The Hindu Editorial (​Triumph squared) – Sep 24, 2024

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The Hindu Editorial (​Triumph squared) – Sep 24, 2024:

1. square (verb) – make equal, level.
2. Chess Olympiad (noun) – Chess Olympiad is a major international chess tournament happening biennially (once every two years) and it is organised by FIDE, the international chess federation. The 45th Chess Olympiad was organised in Budapest, Hungary from 10 to 23 September 2024.
3. feat (noun) – achievement, accomplishment, attainment.
4. come as no surprise (phrase) – something which is not surprising someone, but is as expected one.
5. seed (noun) – the ranking of a team or player in a tournament.
6. campaign (noun) – drive, push, effort, course of action.
7. suffer (verb) – undergo, go through, experience, encounter, be subjected to.
8. setback (noun) – upset, failure, blow, disappointment, defeat, bad luck.
9. absolutely (adverb) – completely, totally, entirely, perfectly, thoroughly, categorically, conclusively, unconditionally, unequivocally.
10. right through (phrase) – from beginning to end, from start to finish, throughout.
11. the fact that (phrase) – used to refer to a specific situation under consideration/discussion.
12. fashion (verb) – create, make, forge, form, shape, frame.
13. belong (verb) – be a member of, be associated with, be connected to, be linked to.
14. opponent (noun) – rival, adversary, contender, competitor.
15. decade (noun) – a period of ten years.
16. besides (preposition) – apart from, other than, barring, excluding.
17. sibling (noun) – offspring (usually, brother or sister).
18. stress (verb) – emphasize, draw attention to, underscore, underline, highlight.
19. depth (noun) – intensity, strength.
20. nowhere near (phrase) – far from, not, not at all.
21. promising (adjective) – good, encouraging, hopeful, full of promise, optimistic, positive, heartening, reassuring.
22. aggressively (adverb) – determinedly, vigorously, energetically.
23. elite (noun) – best, first class, best-trained group.
24. hardly (adverb) – barely, almost not.
25. single-handedly (adverb) – by oneself, all by oneself, independently.
26. revolutionise (verb) – transform, alter dramatically, shake up, restructure, reorganize, rejig, reform, recast, reshape.
27. rapid chess (noun) – a type of chess in which players have between 10 and 60 minutes to make all of their moves.
28. blitz chess (noun) – a type of chess in which players have between 1 and 10 minutes to make all of their moves.
29. classical chess (noun) – a type of chess in which players have more than 60 minutes to make all of their moves.
30. bullet chess (noun) – a type of chess in which players have less than 1 minutes to make all of their moves.
31. metropolis (noun) – a big city/a large & busy city.
32. soar (verb) – increase rise rapidly; surge, intensify, accelerate.

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