Editorial Vocabulary

keep up (phrasal verb) – continue, maintain, persist, carry on/go on with.hold someone to account (phrase) – to require a person to explain or to accept responsibility for...

asleep at the wheel (phrase) – not paying attention; not attentive; not alert.inure (to) (verb) – to accustom to something (undesirable/unpleasant). (“be accustomed to” means “be used to”).mayhem (noun)...

trump card (noun) – valuable resource used as a surprise in order to gain an advantage.yield (verb) – give, provide, produce.outcome (noun) – result, consequence, aftermath, development.come into view (phrase) – become...

secrecy (noun) – concealment, confidentiality, privacy.outbreak (noun) – sudden appearance/occurrence(of a disease); outburst, epidemic.opacity (noun) – obscurity, lack of clarity, non-transparency.genome sequencing (noun) – it is ostensibly/apparently the process of...

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,...

royal (adjective) – big, huge, total/utter.turmoil (noun) – trouble, chaos, disorder, disruption.pragmatism (noun) – expediency, realism, taking advantage/common sense.prudence (noun) – cautiousness, carefulness, good judgement/management.messier (comparative adjective) of messy (adjective) – (of a situation/condition) chaotic,...

perverse (adjective) – illogical, irrational, unreasonable; wrong, incorrect.zeal (noun) – passion, fervour, eagerness, interest.suppress (verb) – control, restrain, stifle; crack down on, clamp down on.dissent (noun) – disagreement, disapproval,...

candidacy (noun) – the state/condition/fact of being a candidate, particularly in an election; candidate-ship.de-criminalisation (noun) – the process of making something as a legal/legitimate one.fiat (noun) – order, decree, command, diktat.taint (noun) – trace, hint,...

perception (noun) – understanding, discernment, recognition/realization; interpretation.envoy (noun) – representative, delegate, messenger/spokesperson (on a diplomatic mission).ground reality (noun) – practical condition/situation.point to (verb) – indicate, suggest, denote.productive (noun) – useful, effective, beneficial, helpful.incident (noun) – affair,...

birds of the same feather (flock together) (phrase) – it means people who have similar interests, ideas or characteristics will often come together or hang out with each other;...