The Hindu Editorial (​​​​​​Dire efforts) – Apr 11, 2025

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The Hindu Editorial (​Dire efforts) – Apr 11, 2025:

1. dire (adjective) – dreadful, terrible, appalling, awful, woeful, shocking, serious.
2. de-extinction (noun) – the process of re-creating an extinct organism using advanced scientific methods such as cloning, genome editing, or selective breeding (or) bringing animals back from extinction.
3. extinction (noun) – destruction, elimination, eradication, removal (a complete one).
4. ​conservation (noun) – the preservation, protection, and careful management of the natural environment and wildlife.
5. resurrect (verb) – restore, revive, reinstitute, relaunch, rejuvenate, bring back, breathe new life into.
6. ​credible (adjective) – acceptable, trustworthy, reliable, dependable; believable, plausible, reasonable.
7. Colossal Biosciences (noun) – the world’s first de-extinction company founded by software entrepreneur Ben Lamm and geneticist-serial biotech entrepreneur George Church, Ph.D. and with its headquarters in Texas. The company works on genetic engineering and tech solutions with the goal of bringing back animals that have become extinct, such as the woolly mammoth and the dodo. Apart from de-extinction, Colossal aims to leverage its technology in order to preserve existing species and explore uses-cases in healthcare for humans.
8. genomics (noun) – the branch of molecular biology concerned with the structure, function, evolution, and mapping of genomes; genome science, genetic mapping, genome analysis.
9. species (noun) – a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring; a fundamental unit in biological classification.
10. extinct (adjective) – no longer in existence; having no living representatives; completely destroyed or wiped out; vanished, defunct, extinct, gone, lost, dead, non-existent.
11. geneticist (noun) – a scientist who specializes in the study of genetics, focusing on heredity, genes, and genetic variation in living organisms.
12. prominent (adjective) – important, well known, notable, distinguished.
13. promoter (noun) – advocate, supporter, proponent, champion, backer, upholder.
14. woolly (adjective) – furry, hairy.
15. mammoth (noun) – an extinct group of elephants, known for their large size & long curved tusks.
16. distant (adjective) – remote, aloof, far away in space, time, or relationship
17. ancestor (noun) – forebear, forefather, predecessor, antecedent.​
18. stated (adjective) – expressed, declared, specified, affirmed.
19. global warming (noun) – the unusually rapid increase in Earth’s average surface temperature over the past century, primarily due to the greenhouse gases released as people burn fossil fuels.
20. Pleistocene Ice Ages (noun) – this ice age started about 2.6 million years ago and lasted until roughly 11,000 years ago. It was the time during which extensive ice sheets and other glaciers formed repeatedly on the landmasses.
21. roam (verb) – move about aimlessly and uncontrollably; wander, ramble.​
22. lush (adjective) – rich, grand, lavish.
23. tundra (noun) – a vast, flat, treeless Arctic region of Europe, Asia, and North America in which the subsoil is permanently frozen; permafrost region, polar plain, arctic steppe.
24. give way (phrasal verb) – to yield or concede, give in, submit, capitulate, cave in, back down.
25. shrubbery (noun) – a collection of shrubs or area of shrubs; bushes, thicket, greenery.
26. permafrost (noun) – a permanently frozen layer on or under Earth’s surface. It consists of soil, gravel, and sand, usually bound together by ice. 
27. result in (verb) – cause, bring about, bring on, give rise to, lead to.
28. Potent (adjective) –  strong, powerful, mighty, effective.
29. greenhouse gas (GHGs) (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 the greenhouse effect and warming of Earth’s temperature.  
30. resistant (adjective) – unwilling, hesitant, averse, disinclined; opposing or defending against something; reluctant, unenthusiastic, hesitant, disinclined, opposing, defiant..
31. foraging (verb) – grazing, browsing, feeding, pasturing, eating, stocking, overgrazing (or) searching widely for food or provisions; hunting, scavenging, searching, seeking.
32. decelerate (verb) – slow down, reduce, lessen, slow up, reduce speed, slacken.
33. extract (verb) – to obtain something, especially with effort or force; remove, take out, pull out, draw out.
34. fragment (noun) – piece, bit, particle, sliver.
35. DNA (abbreviation) – Deoxyribonucleic acid (abbreviated as DNA)heredity, gene; (figuratively) fundamental nature; genetic material, genetic code.
36. fossil (noun) – the preserved remains or impression of a plant or animal from a past geological age, typically embedded in rock. relic, remains, impression, petrified remains, trace, specimen.
37. genome (noun) – the genetic material (a complete set of DNA, including all of its genes) of an organism. The sum total of the genetic material of a cell or an organism; genetic code, genetic material, DNA.
38. traits (noun) – characteristics, features, attributes, qualities, properties. 
39. eventually (adverb) – finally, ultimately, in the end, sooner or later, one day, at last, at the end of the day, in the long run.
40. incubate (verb) – to provide support and aid the development of something; urture, foster, cultivate, develop, support.
41. embryo (noun) – an early stage of development of an unborn child; fetal development.​
42. womb (noun) – the organ in a woman’s body where a fetus develops before birth; the uterus
43. dire wolf (noun) – an extinct species of canine which was native to the Americas during the Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene epochs. 
44. peer review (noun) – a process by which research, publications, or creative works are evaluated by experts in the relevant field to ensure quality, accuracy, and validity before publication.
45. critic (noun) – criticizer, censurer, castigator, fault-finder, detractor.
46. ​testament (noun) – witness, evidence, proof, testimony.
47. credit (verb) – ascribe, attribute, acknowledge, believe, trust.
48. vanish (verb) – disappear, perish.
49. ​habitat (noun) – natural environment, territory, surroundings.
50. ​encroachment (noun) – intrusion, infiltration, incursion, trespass, invasion
51. speculative (adjective) – risky, unsafe, uncertain, unpredictable.
52. ​fructify (verb) – become fruitful, become productive, become effective, bear fruit, yield (positive) results, be successful, pay off.
53. lay down (phrasal verb) – formulate, stipulate, establish, prescribe, set down.

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