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The Hindu Editorial (Before eviction) – Feb 26, 2019

The Hindu Editorial (Before eviction) – Feb 26, 2019

The Supreme Court’s order to evict, over the next five months, occupants of forest lands who failed to make a successful claim for… For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Before eviction) – Feb 26, 2019.

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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Before eviction) – Feb 26, 2019:

  1. eviction (noun) – expulsion, banishment, ousting/removal.
  2. forest-dweller (noun) – a person who lives in a forest area.
  3. lapse (noun) – failure/blunder, mistake/error, negligence/oversight.
  4. deprive of (verb) – dispossess, strip/divest, prevent.
  5. dilemma (noun) – difficulty, problem, quandary/predicament.
  6. reconcile (verb) – settle, solve, sort out/iron out.
  7. inalienable (adjective) – inviolable/unchallengeable, absolute, sacrosanct.
  8. biodiversity (noun) – the existence of a number and variety of species (plants & animals) in a particular geographic region/ environment.
  9. conservation (noun) – preservation, protection, restoration.
  10. steward (noun) – caretaker, overseer, custodian.
  11. shrunk (past participle of shrink) (verb) – lessen, reduce, decrease.
  12. fragmented (adjective) – divided, fractured, separated.
  13. confer (verb) – grant to, give to, award to.
  14. claimant (noun) – applicant, candidate, petitioner/appellant.
  15. rely on (phrasal verb) – depend on; resort to, count/bank on.
  16. produce (noun) – products, commodities, (crops, fruits/vegetables).
  17. cut-off year (noun) – the year at which a process/course of action is stopped (from continuing).
  18. appellate (noun) – (of a court) dealing with cases on appeal to review the decision of a lower court.
  19. due process (noun) – fair treatment (per established principles & procedures).
  20. sheer (adjective) – utter, complete/thorough, consummate/out and out.
  21. necessitate (verb) – require, need/demand, call for.
  22. envisage (verb) – foresee, predict, forecast.
  23. sustenance (noun) – means of support, subsistence, support.
  24. livelihood (noun) – means, living, maintenance.
  25. at odds with (phrase) – in conflict, in disagreement, in variance with.
  26. paradigm (noun) – model, pattern, example.
  27. opaque (adjective) –  unclear/uncertain, mysterious, unfathomable.
  28. bureaucracy (noun) – rules and regulations, protocol, officialdom/red tape.
  29. monoculture (noun) – the agricultural practice of producing or growing a single crop in a (farming) field at a time.
  30. alienate (verb) – set/drive apart, separate, disunite.
  31. exploitation (noun) – utilization, use, capitalization.
  32. poach (verb) – hunt illegally, catch illegally, kill illegally.
  33. unimpeachable (adjective) – trustworthy, reliable, dependable.
  34. pursue (verb) – engage in, follow, conduct.
  35. humane (adjective) – compassionate, generous; socially concerned.
  36. come forward (phrasal verb) – volunteer, step forward.
  37. habitat (noun) – (natural) environment/territory.
  38. aid (verb) – help, assist, support.

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