advancement.
Hindu Editorial usage : American President Donald Trump’s abrupt decision to call off his planned June 12 meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Singapore has not only dashed hopes of a breakthrough but also heightened risks of a confrontation on the Korean peninsula.
heightened (adjective) – intensified, magnified, amplified.
Hindu Editorial usage : American President Donald Trump’s abrupt decision to call off his planned June 12 meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Singapore has not only dashed hopes of a breakthrough but also heightened risks of a confrontation on the Korean peninsula.
confrontation (noun) – conflict, fight, battle.
Hindu Editorial usage : American President Donald Trump’s abrupt decision to call off his planned June 12 meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Singapore has not only dashed hopes of a breakthrough but also heightened risks of a confrontation on the Korean peninsula.
spell (noun) – period, time, interval, season,
Hindu Editorial usage : It brings a very unusual spell of diplomacy full circle
to bring something full circle (phrase) – to return something (idea/argument/situation) to its starting position.
Hindu Editorial usage : It brings a very unusual spell of diplomacy full circle.
quiet diplomacy (noun) – it is a way of conduct of international relations (through the interaction of official representatives of governments or groups) to create conditions in which parties feel comfortable to act, in particular allowing parties calmly to evaluate positions and interests, to weigh options and consider independent and impartial advice.
Hindu Editorial usage : Unlike the standard practice of announcing landmark summits after working out an understanding on the agenda through quiet diplomacy,
acrimony (noun) – bitterness, hostility, resentment.
Hindu Editorial usage : That was surprising given the acrimony in both Mr. Trump’s and Mr. Kim’s public utterances over the past year.
utterance (noun) – voicing, speaking, expression.
Hindu Editorial usage : That was surprising given the acrimony in both Mr. Trump’s and Mr. Kim’s public utterances over the past year.
gesture (noun) – action, deed; sign/indication.
Hindu Editorial usage : Once Mr. Trump had cleared the summit proposal, North Korea also moved fast, making a series of gestures meant to smoothen the path for the meeting.
demilitarised (adjective) – relating to an area wherein all military forces are removed.
Hindu Editorial usage : In end-April, there was a summit between Mr. Kim and South Korean President Moon Jae-in at a border village in the demilitarised zone.
pledge (verb) – swear, vow, promise.
Hindu Editorial usage : The North pledged to halt nuclear and missile tests, and released three Korean-Americans. And, hours before Mr. Trump cancelled the summit on Thursday,
inoperable (adjective) – unusable, out of action, out of order.
Hindu Editorial usage : it dismantled its Punggye-ri nuclear test site — critics say it was already inoperable, but that was a symbolic gesture nonetheless.
nonetheless (adverb) – anyway, anyhow, after everything.
Hindu Editorial usage : it dismantled its Punggye-ri nuclear test site — critics say it was already inoperable, but that was a symbolic gesture nonetheless.
harp on (phrasal verb) – talk or write/complain continuously and lengthy on a particular
subject.
Hindu Editorial usage : The United States should have taken into account these steps by the North rather than harp on the rhetoric
rhetoric (noun) – bombast/loftiness, hyperbole, extravagant language.
Hindu Editorial usage : The United States should have taken into account these steps by the North rather than harp on the rhetoric
under way (adverb) – in progress, taking place, happening/occurring.
Hindu Editorial usage : But it went ahead with the military drill, with Pyongyang slamming both Washington and Seoul even as preparations for the summit were under way.
disarmament (noun) – demilitarization, limitation/reduction/deactivation of military weapons.
Hindu Editorial usage : Mr. Trump’s new National Security Adviser, John Bolton, angered the North Koreans by suggesting that Mr. Kim could follow the 2003 Libyan disarmament model.
invasion (noun) – conquering, capture, seizure.
Hindu Editorial usage : who was killed by rebels after a NATO-led invasion in 2011 — if he failed to reach a deal with the U.S.
showdown (noun) – fight/battle, clash, face-off.
Hindu Editorial usage : This triggered the unravelling of the summit, with the North once again warning the U.S. of a nuclear showdown.
conciliatory (adjective) – appeasing, pacifying, peacemaking.
Hindu Editorial usage : Mr. Trump said the North was welcome to return to talks if it changed its attitude towards the U.S. Pyongyang also issued a conciliatory response, saying that it hoped the U.S. President would reconsider his decision to “unilaterally” cancel the summit.
unilaterally (adverb) – used to indicate something done by a person/country without approval/agreement from other people/countries involved in the situation.
Hindu Editorial usage : Mr. Trump said the North was welcome to return to talks if it changed its attitude towards the U.S. Pyongyang also issued a conciliatory response, saying that it hoped the U.S. President would reconsider his decision to “unilaterally” cancel the summit.
de-escalation (noun) – reduction, lessening, decrease.
Hindu Editorial usage : Both Mr. Trump and Mr. Kim should keep in mind the larger goal of de-escalation of tension, if not outright denuclearisation, on the peninsula and work to reschedule the summit.
outright (adverb) – completely, entirely, totally.
Hindu Editorial usage : Both Mr. Trump and Mr. Kim should keep in mind the larger goal of de-escalation of tension, if not outright denuclearisation, on the peninsula and work to reschedule the summit.
denuclearisation (noun) – the act of removing nuclear weapons from a place.
Hindu Editorial usage : Both Mr. Trump and Mr. Kim should keep in mind the larger goal of de-escalation of tension, if not outright denuclearisation, on the peninsula and work to reschedule the summit.
Hindu Editorial usage : A series of avoidable mis-steps led to the unravelling of the Trump-Kim summit
call off (phrasal verb) – cancel, abandon, shelve.
Hindu Editorial usage : American President Donald Trump’s abrupt decision to call off his planned June 12 meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Singapore has not only dashed hopes of a breakthrough but also heightened risks of a confrontation on the Korean peninsula.
Hindu Editorial usage : American President Donald Trump’s abrupt decision to call off his planned June 12 meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Singapore has not only dashed hopes of a breakthrough but also heightened risks of a confrontation on the Korean peninsula.
Hindu Editorial usage : American President Donald Trump’s abrupt decision to call off his planned June 12 meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Singapore has not only dashed hopes of a breakthrough but also heightened risks of a confrontation on the Korean peninsula.
Hindu Editorial usage : American President Donald Trump’s abrupt decision to call off his planned June 12 meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Singapore has not only dashed hopes of a breakthrough but also heightened risks of a confrontation on the Korean peninsula.
Hindu Editorial usage : American President Donald Trump’s abrupt decision to call off his planned June 12 meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Singapore has not only dashed hopes of a breakthrough but also heightened risks of a confrontation on the Korean peninsula.
Hindu Editorial usage : It brings a very unusual spell of diplomacy full circle
Hindu Editorial usage : It brings a very unusual spell of diplomacy full circle.
Hindu Editorial usage : Unlike the standard practice of announcing landmark summits after working out an understanding on the agenda through quiet diplomacy,
Hindu Editorial usage : That was surprising given the acrimony in both Mr. Trump’s and Mr. Kim’s public utterances over the past year.
Hindu Editorial usage : That was surprising given the acrimony in both Mr. Trump’s and Mr. Kim’s public utterances over the past year.
Hindu Editorial usage : Once Mr. Trump had cleared the summit proposal, North Korea also moved fast, making a series of gestures meant to smoothen the path for the meeting.
Hindu Editorial usage : In end-April, there was a summit between Mr. Kim and South Korean President Moon Jae-in at a border village in the demilitarised zone.
Hindu Editorial usage : The North pledged to halt nuclear and missile tests, and released three Korean-Americans. And, hours before Mr. Trump cancelled the summit on Thursday,
Hindu Editorial usage : it dismantled its Punggye-ri nuclear test site — critics say it was already inoperable, but that was a symbolic gesture nonetheless.
Hindu Editorial usage : it dismantled its Punggye-ri nuclear test site — critics say it was already inoperable, but that was a symbolic gesture nonetheless.
subject.
Hindu Editorial usage : The United States should have taken into account these steps by the North rather than harp on the rhetoric
Hindu Editorial usage : The United States should have taken into account these steps by the North rather than harp on the rhetoric
Hindu Editorial usage : But it went ahead with the military drill, with Pyongyang slamming both Washington and Seoul even as preparations for the summit were under way.
Hindu Editorial usage : Mr. Trump’s new National Security Adviser, John Bolton, angered the North Koreans by suggesting that Mr. Kim could follow the 2003 Libyan disarmament model.
Hindu Editorial usage : who was killed by rebels after a NATO-led invasion in 2011 — if he failed to reach a deal with the U.S.
Hindu Editorial usage : This triggered the unravelling of the summit, with the North once again warning the U.S. of a nuclear showdown.
Hindu Editorial usage : Mr. Trump said the North was welcome to return to talks if it changed its attitude towards the U.S. Pyongyang also issued a conciliatory response, saying that it hoped the U.S. President would reconsider his decision to “unilaterally” cancel the summit.
Hindu Editorial usage : Mr. Trump said the North was welcome to return to talks if it changed its attitude towards the U.S. Pyongyang also issued a conciliatory response, saying that it hoped the U.S. President would reconsider his decision to “unilaterally” cancel the summit.
Hindu Editorial usage : Both Mr. Trump and Mr. Kim should keep in mind the larger goal of de-escalation of tension, if not outright denuclearisation, on the peninsula and work to reschedule the summit.
Hindu Editorial usage : Both Mr. Trump and Mr. Kim should keep in mind the larger goal of de-escalation of tension, if not outright denuclearisation, on the peninsula and work to reschedule the summit.
Hindu Editorial usage : Both Mr. Trump and Mr. Kim should keep in mind the larger goal of de-escalation of tension, if not outright denuclearisation, on the peninsula and work to reschedule the summit.
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