The Hindu Editorial (Dominant best) – Oct 23, 2019

India needed a mere 12 deliveries on the fourth and penultimate day of the third Test to register another overwhelming victory over South Africa. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Dominant best) – Oct 23, 2019.

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Today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Dominant best) – Oct 23, 2019:

dominant (adjective) – supreme, authoritative, most influential, most powerful.
best (noun) – (in sport) a record performance.
unconventional (adjective) – alternative, different, unusual.
penultimate (adjective) – second last; something that is right before the last item in a series.
overwhelming (adjective) – massive/huge, sweeping/decisive, total/complete.
fuss (noun) – effort, exertion, trouble/difficulty.
swagger (noun) – confidence, arrogance, self-assurance, show, .
intrinsic (adjective) – essential, built-in, deep-rooted, inherent.
the dust settles (phrase) – things calm down.
sprint (verb) – run at full speed over a short distance.
swap (noun) – exchange, interchange, switch.
high-five (noun) – a hand gesture that occurs when two people simultaneously raise one hand each, about head-high, and push, slide, or slap the flat of their palm against the flat palm of the other person.
scramble (verb) – struggle, hurry/hasten, rush.
souvenir (noun) – memento, keepsake, memorial, remembrance.,
ecstasy (noun) – great happiness, joyful, bliss.
bereft of (adjective) – deprived of/stripped of; lacking, deficient in.
prelude (noun) – introduction, start, beginning.
etch (verb) – outline, delineate, define.
yield (verb) – provide, offer, give.
ignominy (noun) – shame, disgrace, humiliation/embarrassment.
incisive (adjective) – quick & sharp.
hoodwink (verb) – deceive, trick, get the better of.
reiterate (verb) – repeat, say again, restate.
incredible (adjective) – unbelievable, unimagined, unthinkable.
prevail (verb) – win, triumph, succeed.
backyard (noun) – the territory/area close to a particular country.
solitary (adjective) – only, single/sole, lone.
blemish (noun) – defect, fault, imperfection.
muscular (adjective) – strong, powerful, potent.
miserly (adverb) – close-fisted/tight-fisted, mean (unwilling to share things), ungenerous.
template (noun) – model, pattern/example, blueprint.
fang (noun) – a large sharp tooth.
fiery (adjective) – strong, powerful.
it is no surprise (phrase) – as expected, as anticipated, as predicted.
aplomb (noun) – poise, self-assurance, self-possession, self-confidence.
tandem (noun) – group of two people working together.
lustre (noun) – glory, fame, merit, distinction.
splendid (adjective) – excellent, wonderful, magnificent.
tapestry (noun) – a set of complex & complicated events.
soar (verb) – fly up, wing its way; escalate, rise rapidly.