Clouds of prosperity – The Hindu (April 20, 2017)

Clouds of prosperity – The Hindu (April 20, 2017)

The ‘normal’ monsoon forecast of the India Meteorological Department brings the promise of a year of growth and good health for India’s economy and ecology. ,… For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

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Word List-1:

1. galvanise (verb) – jolt/shock, excite, awaken.
2. drought (noun) – dry spell/period, lack of rain, shortage of water.
3. prospect (noun) – expectation, anticipation, possibility.
4. reservoir (noun) – pool, lake, pond.
5. efficacy (noun) – effectiveness, efficiency,  power/ability to give estimated results.
6. harness (verb) – use, utilise, make use of.
7. resilience (noun) – strength, toughness; flexibility.
8. fraught with (adjective) – full of,  filled with, charged with/loaded with.
9. off the mark (phrase) – inaccurate or incorrect.
10. El Niño (noun) – it is a phenomenon during which the relationships between winds and ocean currents in the Pacific Ocean change, with an impact on weather conditions around the world (Courtesy: The Earth Observatory, NASA).
11. The Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) (noun) – it is also known as the Indian Niño, is an irregular oscillation of sea-surface temperatures in which the western Indian Ocean becomes alternately warmer and then colder than the eastern part of the ocean.
12. sustain (verb) – help, assist, support.
13. livelihood (noun) – income, source of income, means of support.
14. outlay (noun) – expenses, spending, disbursement.
15. underscore (verb) – emphasize, call attention to, underline.
16. holdings (noun) – possessions, belongings, valuables.
17. irrigation (noun) – supply of water to farm land to grow crops & plants.
18. distress (noun) – hardship, adversity, difficulty/trouble.
19. sown (verb) – past participle of sow; plant, seed.
20. incentivise (verb) – encourage, motivate, prompt.

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