http://news.yahoo.com/north-korea-says-enter-state-war-against-south-001304441.html
Vocabulary:
Escalation: To increase, enlarge, or intensify
Example: Poverty-stricken areas have seen an escalation in crime in the last few years.
Rhetoric: Language designed to have a persuasive or impressive effect on its audience, but often regarded as lacking in sincerity
Example: His offers of compromise were pure rhetoric.
Brushed Off: to dismiss & ignore
Example: She brushed off the “boos” of the crowd and continued her speech.
Indication: A sign or piece of information that indicates something. (Indicate = point out; show)
Example: The visit was an indication of improvement between the once warring nations.
Accordingly: In a way that is appropriate to the particular circumstances
Example: For acting up in class, the principal punished the child accordingly.
Story:
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea said on Saturday it was entering a "state of war" with South Korea in a continuing escalation of angry rhetoric directed at Seoul and Washington, but the South brushed off the statement as little more than tough talk.
The two Koreas have been technically in a state of war for six decades under an armistice that ended their 1950-53 conflict. Despite its threats few people see any indication Pyongyang will risk a near-certain defeat by re-starting full-scale war.
"From this time on, the North-South relations will be entering the state of war and all issues raised between the North and the South will be handled accordingly," a statement carried by the North's official KCNA news agency said…..
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