The Hindu Editorial (Mumbai marooned) – Jul 04, 2019

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Today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Mumbai marooned) – Jul 04, 2019:

maroon (verb) – strand, leave isolated, abandon.
metropolis (noun) – a big city/a large & busy city.
afloat (adjective) – out of danger/difficulty; above water.
put a brave front on (phrase) – to face a very difficult situation with high spirits/optimism.
resilience (noun) – strength, toughness; the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties.
tattered (adjective) – falling to pieces/worn, deteriorated, in poor condition.
take a toll (phrase) – to cause suffering/loss/damage to someone/something.
weigh down (phrasal verb) – trouble, worry/bother, disturb.
give way (to) (phrase) – collapse, crumble/disintegrate, fall in.
catastrophe (noun) – destruction, damage, disaster.
paralyse (adjective) – disable, immobilize, make powerless.
baseline (noun) – an analysis that describes the situation prior to an intervention, against which progress can be assessed or comparisons made during the life of a project or programme.
incur (verb) – suffer, sustain/bring upon oneself; be subject to.
resolve (noun) – determination, resolution, decision.
rampant (adjective) – widespread, present everywhere/pervasive, unrestrained/out of control.
integrity (noun) – unity, coherence, togetherness.
erratic (adjective) – irregular, unsteady, unreliable.
insight (noun) – perception, awareness, discernment/understanding.
prolonged (adjective) – continuous, lengthy, unending.
storm water (noun) – inundated/flood water produced after a heavy rainfall.
deluge (noun) – severe flood, torrent; downpour/torrential rain.
consensus (noun) – an idea or opinion that is shared by all the people in a group. agreement, concurrence.
choke (verb) – clog, block, obstruct.
sclerotic (adjective) – rigid, unresponsive, low-spirited, uncommunicative.
rely on (phrasal verb) – depend on; resort to, have recourse to.
paradigm (noun) – model, pattern/example; world view.
seasonality index (noun) – a forecasting tool used to determine demand for various commodities or goods in a given marketplace over the course of a typical year (or a shorter time period).
relatively (adverb) – quite, comparatively/proportionately; to a certain extent.
window (noun) – opportunity, chance, opening.
climate change (noun) – a long-term change in the Earth’s climate, or of a region on Earth (Courtesy: NASA).
call for (phrasal verb) – require, publicly ask/necessitate, demand.
ecological (adjective) – relating to the branch of biology which studies the interactions among organisms and their environment.
drought (noun) – lack/dry spell, lack of rain, shortage of water.