The Hindu Editorial (Time for action) – Nov 02, 2021

At their first in-person meeting in two years, leaders of the G20 did not shy away from re-engaging with the biggest issues facing the global community today, including the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change,… For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Time for action) – Nov 02, 2021.

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in-person (adjective) – relating to an event where people physically present together.
G-20 (noun) – The G20, formed in 1999, is a group of twenty of the world’s largest economies that meets regularly to coordinate global policy on trade, health, climate, and other issues. It brings together the world’s major advanced and emerging economies. The G20 comprises Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, EU, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, UK and USA. The G20 Countries together represent around 90% of global GDP, 80% of global trade, and two thirds of the world’s population.
summit (noun) – meeting, conference, conclave.
shy away from (phrasal verb) – avoid, recoil, withdraw nervously (due to fear/surprise/pain/dislike).
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.
climate change (noun) – a long-term change in the Earth’s climate, or of a region on Earth (Courtesy: NASA).
address (verb) – tackle, deal with, attend to, try to sort out.
mitigate (verb) – alleviate, reduce, diminish, lessen.
vaccine (noun) – a biological preparation that improves immunity to a particular disease.
inoculate (verb) – to inject/introduce a vaccine into the body of someone to produce immunity to a particular disease; immunize, vaccinate.
implicit (adjective) – implied, indirect, understood, tacit, unexpressed, unvoiced.
assumption (noun) – thought, belief, notion, conclusion, impression; acceptance, agreement.
tacit/implicit assumption (noun) – an assumption that underlies a logical argument, course of action, decision, or judgment that is not explicitly (directly) voiced nor necessarily understood by the decision maker or judge.
constraint (noun) – restriction, limitation, restraint.
adaptation (noun) – alteration, modification, adjustment. (adjustments in ecological, social, or economic systems in response to actual or expected climatic stimuli and their effects or impacts. It refers to changes in processes, practices, and structures to moderate potential damages or to benefit from opportunities associated with climate change).
mitigation (noun) – alleviation, reduction; lessening.
green (adjective) – environmentally friendly, ecologically sound, energy-efficient.
green technology (noun) – it is also known as clean technology/sustainable technology; it is the application of one or more environmental technologies to monitor, model and conserve the natural environment and resources, and to curb the negative impacts of human involvement.
sphere (noun) – an area of activity; a field of activity; domain, realm.
divergence (noun) – difference, dissimilarity, disparity, variance, contrast.
call (noun) – requirement, demand, necessity.
net zero emissions/carbon neutrality (noun) – it means annual zero net CO2 emissions; Carbon neutrality means every ton of anthropogenic (human-caused or influenced) CO2 emitted is compensated with an equivalent amount of CO2 removed (e.g. via carbon sink or carbon sequestration).
score (verb) – be successful. (score a victory means that you are successful in what you are doing).
in this regard (phrase) – in connection with the aspect/consideration/point referred to earlier.
communique (noun) – official communication, press release, bulletin.
global warming (noun) – it is 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.
sustainable (adjective) – reasonable, sensible, well-founded (without disturbing the balance of nature and then without exhausting all of the natural resources).
enabler (noun) – supporter, facilitator.
shakier comparative adjective of shaky (adjective) – unsteady, unstable, precarious, weak, unreliable, dubious, doubtful.
footing (noun) – position, state, condition.
fragile (adjective) – weak, delicate, shaky, infirm, feeble.
underway (phrase) – in progress, happening, occurring, taking place.
paralyse (verb) – cripple, disable, stop, bring to a (grinding) halt, put out of action, immobilize/inactivate.
lockdown (noun) – an emergency protocol implemented by the authorities that prevents people from leaving from a place; An extended state of confinement/encirclement/isolation of a person by the authority.
unsurprisingly (adverb) – as expected.
given (preposition) – considering, taking into account, bearing in mind.
inflation (noun) – simply meaning “cost of living”; an increase of price level of goods & services and vice versa decrease of currency value.
spike (noun) – a sharp rise/increase of something.
alarming (adjective) – worrying, disturbing, shocking/distressing.
supply chain (noun) – a dynamic network when a company purchases or uses goods or services from others. It involves people, information, processes, and resources involved in the production, handling, and distribution of materials and finished products or providing a service to the customer.
bottleneck (noun) – a condition which appears as not solvable and so delays the process; setback, problem, issue, snag, difficulty.
affirm (verb) – state, declare, pronounce (clearly & forcefully).
stimulus (noun) – impetus, boost, incentive, fillip.
prematurely (adverb) – too soon, too early, before the usual time.
even so (phrase) – nevertheless, nonetheless, anyway, anyhow, in spite of that.
walk/balance on a tightrope (phrase) – to deal with a difficult situation in which a very small error could have very bad outcomes.
preserve (verb) – sustain, conserve, protect, maintain.
financial stability (noun) – financial stability is a condition where the financial system is able to withstand internal or external economic shocks and also able to smoothly conduct its core tasks.
fiscal (year) (noun) – financial (year).
sustainability (noun) – stability, reliability, longevity, constancy.
perhaps (adverb) – maybe, possibly.
bid (noun) – attempt, effort, endeavour/try.
potentially (adverb) – likely, possibly, probably.
debilitating (adjective) – weakening, disabling, exhausting, undermining, impairing, paralyzing, immobilizing.
wobble (noun) – unsteady movement; a moment of instability.
slap (verb) – impose, levy, put on, add.
multinational (noun) – a business organization whose activities are located in more than two countries.
titan (proper noun) – (figuratively) an extremely important, powerful & strong person/thing/firm. (In Greek mythology, the Titans were the pre-Olympian gods).
Silicon Valley (noun) – Silicon Valley is the home of the largest technology corporations in the U.S. It is located in Northern California, within the southern region of San Francisco. Silicon chips were an integral component of the semiconductor industry. Silicon Valley was first given its name because of the many silicon chip creators and manufacturers there.
relatively (adverb) – comparatively, proportionately, somewhat, to a certain extent/degree.
jurisdiction (noun) – territory, region, province, district, area.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) (noun) – Headquartered in Paris, France, the OECD was formed in 1961. It is an international organization where the governments of 36 member states with market economies work with each other, as well as with more than 70 non-member economies to promote economic growth, prosperity, and sustainable development.
account for (phrasal verb) – constitute, make up, comprise, form, compose, be responsible for, represent.
Gross domestic product (GDP) (noun) – a measure of economic activity in a country. It is the total value of a country’s annual output of goods and services.
likely (adverb) – probably, in all probability, presumably, doubtlessly.
unanimity (noun) – agreement, accord, harmony, concord, unity.
amongst (preposition) – between, with one another, together.
discussant (noun) – a person who takes part in a discussion; panelist.
result in (phrasal verb) – cause, bring on, bring about.
timely (adjective) – prompt, appropriate, opportune, well timed, at the right time.
afloat (adjective) – out of burden, out of difficulty.