English Vocabulary from
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Topic 1 : "Turning back the clock"
Topic 2 : "Law and diplomacy on South China Sea"
- Turning back the clock - to make things the same as they were at an earlier time
- Unseated - to remove someone from power
- Rebellion - violent action organized by a group of people who are trying to change the political system
- Backing - support
- Regime - government
- Status quo ante - the situation that existed before
- Dissident - a person who publicly disagrees with and criticizes their government
- Floor test - a floor test is done to prove some type of majority (usually by head-count) on the floor of the Parliament for a crucial decision
- Verdict - an opinion or decision made after judging the facts that are given
- Rebuff - to refuse to accept a helpful suggestion or offer from someone, often by answering in an unfriendly way
- Misadventure - an accident or bad luck
- Reinstatement - the act of giving someone back their job
- Unseemly - not proper or appropriate
- Intervened - to intentionally become involved in a difficult situation in order to improve it or prevent it from getting worse
- Apparently - as far as one knows or can see
- Partisan - a strong supporter of a party
- Advancing - move forwards in a purposeful way
- Legislature - the group of people in a country who have the power to make and change laws
- Behest - a person's orders or command
- Makeshift - temporary and of low quality, but used because of a sudden need
- Subsequent - coming after something in time / following
- Propriety - correct moral behaviour or actions
- Significance - importance
- Disputes - a disagreement or argument
- Conscience-keeper - a superior, who by his influence makes his dependants act as he pleases
- Discretionary - decided by officials and not fixed by rules
- Agenda - a list of aims or possible future achievements
- Improprieties - behaviour that is dishonest, socially unacceptable, or unsuitable for a particular situation
- Adjudicating - make a formal judgement on a disputed matter
- Defection - the act of leaving a country, political party, etc. to go to another one
- Lawfully - allowed by the law
- Reinstated - restore (someone or something) to their former position or state.
Topic 2 : "Law and diplomacy on South China Sea"
- Diplomacy - the management of relationships between countries
- Unanimous - (of two or more people) fully in agreement
- Tribunal - a special court or group of people who are officially chosen, especially by the government, to examine (legal) problems of a particular type
- Claim - to say that something is true or is a fact, although you cannot prove it and other people might not believe it
- Enforce - to make people obey a law, or to make a particular situation happen or be accepted
- Resolution - an official decision that is made after a group or organization has voted
- Dispute - an argument or disagreement
- Verdict - a decision made after judging the facts that are given
- Sovereignty - the power of a country to control its own government
- Trigger - an event or situation, etc. that causes something bad to start
- Backlash - a strong feeling among a group of people in reaction to a change or recent events in society or politics
- Breach - an act of breaking a law / agreement
- Convention - a large formal meeting
- Boycott - to refuse to take part in an activity as a way of expressing strong disapproval
- Proceedings - legal action
- Asserting - to say that something is certainly true
- Negotiations - the process of discussing something with someone in order to reach an agreement with them
- Compelling - if a reason, argument, etc. is compelling, it makes you believe it or accept it because it is so strong
- Setback - something that happens that delays or prevents a process from developing
- Juncture - a particular point in time
- Bolster - to support or improve something or make it stronger
- Ambition - a strong wish to achieve something
- Accorded - agreed
- Looms - something seems likely to happen soon and causes worry
- Insists - to say strongly or demand forcefully, especially when others disagree with or oppose what you say
- Overwhelmingly - very great or very large
- Non-binding - not legally necessary to obey or follow
- Levies - imposes a tax, fee, or fine
- Tariffs - taxes
- Mitigate - make (something bad) less serious
- Supposedly - according to what is generally assumed or believed
- Unfairly - not treating in an equal way
- Confrontation - a fight or argument
- Adverse - harmful / unfavourable
- Diplomatic - acting in a way that does not cause offence
- Fallout - the unpleasant results or effects of an action or event
- For instance - for example
- Concerted - jointly arranged or carried out / coordinated
- Insurgents - people fighting against a government
- Exert - to use something such as authority, power, influence, etc. in order to make something happen
- Ratified - (especially of governments or organizations) to make an agreement official
- Conversely - from a different and opposite way of looking at this
- Comply - to act according to an order, set of rules, or request
- Litigation - the process of taking a case to a court of law so that a judgment can be made
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