H Word List-2 (Feb 24, 2021)

H WORD LIST-2 (FEB 24, 2021)

1. coup (noun) – a sudden and violent regime change, seizure of power,

(illegal) takeover of power. 2. of one's own making (phrase) - caused or created by oneself. 3. topple (verb) – overthrow, oust, unseat.

4. grip (noun) – control, power, hold. 5. in the face of (phrase) – despite, notwithstanding, regardless of; when

confronted with. 6. growing (adjective) – increasing. 7. pro- (prefix) – supporting, favouring.

8. orchestrate (verb) – organize, coordinate, mastermind, choreograph. 9. convene (verb) – assemble, gather, meet, get together. 10. deploy (verb) – use, utilize. 11. repressive (adjective) – oppressive, dominating/coercive, authoritarian/draconian. 12. quell (verb) – suppress, silence, repress, overcome; mitigate, appease, settle. 13. repercussion (noun) – consequence, result, effect, outcome. 14. by the day (phrase) - gradually. 15. unarmed (adjective) – defenceless, without arms/weapons, weaponless, open to attack. 16. deployment (noun) – the act of employing forces/troops into effective action. 17. personnel (noun) – force, staff, employees, workforce. 18. sniper (noun) – someone who shoots from a concealed place accurately and at a long distance. 19. detained (adjective) - imprisoned, jailed, incarcerated. 20. consistent (adjective) - steady, constant, regular.

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21. meet with (phrasal verb) - experience a particular

situation/reaction; deal with, handle. 22. brutal (adjective) – severe, harsh. 23. crackdown (noun) - getting tough, severe/stern measures, restriction,

suppression/repression, clampdown. 24. junta (noun) – a military group that takes over the government by

force. 25. popular (adjective) – public, communal, collective, social, societal. 26. resistance (noun) – opposition, confrontation, defiance.

27. saffron revolution, 2007 (noun) - a series of economic and political protests and demonstrations that took place during August, September, and October 2007 in Myanmar. 28. monk (noun) - a male member of a religious order. 29. suppress (verb) – control, contain, restrain. 30. compromise (noun) – agreement, understanding, settlement. 31. transition (noun) – change. 32. last (verb) - survive, endure, hold on, continue, keep going. 33. thanks to (phrase) – as a result of, owing to, due to, because of. 34. power-hungry (adjective) – relating to someone who is having a strong desire for power; aggressive. 35. Tatmadaw (noun) – literally meaning ‘Armed Forces’ in Burmese; Tatmadaw is the official name of the armed forces of Myanmar (Burma). 36. Naypyidaw (proper noun) – the capital city of Myanmar (Burma). 37. decade (noun) – a period of ten years. 38. dictatorship (noun) – totalitarianism, absolute rule, autocracy. 39. consolidate (verb) – bring together, combine, unite, merge, integrate.

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40. call for (phrasal verb) - require, need, necessitate, demand.

41. civil disobedience (noun) – the active, professed refusal of a citizen to obey certain laws, demands, orders, or commands of a government. 42. sit-in (noun) – a method of protest in which people gather in a

(public) place and remain there protesting continuously until their demands are fulfilled.

43. demonstration (noun) – protest, protest march, sit-in strike, blockade. 44. paralyse (verb) - cripple, disable, stop, bring to a (grinding) halt, put out of action, immobilize/inactivate.

45. hit hard (phrase) – be affected very badly. 46. stand on one’s (own) feet (phrase) – manage, survive, subsist, look after oneself. 47. sanctions (noun) – action taken, or an order given to force a country to obey international laws by limiting or stopping trade with that country, by not allowing economic aid for that country, etc. 48. condemnation (noun) – censure, criticism, castigation, stricture. 49. way out (noun) - answer, solution. 50. architect (noun) - originator, creator, founder. 51. put oneself in (phrasal verb) - assign someone to manage/finish a particular task. 52. repression (noun) – oppression, subjugation, suppression, domination. 53. aspiration (noun) – desire, hope, wish, ambition, goal. 54. stand down (phrasal verb) – withdraw, resign, leave, quit, step down (from a position or office). 55. hand back something (phrasal verb) - to return something back to someone who owns it (previously).

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