The Hindu Editorial (Mumbai marooned) – Jul 04, 2019
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Today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Mumbai marooned) – Jul 04, 2019:
- maroon (verb) – strand, leave isolated, abandon.
- metropolis (noun) – a big city/a large & busy city.
- afloat (adjective) – out of danger/difficulty; above water.
- put a brave front on (phrase) – to face a very difficult situation with high spirits/optimism.
- resilience (noun) – strength, toughness; the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties.
- tattered (adjective) – falling to pieces/worn, deteriorated, in poor condition.
- take a toll (phrase) – to cause suffering/loss/damage to someone/something.
- weigh down (phrasal verb) – trouble, worry/bother, disturb.
- give way (to) (phrase) – collapse, crumble/disintegrate, fall in.
- catastrophe (noun) – destruction, damage, disaster.
- paralyse (adjective) – disable, immobilize, make powerless.
- baseline (noun) – an analysis that describes the situation prior to an intervention, against which progress can be assessed or comparisons made during the life of a project or programme.
- incur (verb) – suffer, sustain/bring upon oneself; be subject to.
- resolve (noun) – determination, resolution, decision.
- rampant (adjective) – widespread, present everywhere/pervasive, unrestrained/out of control.
- integrity (noun) – unity, coherence, togetherness.
- erratic (adjective) – irregular, unsteady, unreliable.
- insight (noun) – perception, awareness, discernment/understanding.
- prolonged (adjective) – continuous, lengthy, unending.
- storm water (noun) – inundated/flood water produced after a heavy rainfall.
- deluge (noun) – severe flood, torrent; downpour/torrential rain.
- consensus (noun) – an idea or opinion that is shared by all the people in a group. agreement, concurrence.
- choke (verb) – clog, block, obstruct.
- sclerotic (adjective) – rigid, unresponsive, low-spirited, uncommunicative.
- rely on (phrasal verb) – depend on; resort to, have recourse to.
- paradigm (noun) – model, pattern/example; world view.
- seasonality index (noun) – a forecasting tool used to determine demand for various commodities or goods in a given marketplace over the course of a typical year (or a shorter time period).
- relatively (adverb) – quite, comparatively/proportionately; to a certain extent.
- window (noun) – opportunity, chance, opening.
- climate change (noun) – a long-term change in the Earth’s climate, or of a region on Earth (Courtesy: NASA).
- call for (phrasal verb) – require, publicly ask/necessitate, demand.
- ecological (adjective) – relating to the branch of biology which studies the interactions among organisms and their environment.
- drought (noun) – lack/dry spell, lack of rain, shortage of water.
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