The Hindu Editorial (Fast and glorious) – Nov 26, 2019
There was one telling statistical nugget from India’s resounding defeat of Bangladesh in Kolkata: it was the first ever home Test won by the side without spin bowlers having taken a wicket. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Fast and glorious) – Nov 26, 2019.
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Today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Fast and glorious) – Nov 26, 2019:
- resounding (adjective) – very great, huge, massive, emphatic.
- telling (adjective) – revealing, significant, important.
- nugget (noun) – a valuable idea/fact.
- string (noun) – series, succession, chain, sequence.
- triumphant (adjective) – victorious, successful, winning.
- flatten (verb) – knock down, destroy, wipe out, topple, annihilate.
- unaccustomed (adjective) – unusual, new, uncommon.
- tear through (verb) – to rip up & to accomplish/destroy something quickly.
- gush (verb) – speak effusively/enthusiastically.
- outshine (verb) – outclass, upstage, surpass.
- account for (phrasal verb) – constitute, make up, comprise/form.
- in the main (phrase) – on the whole, mostly, commonly.
- in isolation (phrase) – separately.
- battery (noun) – group, line, line-up.
- envy (noun) – desire, jealousy, covetousness, bitterness/resentment.
- credit (noun) – praise, commendation, acclaim.
- reliance (noun) – dependence; trust/confidence on something.
- devastating (adjective) – (extremely) impressive, effective; terrible, very great.
- freakish (adverb) – atypical, unusual, eccentric.
- wisdom (noun) – sagacity, astuteness, acumen, smartness, discernment.
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