The Hindu Editorial (A different league) – Mar 25, 2019
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Today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (A different league) – Mar 25, 2019:
- iteration (noun) – repetition, repetitiveness, reiteration.
- indulgence (noun) – extravagance, luxury, treat.
- purist (noun) – traditionalist, perfectionist, doctrinaire, a person who follows tradition and only tradition.
- sneer (verb) – treat with contempt, insult, ridicule.
- lack of (noun) – absence, deficiency, shortage.
- resonance (noun) – reverberation, power/ability (to evoke memories/emotions).
- there is no denying (phrase) – it is undoubtedly true.
- resilience (noun) – strength, toughness; the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties.
- span (verb) – extend over, last, comprise.
- diverse (adjective) – various, multiple, different.
- franchise (noun) – (permitted/licensed) undertaking, operation, firm.
- immediacy (noun) – rapidity, quickness, promptness.
- ecstatic (adjective) – delighted, thrilled, joyful.
- elephant in the room (phrase) – it is mostly used to refer to a serious problem — one which people are aware of, but choose to ignore. They think that if they do not talk about it, the problem will somehow go away.
- take on (phrasal verb) – compete against, match oneself against, contend against.
- recuperate (verb) – to recover (health from sickness/injury); get better/get back, regain, recoup.
- plunge into (verb) – push, thrust, force/drive suddenly.
- loom large (phrase) – be imminent/close, about to happen (and something which has a lot of importance/attention).
- bubble up (phrasal verb) – become intense.
- scupper (verb) – destroy, damage, spoil/thwart.
- keep an eye (phrase) – careful monitoring, scrutiny, examination.
- showpiece (adjective) – best example, pride, pride and joy.
- speculation (noun) – conjuncture/supposition, guesswork, opinion/surmise.
- burnout (noun) – physical collapse (due to overwork).
- fatigue (noun) – lack of energy, weariness, overtiredness.
- derail (verb) – obstruct, interrupt, impede/thwart.
- amidst (preposition) – amid, in the middle of; during.
- ball-tampering (noun) – (in Cricket) an action in which a fielder illegally alters the condition of the ball.
- keen (adjective) – eager, wishing, ready/determined.
- excel (verb) – outstrip, outshine, be better than.
- reinforce (verb) – strengthen, support, buttress.
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