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The Hindu Editorial Vocab 📝
🔹Leverage (noun/verb)
Meaning: (n.) The power to influence a person or situation; (v.) to use that power to advantage.
Synonyms: Influence, advantage, bargaining power; exploit, utilise
Antonyms: Weakness, handicap, disadvantage; squander.
Example: India can build leverage in regional affairs through strategic partnerships.
🔹Equanimity (noun)
Meaning: Mental calmness, composure, and evenness of temper especially in difficult situations.
Synonyms: Calmness, composure, serenity.
Antonyms: Agitation, anxiety, turmoil.
Example: Maintaining equanimity during diplomatic storms boosts a nation’s standing.
🔹Entente (noun)
Meaning: An informal agreement or understanding between states or groups.
Synonyms: Accord, pact, understanding.
Antonyms: Disagreement, divergence, discord.
Example: A strategic entente with neighbouring nations could enhance stability in the region.
🔹Concessions (noun)
Meaning: Things that are given up or agreed to, often reluctantly, to reach an agreement.
Synonyms: Compromise, allowance, yield.
Antonyms: Demands, rigidity, inflexibility.
Example: Too many diplomatic concessions may compromise India’s core values.
🔹Assertion (noun)
Meaning: A confident and forceful statement of fact or belief.
Synonyms: Declaration, claim, proclamation.
Antonyms: Retraction, denial, disavowal.
Example: The editorial emphasises the need for firm assertion of India’s positions on global issues.
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