The Hindu Editorial (Cloudy forecast) – Sep 10, 2018

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Today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Cloudy forecast) – Sep 10, 2018:

1. cloudy (adjective) – indefinite, uncertain, unclear.
2. forecast (noun) – prediction, indication, projection.
3. climate change (noun) – a long-term change in the Earth’s climate, or of a region on Earth (Courtesy: NASA).
4. rulebook (noun) – regulations and standards of an organisation.
5. run into (phrasal verb) – experience, encounter, meet with.
6. sound (adjective) – well founded/solid, reasonable, logical.
7. pact (noun) – agreement, treaty, deal.
8. pledge (verb) – promise, vow, swear.
9. greenhouse gas (noun) – heat trapping gas; a gas (such as water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, etc) in the atmosphere that absorbs and emits radiation, causing greenhouse effect and warming of Earth’s temperature. (Courtesy: VOA Learning English).
10. drought (noun) – unavailability, deficiency, lack/dry spell.
11. status quo (noun) – the present situation, the current state, the existing state of affairs.
12. short-sighted (adjective) – narrow-minded, unimaginative, lacking foresight.
13. detrimental (adjective) – harmful, dangerous, unfavourable.
14. stall (verb) – stop, obstruct, impede/hold up.
15. accumulated (adjective) – gathered, collected, assembled.
16. bind (verb) – commit oneself, undertake; unite/join.
17. capacity-building (noun) – capacity development; it has typically been defined as the development and strengthening of human and institutional resources. The United Nations Development Programme defines capacity as “the ability to perform functions, solve problems, and achieve objectives” at three levels: individual, institutional and societal. (Courtesy: WHO).
18. populous (adjective) – densely populated.
19. insight (noun) – understanding, perception, awareness.
20. expediency (noun) – convenience, advantage, benefit/gain.
21. avert (verb) – prevent, stop, avoid.
22. catastrophe (noun) – disaster, calamity, crisis/tragedy.

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