The Hindu Editorial (Home and away) – Sep 06, 2018

Editorial Words

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The Hindu Editorial (Home and away) – Sep 06, 2018

The Indian cricket team under Virat Kohli has ambitions of being the best travelling side in the world, but it clearly has some way to go before this is realised. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Home and away) – Sep 06, 2018.

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Today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Home and away) – Sep 06, 2018:

string (noun) – series, succession, chain/sequence (of similar events).
have (a long) way to go (phrase) – continue to work hard to achieve/realise something (a goal/aim).
condemn (verb) – criticize, censure, denounce/decry.
mettle (noun) – spirit, strength of character, nerve/determination.
upstage (verb) – surpass, outshine, do better than.
let the side down (phrase) – fail/founder, disappoint, be unsuccessful.
ruthlessly (adverb) – without compassion; without pity.
exploit (verb) – take advantage of, make use of, utilize/ capitalize on.
on the back foot (phrase) – at a disadvantage; outplayed by a opponent.
dreadful (adjective) – terrible, frightful, horrible.
accumulate (verb) – get, acquire, amass.
resolve (noun) – determination, resolution, strength of character.
over-reliant (noun) – depend/rely on someone excessively.
tinkering (noun) – an act of trying to improve something.
curious (adjective) – unusual, puzzling, mystifying/mysterious.
perennially (adverb) – permanently; for all time, continually/constantly.
legacy (noun) – something received from a predecessor or from the past.
last shot at (noun) – (last) attempt, try, effort.
salvage (verb) – save, rescue, protect.