12 April 2016

• Rattle: To disconcert and confuse (a person) 
• These American technological advances rattle Russia and China, which cite them as a pretext to develop their own new weapons. (Mark Landler) 
• Broach: To mention or suggest for the first time 
• He first broached the issue of a nuclear-armed Japan and South Korea in an interview with The New York times last week, putting it in the context of his case that the United States should no longer bear the full burden of defending its Asian allies.  (Mark Landler) 
• Marquee: Superlative; headlining
• Earlier on Friday, Mr. Obama argued that his marquee accomplishment in non proliferation-the nuclear deal with Iran-had "achieved a substantial success". (Mark Landler)