The Hindu Editorial (Whither Amaravati?) – Dec 21, 2019

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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Whither Amaravati?) – Dec 21, 2019:

1. whither (interrogative adverb) – what is the likely future of.
2. sound (verb) – appear, look, seem.
3. feasibility (noun) – practicality, viability, achievability.
4. stem from (phrasal verb) – originate from, arise from, come from.
5. the executive (noun) – the executive is a branch of government which enforces the law as written by the legislature and interpreted by the judiciary.
6. decentralised (adjective) – relating to transfer of the power/control of a department/government from a single place to other locations.
7. greenfield (adjective) – new facility; relating to the new (production) facility that has never been used for any development (whereas brownfield means existing facility).
8. bifurcation (noun) – division of something into two branches or parts.
9. it is no surprise (phrase) – as expected, as anticipated, as predicted.
10. give up (phrasal verb) – forgo, abandon, renounce.
11. fertile (adjective) – productive, high-yielding, rich/generative.
12. pool (verb) – combine, put together, merge/join.
13. decentralise (verb) – transfer of the power/control (of a department/organisation/government) from a single place to other locations.
14. take into account (phrase) – consider, bear in mind, heed/note.
15. that said (phrase) – in spite of everything, in spite of that, nonetheless, even so, however.
16. fledgling (adjective) – emerging, beginning, developing.
17. embark upon (phrasal verb) – start, begin, initiate/commence.
18. decentralisation (noun) – the process of distributing or dispersing functions, powers, people or things away from a central location or authority.
19. in place (phrase) – ready, set up, established/arranged.
20. render (verb) – depict, portray, represent.
21. unviable (adjective) – not capable/feasible.
22. timing (noun) – a particular period of time when something happens.

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