Word List-2 To Improve Vocabulary (Fire in the woods – The Hindu) Mar 14 2018

The forest fire in Tamil Nadu’s Theni hills that claimed the lives of 11 trekkers and severely injured many others is a heart-rending tragedy,… For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

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trekker (noun) – a traveler who makes a long arduous journey, especially on foot. (as hiking through mountainous).
heart-rending (adjective) – distressing, heartbreaking, painful.
out to do something (phrase) – keenly striving/try to do something.
distress alert (noun) – distress signal/call; it is an internationally recognized means for obtaining help. it is communicated by transmitting radio signals, displaying a visually observable item or illumination, or making a sound audible from a distance.
terrain (noun) – territory, area.
rescue operation (noun) – an act of saving, helping, assisting, aiding from danger.
commendable (adjective) – admirable, praiseworthy, laudable.
evolve (verb) – develop, progress, advance.
take to (phrasal verb) – make a habit of, resort to, begin/start.
vulnerable (adjective) – in danger/peril, at risk, unsafe.
manoeuvres (noun) – operation, exercise, activity.
imperative (noun) – necessary condition, requirement, essential.
seek (verb) -pursue, try, attempt.
underscore (verb) – call attention to, emphasize, highlight.

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