The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary – Sep 15, 2023

1. elusive (adjective) – difficult to find, difficult to achieve; intangible.
2. consensus (noun) – an idea or opinion that is shared by all the people in a group, agreement, concurrence.
3. transparency (noun) – clarity, straightforwardness, openness, honesty, unambiguity.
4. state (noun) – condition, situation, position.
5. ties (noun) – association, relationship, bond, connection.
6. lay out (phrasal verb) – explain, outline. detail something clearly and carefully.
7. walk away (phrasal verb) – leave, abandon, withdraw, pull out.
8. engagement (noun) – meeting, session; involvement, participation.
9. diagnose (verb) – identify, determine, recognize, discover ( a disease/illness by examination of the symptoms).
10. diagnosis (noun) – identification, recognition, discovery, detection, opinion, judgement, interpretation, conclusion.
11. ail (verb) – trouble, afflict, bother, pain, beset.
12. diplomat (noun) – ambassador, envoy, consul, emissary.
13. politburo (noun) – the main policy-making committee (standing committee) of a communist party.
14. successor (noun) – inheritor, next-in-line; descendant, scion.
15. highlight (verb) – underscore, stress, emphasize, call/draw attention to, put stress on. 
16. erode (verb) – (gradually) reduce, undermine, weaken, spoil, deteriorate, wear out.
17. tranquillity (noun) – peacefulness, restfulness, calmness, quietness.
18. so as to (phrase) – in order to, with the aim/purpose of. 
19. impediment (noun) – obstacle, barrier, obstruction, hindrance, stumbling block, problem, difficulty, drawback, restriction.
20. normalcy (noun) – a normal condition; normality, regularity.
21. bilateral (adjective) – involving two groups or countries.
22. readout (noun) – an official statement summing up the main points of a meeting/phone call between two leaders.
23. by/in contrast (phrase) – when compared to another.
24. big picture (noun) – broad overview; wide perspective.
25. call for (phrasal verb) – require, publicly ask/necessitate, demand.
26. track (noun) – path, route, way.
27. development (noun) – progress, progression, advancement, improvement, growth.
28. call on (phrasal verb) – ask, request, urge, appeal.
29. disclose (verb) – reveal, communicate, tell, report, admit, publish, make public, make known
30. courtesy (noun) – a polite remark.
31. concede (verb) – admit, acknowledge, recognize, accept, agree.
32. pleasantry (noun) – a friendly, casual, polite remark (in an informal conversation)
33. contrasting (adjective) – different, diverging, varying; incomparable, dissimilar, contradictory.
34. claim (noun) – assertion, affirmation, representation, submission.
35. reinforce (verb) – increase, support, intensify, emphasize, underline.
36. opacity (noun) – opaqueness, non-transparency, obscurity, lack of clarity.
37. defensiveness (noun) – defensive behavior/position
38. mark (verb) – indicate, signify, represent.
39. tensions (noun) – strained relations, strain, unease.
40. increasingly (adverb) – more and more, steadily more, continuously more, gradually more.
41. rife with (adjective) – full of, filled with, fraught (with), charged with, loaded with, frought.
42. contradiction (noun) – discrepancy, inconsistency, incongruity, incompatibility, disagreement, difference.
43. boom (verb) – grow, develop, prosper, thrive, burgeon, flourish.
44. machinery (noun) – equipment, apparatus, hardware, instruments.
45. talks (noun) – discussion, discourse, debate, dialogue, deliberation, negotiation, parley.
46. ingress (noun) – entry, inrush, intrusion, incursion..
47. friction (noun) – disagreement, disunity, conflict, dispute, argument.
48. friction point (noun) – area in conflict; friction area.
49. friction points/friction areas (noun) – areas in conflict; points of Chinese ingress into hitherto India-controlled territory in Ladakh. These ‘friction points’ are Depsang, Galwan, Hot Springs, Gogra, North bank of Pangong Tso, Kailash Range and Demchok.
50. set up (phrasal verb) – establish, initiate, institute, create.
51. buffer zone (noun) – neutral area.
52. shroud (verb) – cover or hide something; conceal, envelop, veil, screen, cloak, curtain, obscure
53. find a way to (phrase) – to discover how to deal with something.
54. kept someone informed (phrase) – to give someone the update and details about a situation.
55. neighbour (noun) – a country that is next to another country; (bordering) country.
56. in the shadows (phrase) – secretly, covertly, in secret.