The Hindu Editorial (Clearing a low bar) – Mar 05, 2021

India’s latest auction of telecommunications spectrum is a qualified success from the Centre’s perspective, mainly because the winning bids cumulatively exceeded… For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Clearing a low bar) – Mar 05, 2021.

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The Hindu Editorial (Clearing a low bar) – Mar 05, 2021:

lower the bar (phrase) – fix/make the standards (lower) with the purpose of meeting them easily and then qualify for something.
spectrum (noun) – airwaves; it refers to a range of electromagnetic (radio) waves that are used for communication purposes (to transmit signals over specific bands).
relook (noun) – reconsideration, rethinking, re-examination.
regulatory (adjective) – supervisory, managerial, controlling.
norms (noun) – standard, convention, guidelines, criterion.
qualified (adjective) – limited, conditional, restricted, bounded.
perspective (noun) – viewpoint, approach.
bid (noun) – offer, tender, proposal (of a price at an auction).
cumulatively (adverb) – in a cumulative manner; collectively, totally.
receipts (noun) – proceeds, money received, the payment received, turnover.
megahertz (noun) – The megahertz, abbreviated MHz, is a unit of alternating current (AC) or electromagnetic (EM) wave frequency equal to one million hertz (1,000,000 Hz).
on offer (phrase) – available.
sought (past tense of) seek (verb) – try/attempt (to obtain something).
optimise (verb) – make the most effective use of something.
deem (verb) – think, consider, judge, regard as.
bandwidth (noun) – transmission capacity/speed.
entrant (noun) – new member, newcomer.
acquisitive (adjective) – greedy, possessive/grasping, materialistic/rapacious.
account for (phrasal verb) – constitute, comprise, form, represent.
garner (verb) – receive, get, gain, obtain, acquire.
surpass (verb) – be greater than, exceed.
takings (noun) – proceeds, returns, receipts, earnings; profit, gain, income, revenue.
reserve price (noun) – the minimum price at which the seller of an item is ready to sell it (or) the maximum price at which the buyer of an item is ready to pay for it.
amount to (verb) – add up to, be equal to, be equivalent to, represent.
tell its own tale (phrase) – to be self-evident; be revealing.
cognisant (adjective) – aware, well informed about, familiar with.
prevailing (adjective) – existing; current, present.
circumstances (noun) – situation, conditions, state of affairs.
amid (preposition) – in the middle of, surrounded by; during.
pandemic (noun) – the worldwide spread of a new disease; The illness spreads around the world and typically affects a large number of people across a wide area.
indebtedness (noun) – liabilities, liability, financial obligation, arrears; (an obligation pay money to another party).
temper (verb) – moderate, modify, tone down, mitigate, soften.
hardly (adverb) – almost not.
sanguine (adjective) – optimistic, hopeful, confident, positive, cheerful (particularly in a difficult situation).
shun (verb) – avoid, ignore, reject, eschew.
given (preposition) – considering, taking into account, bearing in mind.
prohibitive (adjective) – excessively high, exorbitant, excessive.
fathom (verb) – understand, comprehend, work out, make sense of.
avowed (adjective) – asserted, declared, admitted, stated publicly.
intention (noun) – aim, purpose, objective.
accelerate (verb) – increase, rise, advance; speed up, get faster, gain momentum.
digitisation (noun) – the use of digital technologies to change a business model and provide new revenue and value-producing opportunities; the generic term for the Digital Transformation of society and the economy. Simply put, digitization is the process of converting information into a digital format.
multitude (noun) – a lot, a great/large number, a great quantity.
farthest (superlative adjective of) far (adjective) – distant, faraway, far off.
reaches (noun) – place.
relatively (adverb) – comparatively, proportionately, somewhat, to a certain extent/degree.
for instance (phrase) – as an example.
ideal (noun) – model, standard.
penetration (noun) – entry, inflow, spread.
perpetual (adjective) – constant, permanent, persistent, continuous.
bugbear (noun) – a cause of vexation, irritation, torment.
alike (adverb) – equally.
take a (long) hard look at (phrase) – to think about something (a problem or issue) carefully.
framework (noun) – structure, system organization.
precarity (noun) – the state of being uncertain/insecure/unsafe.
grossly (adverb) – flagrantly, unacceptably; extremely, excessively.
tip (verb) – lean, tilt, list, bend.
fractious (adjective) – argumentative, quarrelsome, contentious, controversial, difficult (to control), disagreeable.
duopoly (noun) – it is used to describe any market where two firms dominate.
have one’s work/task cut out (phrase) – be faced with a tough task/work.
end up (phrasal verb) – come/appear, find oneself (to a particular course of action in the end).
Economic empowerment (noun) – Economic empowerment is the ability to make and act on decisions that involve the control over and allocation of financial resources.