Warm, warmer – The Hindu (Nov 15, 2017)

Warm, warmer – The Hindu (Nov 15, 2017)

As the 23rd conference of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in Bonn shifts into high gear, developing countries including India are focussing on the….. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

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Word List-1 (To Improve English Vocabulary)

1. climate change (noun) – a long-term change in the Earth’s climate, or of a region on Earth (Courtesy: NASA)
2. imperative (noun) – necessary condition, essential, requirement.
3. mitigation (noun) – alleviation, reduction; lessening.
4. adaptation (noun) – alteration, modification, adjustment.
5. destructive (adjective) – devastating, ruinous, disastrous/catastrophic.
6. greenhouse gas (noun) – heat trapping gas; a gas (such as water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, etc) in the atmosphere that absorbs and emits radiation, causing greenhouse effect and warming of Earth’s temperature (Courtesy: VOA Learning English).
7. pledge (verb) – promise, vow, swear.
8. heed (verb) – pay attention to, take notice of, listen to.
9. predicate (verb) – base, establish, build.
10. renewable energy (noun) – energy generated from the natural resources (such as water, wind, solar energy).
11. drought (noun) – dry spell/period, lack of rain, shortage of water.
12. (have) bearing (on) (noun) – relation; relevance; significance.
13. give up (phrasal verb) – stop/cease, discontinue, desist from.
14. mantle (noun) – role, onus/duty, responsibility.
15. leapfrog (adjective) – relating to go over/get past (a stage or obstacle).
16. paradigm (noun) – model, pattern, example.
17. chalk out (phrasal verb) – plan, propose, devise.
18. ambitious (adjective) – determined; challenging/demanding, formidable.
19. break down (phrasal verb) – stop working, cease to function/work, go wrong.
20. abatement (noun) – lessening, decrease, decline.
21. negate (verb) – invalidate, nullify; reverse, annul.

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