The Hindu Editorial (Life of science) – Jan 06, 2020

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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Life of science) – Jan 06, 2020:

1. congress (noun) – conference, convention, seminar/forum, symposium. 
2. myth (noun) – misconception, story, misbelief.
3. pseudoscience (noun) – pseudoscience consists of statements, beliefs, or practices that are claimed to be both scientific and factual but are incompatible with the scientific method.
4. under way (adverb) – in progress, happening, taking place.
5. accord (verb) – give, grant, present.
6. predate (verb) – happen at a date earlier than (something).
7. intellectual (adjective) – academic, knowledgeable, literary, enlightened/scholarly.
8. nursery (noun) – origin, place of origin, breeding place.
9. incubate (verb) – give support and aid the development of (a new small business/pursuit/profession).
10. congregate (verb) – assemble, gather, muster.
11. draw (verb) – attract, capture, catch the eye of, lure.
12. laureate (noun) – a person who is honoured with an award for outstanding achievement.
13. prospects (noun) – chances, opportunities, possibilities.
14. draw (noun) – attraction, pull, appeal, glamour.
15. stall (verb) – obstruct, impede, restrain.
16. choreograph (verb) – organize, arrange, scheme (an event or operation).
17. ennui (noun) – boredom, weariness/lethargy; dissatisfaction.
18. set in (phrasal verb) – begin, start, arrive (of something unpleasant).
19. tend to (verb) – be inclined, gravitate, be likely.
20. distinguished (adjective) – important, significant, respected.
21. far-fetched (adjective) – unlikely, implausible, difficult to believe.
22. assertion (noun) – declaration, statement, claim/opinion.
23. stem-cell (noun) – cells with the potential to divide into more stem cells or can become any type of cell in the body.
24. avionics (noun) – the science and technology of the electronic parts/systems/devices used in astronautics.
25. erode (verb) – (gradually) deteriorate, destroy, spoil.
26. keen to (adjective) – interested in.
27. vitalise (verb) – strengthen, energize, revive.
28. re-run (noun) – repeat, recurrence, re-occurrence.
29. luminary (noun) – leader, expert/master, dignitary, VIP.
30. fixture (noun) – a person who is well established in a particular place.
31. inevitable (adjective) – unavoidable, sure to happen, unpreventable.
32. wax and wane (phrase) – increase and decrease alternatively.
33. make way (phrase) – make a space, clear the way, allow through.
34. interactive (adjective) – united, collective, coordinated.
35. creeping (adjective) – (of a negative manner) occurring, developing gradually.
36. requiem (noun) – an act of remembrance.

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