The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary 19th February 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.
- pride (verb) – be proud of, revel in, take satisfaction in, delight in.
