The Hindu Editorial (Green shoots) – Dec 11, 2021

The repeal of three controversial farm laws by the Narendra Modi government through a parliamentary resolution has defused the conflict over them, but the underlying questions regarding the sector remain unresolved. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Green shoots) – Dec 11, 2021.

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green shoots (noun) – signs of (economic) recovery & growth, especially after a recession/downturn.
consensus (noun) – an idea or opinion that is shared by all the people in a group.
repeal (verb) – invalidate, reverse, cancel, nullify, revoke.
Farm Acts, 2000 (noun) – Farm Acts, 2000 refer to three agricultural bills passed by Indian Parliament in September 2020. The three acts are “The Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020 (FPTC Act) allows farmers to sell their harvest outside the notified Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) mandis without paying any State taxes or fees”, “the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020 facilitates contract farming and direct marketing”, and “the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020 deregulates the production, storage, movement and sale of several major foodstuffs, including cereals, pulses, edible oils and onion, except in the case of extraordinary circumstances”.
repeal (noun) – cancellation, revocation, annulment, abolition, invalidation, withdrawal/reversal.
resolution (noun) – motion, proposal, ruling.
defuse (verb) – reduce, lessen, diminish, mitigate.
conflict (noun) – dispute, quarrel, squabble, disagreement, difference of opinion.
underlying (adjective) – fundamental, basic, central, elementary, primary, intrinsic.
unresolved (adjective) – unsettled, undetermined, pending.
stay put (phrase) – remain somewhere without moving (from that place).
disperse (verb) – disband, separate, scatter, leave, go their separate ways, go in different directions.
the road ahead (noun) – the future.
defeatism (noun) – acceptance or resignation of defeat (without struggle); pessimism, dejection, gloom, despair.
triumphalism (noun) – boastfulness, self-assertion, self-satisfaction, excessive pride, extreme self-confidence, chutzpah, chest-thumping, chest-beating; an attitude or a belief that a particular doctrine, religion, culture, social system is superior to and should triumph all over others.
hostile (adjective) – opposed, inimical, antagonistic; confrontational, belligerent, combative.
unsustainable (adjective) – undefendable, unjustifiable, unacceptable, illogical, irrational.
unlimited (adjective) – unconditional, unrestricted, absolute, full, total.
suppress (verb) – control, contain, restrain, stifle, muzzle.
go ahead (phrasal verb) – to proceed, to continue to do something, to start/begin to do something.
stalemate (noun) – deadlock, impasse, standstill/stand-off.
entrenched (adjective) – ingrained, established, well established, deep-seated, deep-rooted.
aggravation (noun) – more serious offence/crime by related circumstances.
stability (noun) – balance, soundness, rationality, sanity.
retreat (noun) – withdrawal, backdown, retraction, U-turn.
calculation (noun) – assessment, judgement; forecast, projection, prediction, expectation.
ambiguous (adjective) – equivocal, ambivalent; unclear, puzzling; doubtful, dubious, uncertain.
wound (noun) – distress, trauma, anguish, pain, suffering.
distrust (verb) – mistrust, be suspicious of, be wary of, suspect, have no confidence/faith in.
the road (noun) – a course of action or a series of actions that will cause a particular result.
reward (noun) – advantage, benefit, profit.
resolve (verb) – determine, decide, make up one’s mind, take a decision, reach a decision, conclude.
guarantee (noun) – contract, agreement, covenant, compact, bond, pledge, promise, commitment, settlement.
Minimum Support Price (MSP) (noun) – it is a form of market intervention by the Government of India to give guaranteed price and assured market to the farmers and protect them from the price fluctuations and market imperfections. The guaranteed price and assured market are expected to encourage higher investment and in the adoption of modern farming practices.
crop (noun) – a plant that is grown in large quantities.
regime (noun) – system.
dilute (verb) – diminish, reduce, decrease, lessen, (the value of something).
back up (phrasal verb) – support, stand by, give one’s support to, side with.
constitute (verb) – form, create, set up.
linkage (noun) – connection, relationship, association.
sustainability (noun) – the integration of environmental health, social equity and economic vitality in order to create thriving, healthy, diverse and resilient communities for this generation and generations to come.
employ (verb) – occupy, engage, involve.
switch (verb) – change, shift, convert, divert.
irrigation (noun) – the process of (artificially) supplying water to farmland to grow crops & plants.
-intensive (adjective/usually in combination) – concentrating on a particular thing.
diverse (adjective) – very different, varying, multiple, sundry, dissimilar.
compromise (verb) – undermine, weaken, be detrimental to, damage; give way, give in, yield.
staple (noun) – main item (of production); important element (of production).
food staple (noun) – A food staple is a food that makes up the dominant part of a population’s diet. Food staples are eaten regularly-even daily-and supply a major proportion of a person’s energy and nutritional needs. common staples include cereals (such as rice, wheat, corn (maize), millet (bajra), and sorghum (jowar), starchy tubers or root vegetables (such as potatoes, cassava, sweet potatoes, yams, or taro), meat, fish, eggs, milk, and cheese, and dried legumes such as lentils and other beans.
abundant (adjective) – abound, be plentiful, exist in abundance.
ecologically (adverb) – environment-friendly.
geographical (adjective) – zonal, territorial, topical.
disparity (noun) – imbalance, inequality, unevenness, disproportion.
address (verb) – tackle, deal with, attend to, try to sort out.
in a/the shadow (phrase) – in a place of being unnoticed because all the attention is given to something else.
shared (adjective) – common, combined, collective, concerted, mutual, joint.
objective (noun) – aim, goal, target.
put their heads together (phrase) – confer, discuss, talk, talk things over.
calm (noun) – calmness, peacefulness, silence, self-possession, poise, aplomb, self-control.
wisely (adverb) – sensibly, knowingly, logically, strategically.