The Hindu Editorial (Picking out plastic) – Jul 12, 2019

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Today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Picking out plastic) – Jul 12, 2019:

1. pick out (phrasal verb) – detect, distinguish, identify.
2. address (verb) – attend to, tackle, deal with.
3. footprint (noun) – the area affected by something.
4. alacrity (noun) – eagerness, willingness, readiness.
5. persuade (verb) – motivate, convince, prompt.
6. put in place (phrase) – initiate, usher in, bring in.
7. onus (noun) – responsibility, duty, burden.
8. come up with (phrasal verb) – propose, put forward, present.
9. retrieval (noun) – regaining, getting back, recapture.
10. take off (phrasal verb) – do well, turn out well, progress.
11. landfill (noun) – excavated pit made to dispose waste material.
12. determined (adjective) – resolute, full of determination, purposeful.
13. out of sight (phrase) – hidden, concealed, not visible.
14. alarming (adjective) – worrying, disturbing, shocking/distressing.
15. prong (noun) – a projecting part of something.
16. segregation (noun) – separation, setting apart, sorting out.
17. in spite of (phrase) – despite, notwithstanding, regardless of.
18. pursue (verb) – engage in, follow, conduct.
19. business as usual (phrase) – a normal state of affairs, regularity, routine. 
20. cushion (verb) – mitigate, lessen, reduce (the adverse effects of).
21. incentivise (verb) – encourage, motivate, galvanize.
22. accountable (adjective) – answerable, responsible.

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