The Hindu Editorial (Redemption road) – Jul 14, 2021

Sport is replete with redemption stories. Teams wrestling with their pasts before swimming towards the light make for compelling plotlines. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Redemption road) – Jul 14, 2021.

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The Hindu Editorial (Redemption road) – Jul 14, 2021:

redemption (noun) – retrieval, recovery, reclamation, repossession, recoupment; fulfilment, satisfying, accomplishment, achievement (after struggle/difficulty).
replete with (adjective) – filled with, overloaded, well supplied/stocked with.
wrestle (verb) – grapple, fight, struggle, contend.
swim towards the light (phrase) – (figuratively) to reach out for “everything we have” (body, mind, and spirit).
make for (phrase) – go towards, head towards, aim for, move towards, direct one’s steps towards.
compelling (adjective) – convincing, powerful, potent, strong, effective, reasonable.
plot line (noun) – the way in which something (ex. a story) develops.
giant (adjective) – a very large, mighty, mammoth.
sequence (noun) – pattern, series, progression.
narrative (noun) – a representation of a particular situation; story, portrayal, report.
millennium (noun) – a period of a thousand years.
plumb the depths (phrase) – reach the lowest possible level/point, experience the worst extremes, reach rock bottom.
shoot-out (noun) – (in football/soccer) a series of penalty kicks , taken to decide a winner after a game has resulted in a tie and extra time has been played.
secure (verb) – obtain, acquire, gain, get.
reductionist (adjective) – relating to an approach where you break the system down to its pieces to reason about it from the properties of these pieces.
transformation (noun) – evaluation, sea change, metamorphosis.
dogmatic (adjective) – assertive, authoritative, arrogant, domineering.
forward-looking (adjective) – progressive, dynamic, ambitious.
singular (adjective) – unique.
come out (phrasal verb) – emerge, transpire.
outfit (noun) – team/group.
fog (noun) – a state of confusion; a disorganized state.
build around (verb) – build upon, depend on, rest on, be anchored in something.
drive (noun) – single-mindedness, will power, forcefulness, effort, push.
verve (noun) – energy, spirit, strength.
veteran (noun) – (long-serving) expert, seasoned, mature, established/experienced (person in an area of activity).
old-school (adjective) – old-fashioned, out of date, outdated, outmoded, superseded.
nous (noun) – sensibleness, sound judgement, level-headedness; logical thought, thinking, reasoning.
brilliance (noun) – skill, talent, ability.
Azzurri (noun) – the nickname of the Italian national team, (simply means ‘the blues’ or ‘blue’)
back-to-back (adverb) – consecutively, successively, continuously; in succession.
school (verb) – train, coach, instruct, upskill, discipline, groom.
progressive (adjective) – modernistic, dynamic, innovative.
tactical (adjective) – calculated, strategic.
acumen (noun) – cleverness, smartness, shrewdness, judgement, insight.
stand out (phrasal verb) – be noticeable, be obvious, be striking, be distinctive, be prominent, attract attention.
(key) personnel (noun) – important players, staff, employees, workforce.
drought (noun) – dry spell, dry period; lack, unavailability, deficiency of something.
in contrast (phrase) – when compared to another.
outgoing (adjective) – departing, leaving.
defunct (adjective) – no longer existing, inoperative, non-functioning, obsolete.
complacent (adjective) – careless, casual, unconcerned, uninterested, apathetic, perfunctory; smug, self-satisfied, pleased/proud of oneself, self-opinionated, satisfied, pleased, contented.
blow (verb) – mess up, waste, bungle, ruin, spoil (an opportunity).
crash out (phrasal verb) – be defeated, lose (in a game).
gem (noun) – an excellent person; best, finest, treasure, wonder.
duly (adverb) – at the proper time, at the right time; appropriately, suitably.
Golden Boot (noun – an award that is presented to the leading goal scorer. The trophy is a sculpture of a football boot.
far from (phrase) – not, not at all.
driving force (noun) – motive force, main factor.
traumatic (adjective) – painful, distressing, disturbing.
showcase (verb) – display, exhibit, unveil, show to the public.
collective (adjective) – combined, united/joint, cooperative (by all people as a group).
spirit (noun) – temperament, disposition, character; attitude, state of mind.
discordant note (phrase) – strange thing; weird thing.
discordant (adjective) – disagreeing, differing, contradictory.
err (verb) – make a mistake, be wrong, be incorrect.
in the long run (phrase) – eventually, in the end, ultimately.
reinvigorate (verb) – revive, bring back; fortify, strengthen.
therapeutic (adjective) – healing, curing, restorative.
amidst (preposition) – amid, in the middle of; during.
unending (adjective) – endless, never-ending, infinite.
exhausting (adjective) – very tiring, wearying, taxing, fatiguing, draining.
pandemic (noun) – the worldwide spread of a new disease; The illness spreads around the world and typically affects a large number of people across a wide area.