Miles to go before we reap – The Hindu (Aug 23, 2016)
When India won six medals at the 2012 London Olympics, it was considered a watershed moment. The significance of this accomplishment lay in the fact that until then the country had earned a sum total of just seven individual medals. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.
Word List:
- reap (verb) – receive, obtain, realize; harvest.
- watershed (adjective) – milestone, landmark, historic, turning point.
- lay (verb) – put, locate, position, situate.
- springboard (noun) – advantage, benefit, impetus, good start.
- hence (adverb) – from now (used after a period of time).
- heightened (adjective) – intensified, increased, enhanced, magnified.
- outright (adjective) – total, complete.
- regression (noun) – a return to a previous lower state; retrogression, reversion.
- underwhelm (noun) – disappoint; fail to impress.
- contingent (noun) – group, a group of people.
- allude (verb) – refer to, suggest, hint at, mention.
- in place (phrase) – ready, set up, established, arranged, in order.
- cease (verb) – stop, halt, end, finish, conclude.
- archaic (adjective) – obsolete, old-fashioned, outmoded, very old.
- pastime (noun) – hobby, leisure activity/pursuit, recreation, amusement.
- life-subsistence (noun) – sufficient amount (of food and other provisions) to survive.
- the disadvantaged (noun) – deprived, underprivileged, needy; destitute, poor.
- disdain (noun) – contempt, disrespect, dishonour, besmirch; disparagement.
- transcend (verb) – go beyond, rise above, cut across; excel, surpass, exceed, conquer, outshine.
- patronage (noun) – backing, help, aid, assistance, support; power of appointment, right of appointment, favouritism.
- ward (noun) – a young person under guard; dependant, charge, protégé, trainee.
- sprint (verb) – run, race; run a short distance very quickly/swiftly.
- immortality (noun) – timelessness; lasting fame, something remembered forever.
- haul (noun) – the number of medals a person won in a sport/game over a period.
Note:
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