Today’s “Word of the Day” is balk (at) and it is a verb meaning “be unwilling to, be reluctant to, refuse to (do/accept something, because it is difficult, threatening, unpleasant, etc,.)”.
Example Sentence: Centuries of environmental exploitation have put us in a fragile position on this planet. While some may balk at the costs of avoiding environmental breakdown, or fail to understand the value of preserving a species of butterfly, frog or fish, most of us recognise that Covid-19 has brought death and economic misery on a global scale.
This word is present in The Guardian article We are entering an era of pandemics – it will end only when we protect the rainforest and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Guardian
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