The Hindu Editorial (Off the mark) – May 01, 2019

The Hindu Editorial (Off the mark) – May 01, 2019

When the school-leaving certificate remains the most important outcome for a student at the end of a dozen years of study,… For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Off the mark) – May 01, 2019.

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Today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Off the mark) – May 01, 2019:

  1. off the mark (phrase) – inaccurate, incorrect, wrong.
  2. fiasco (noun) – failure, mess/disaster, catastrophe.
  3. necessitate (verb) – demand, require/need, call for.
  4. trigger (verb) – give rise to, bring about, evoke/prompt.
  5. bureaucracy (noun) – administration, government, the establishment.
  6. apparently (adverb) – seemingly, evidently, on the face of it.
  7. notably (adverb) – especially, strikingly, significantly.
  8. check (noun) – examination, inspection, scrutiny.
  9. trial (noun) – test, experiment, pilot study.
  10. robustness (noun) – strength/stability, vitality, good condition.
  11. encounter (verb) – face, run into, experience, come across.
  12. rigorous (adjective) – stringent, tough, strict.
  13. pursue (verb) – engage in, be occupied in, work at/follow.
  14. traumatise (verb) – appal, horrify, distress; to make someone upset mentally & emotionally.
  15. imperative (adjective) – necessary, essential, required.
  16. muddle (noun) – confusion, chaos, disorganization/mix up.
  17. spate (noun) – series, flurry; a large number of something (taking place at the same period).
  18. distressing (adjective) – upsetting, worrying, affecting.
  19. phenomenon (noun) – occurrence, event, happening.
  20. address (verb) – attend to, tackle, deal with.
  21. alarm (noun) – fear, alert; a warning notice.
  22. determinant (noun) – factor, issue, concern.
  23. life-building skills (noun) – life-building skills are abilities for adaptive and positive behavior that enable humans to deal effectively with the demands and challenges of life.
  24. aptitude (noun) – talent, skill, ability.
  25. make or break (phrase) – having a specific outcome (success or failure) and no in between result.
  26. diversified (adjective) – consisting of many different people/thiings; different, various.
  27. sound (adjective) – excellent, strong, well built.
  28. hold the key (phrase) – to have control.

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