The coast isn’t clear for India’s nuclear power quest – The Hindu (July 30, 2016)
Four years ago, the picturesque two-km shoreline that is the Kovvada beach in Andhra Pradesh was the site of a small resistance movement. A ragtag bunch of protesters, including local fisherfolk, raised slogans against the location of a “nuclear power park” that would rob them of their livelihood and expose them to high doses of radiation. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.
Word List:
- Ragtag (adjective) – (relating to group of people) varied, disorganized, diverse, untidy.
- Demarcate (verb) – set up the limits of; define, delimit, mark (out).
- Abutting (adjective) – adjoining, neighbouring, nearby; adjacent.
- Hammock (noun) – a hanging bed/couch (made up of nylon & plastic threads) tied from supports at each end.
- Effluent (noun) – (liquid) waste, sewage, (factory) outflow/emission.
- Buffet (verb) – batter, lash, hit, strike violently.
- Surmise (verb) – sense, assume, suppose; guess, suspect, conjucture.
- In the offing (phrase) – likely to happen, on the way, coming up, near, upcoming.
- Fallow (adjective) – uncultivated, unploughed, unused, undeveloped.
- Fertile (adjective) – productive, high-yielding; rich, lush.
- Collateral (noun) – security, surety, guarantee, pawn.
- Tranche (noun) – (of money) a portion/division of something.
- Moot (adjective) – debatable, arguable, questionable, at issue.
- Squat (verb) – unlawfully occupy (an uninhabited building/land).
- Aegis (noun) – patronage, sponsorship, backing, protection.
- Exude (verb) – display, show, exhibit, demonstrate.
- Tooth and nail (phrase) – very fiercely; full blast.
- Scepticism (noun) – doubt; disbelief, cynicism, distrust.
- Ramifications (noun) – consequence, result, aftermath, outcome.
- Sterilised (adjective) – (of land) made as unproductive/uncultivated.
- Pittance (noun) – a very small amount, very little.
- Viability (noun) – practicability, workability, achievability, attainability.
- Come a cropper (phrase) – fail entirely.
- White elephant (noun) – something, which cannot be disposed, is expensive to maintain and of no use.
- take the bait (noun) – enticement, lure, temptation, attraction.
- Dangle (verb) – offer; entice/lure/tempt someone with.
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