The Hindu Editorial (Quality on tap) – Nov 18, 2019

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Today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Quality on tap) – Nov 18, 2019:

1. empower (verb) – authorize, allow, entitle.
2. red-flagging (noun) – an act of identifying something as a reason to worry/feel anxiety.
3. come as no surprise (phrase) – to be expected.
4. matrix (noun) – template, pattern, frame/form.
5. carry out (phrasal verb) – conduct, perform, execute.
6. abysmal (adjective) – very badly, awful, terrible.
7. comply with (verb) – abide by, adhere to, conform to.
8. attribute (verb) – connect with, associate with, hold responsible for.
9. footprint (noun) – the area affected by something.
10. populous (adjective) – densely populated.
11. (be) coupled with (verb) – combine, integrate, associate.
12. parasite (noun) – an animal or plant that lives in or on another animal or plant and gets food or protection from it.
13. microorganism (noun) – microbe is an organism that is so small that it is microscopic (invisible to the naked eye). (bacteria, fungi, viruses & etc).
14. toxic (adjective) – dangerous, destructive, harmful.
15. accountability (noun) – responsibility, liability, answerability.
16. robust (adjective) – strong, powerful.
17. rely on (phrasal verb) – depend on; resort to, bank on.
18. naming and shaming (phrase) – to publicly identify someone who have done something wrong.
19. unlikely (adjective) – questionable, unconvincing; doubtful, unexpected.
20. yield (verb) – give, produce, provide.
21. benchmark (verb) – evaluate (something) by comparison with a standard.
22. binding (adjective) – compulsory, imperative, mandatory, necessary.
23. sanitation (noun) – it generally refers to the provision of facilities and services for the safe disposal of human urine and faeces (Courtesy: WHO).
24. run out (phrasal verb) – be exhausted, be finished, give out.
25. extraction (noun) – removal/taking out, separation, obtaining, distillation.
26. entrust (verb) – hand over/give responsibility for, assign/confer on.
27. ratchet up (phrasal verb) – to increase something by a series of small amounts.
28. chlorinate (verb) – treat with chlorine to disinfect (drinking) water and kill germs.
29. pathogen (noun) – bacteria/virus that causes disease.

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