The Hindu Editorial (Damage control) – Jan 10, 2025

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The Hindu Editorial (​Damage control) – Jan 10, 2025:

1. damage control (noun) – an effort to minimize damage.
2. adherence (noun) – observance, conformity, compliance, observation, accordance with, obedience.
3. regulation (noun) – rule, order, directive, act, law, statute, ordinance, guideline.
4. magnitude (noun) – size, extent, measurement, intensity, volume.
5. reportedly (adverb) – allegedly, supposedly, purportedly, ostensibly, apparently.
6. claim (verb) – cause the loss of, take.
7. tremor (noun) – a slight earthquake; aftershock.
8. aftershock (noun) – a smaller earthquake that follows a larger earthquake; repercussion, aftermath, consequence. 
9. epicentre (noun) –  the point on the earth’s surface directly above an earthquake.
10. manifold (adjective) – many, multiple, several, abundant.
11. evoke (verb) – cause, give rise to, invoke, bring forth, elicit, induce.
12. dread (noun) – fear, worry, concern.
13. deadly (adjective) – fatal, lethal,
14. incalculable (adjective) – inestimable, indeterminable, immeasurable, uncountable, incomputable,
15. bubble up (phrasal verb) – surface, arise, come up, erupt, emerge, crop up, ensue
16. tectonic plate (noun) – massive slab of solid rock made up of Earth’s lithosphere (crust and upper mantle) (the lithosphere is the solid, outer part of Earth). Plate tectonics have deceptively slow movement. Just centimeters each year. But they’re never idle. These plates are constantly in motion — colliding with, diverging with, or sliding past one another.
17. shard (noun) –a piece/fragment of a broken substance.
18. in motion (phrase) – moving.
19. slide (past) (verb) – go or move past something.
20. Eurasian (adjective) – relating to Europe and Asia.
21. Eurasian plate (noun) – a tectonic plate that includes most of Eurasia. The Eurasian Plate is the third largest major plate. It consists of most of Europe, Russia, and parts of Asia. The Eurasian plate is moving north at only two cm (0.79 in) per year.
22. Indian Plate (noun) – It is a minor tectonic plate straddling the equator in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is moving northward at a rate of about 5 cm a year, continues  to converge with the Eurasian Plate, leading to compression, uplift, and folding of the Earth’s crust in the Himalayan region. The Indian plate collided with the Eurasian plate and the crust tilted upwards, creating the Himalayas.
23. crust (noun) – the outermost shell of a terrestrial planet; the outermost layer of rock.
24. tilt (verb) – move, change.
25. fractured (adjective) – split, divided, fragmented, separated, broken.
26. fault (noun) – a fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock. Faults allow the blocks to move relative to each other. This movement may occur rapidly, in the form of an earthquake – or may occur slowly, in the form of creep.
27. seismologist (noun) – a scientist who studies earthquakes.
28. latent (adjective) – inactive, untapped, unused, hidden, suppressed, underlying.
29. latent energy (noun) – the energy required to change the phase of a substance without changing its temperature. The amount of latent energy absorbed or released during a phase change depends on the substance and the specific phase change.
30. reside in (verb) – be present in, exist in, lie in, consist in.
31. overdue (adjective) – too long waited, outstanding, pending, remaining, expected for some time, long-delayed, belated, tardy.
32. range (noun) – a series of mountains; a line of hills
33. suggest (verb) – indicate, denote, point to, signify.
34. pent-up (adjective) – suppressed, confined, held back, not expressed.
35. broad (adjective) – comprehensive, extensive, wide, wide-ranging, broad-ranging.
36. consensus (noun) – an idea or opinion that is shared by all the people in a group, agreement, concurrence, general opinion/view, common consent.
37. temblor (noun) – earthquake, earth tremor; “temblor” is an American word inspired by the Spanish word temblor, which means shake or tremble
38. ambit (noun) – range, scope, extent, reach.
39. insulation (noun) – protection, shelter, shield.
40. context (noun) – situation, scenario, backdrop.
41. infrastructure (noun) – the basic physical or organisational structure or framework that a country or organization needs in order to function properly. For a whole nation, it includes all the physical systems such as buildings, roads & railways networks, utilities, etc.
42. smooth (verb) – ease, make easy, facilitate, help, assist, expedite.
43. recurrent (adjective) – repeated, recurring, periodic, continual, cyclical, chronic, sporadic.
44. landslide (noun) – a landslide is defined as the movement of a mass of rock, debris, or earth down a slope. Landslides are a type of “mass wasting,” which denotes any down-slope movement of soil and rock under the direct influence of gravity; landslip, rockfall, mudslide, earthfall/slip.
45. glacier (noun) – a large body of ice which flows under its own mass. Glaciers are made of layers of compressed snow that move or “flow” due to gravity and the softness of ice relative to rock.
46. glacial (adjective) – relating to the presence of ice, particularly as glaciers (a large body of ice which flows under its own mass).
47. outburst (noun) – flood, torrent, storm, outpouring, surge, outflow, spurt, deluge.
48. wash away (phrasal verb) – (of water) to remove something away.
49. hydropower (noun) – power derived from the energy of falling water or fast running water.
50. serve as (verb) – act as, function as.
51. inherent (adjective) – natural, inborn, innate, intrinsic, instinctive, ingrained, deep-rooted.
52. fragility (noun) – vulnerability, riskiness; weakness, delicacy.
53. take into account (phrase) – consider, think about, bear in mind, take into consideration.
54. imminence (noun) – the state or fact of something likely to happen very soon; forthcomingness.
55. associated (adjective) – connected, related, linked.
56. cost (noun) – loss, suffering, drawback, disadvantage.
57. factor into (phrasal verb) – consider, include, take something into account.
58. adhere (verb) – conform to, abide by, comply with, stand by, stick to, follow, obey, observe.
59. Indo-Gangetic Plain (IGP) (noun) – the region/area extends between the Indus and Ganges rivers. 
60. go a long way (phrase) – will be very successful; to be very helpful/useful (to achieve success).
61. inevitable (adjective) – unavoidable, inescapable, unpreventable, sure to happen.

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The Hindu Editorial (Damage control) – Jan 10, 2025: