Winners all – The Hindu (Jul 25, 2017)

Winners all – The Hindu (Jul 25, 2017)

The buzz around women’s cricket in India was never as heightened as it was during the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup. It reached a crescendo when India met England in the final at Lord’s in London. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

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Word List-2

1. buzz (noun) – thrill, feeling of excitement, feeling of euphoria.
2. heightened (adjective) – intensified, increased, enhanced.
3. crescendo (noun) – peak, top, high point.
4. agonisingly (adverb) – painfully, excruciatingly, harrowingly.
5. towering (adjective) – outstanding, eminent/incomparable, distinguished.
6. the likes of (phrase) – someone regarded as a type.
7. flash in the pan (phrase) – a person whose sudden but brief success is not repeated again.
8. wholesome (adjective) – healthy, natural/pure, proper/correct.
9. resounding (adjective) – huge, massive, terrific/colossal.
10. cue (noun) –  hint, indication, sign/signal.
11. fritter away (phrasal verb) – squander, waste, misuse.
12. paltry (adjective) – small, meagre,  inadequate.
13. well-thought-out (adjective) – carefully considered and planned.
14. call for (phrasal verb) – require, demand, publically ask.
15. lacuna (noun) – a gap/empty space; missing part of something.
16. ills (noun ) – problems, troubles, difficulties.
17. democratize (verb) – make something available to everyone.
18. the length and breadth of (phrase) – the whole extend of.
19. far-fetched (adjective) – unlikely, implausible, difficult to believe.
20. grassroots (adjective) – relating to or of people, general public, population.
21. understate (verb) – underplay, underemphasize, downgrade.
22. riveted (adjective) – fascinated, engrossed, captivated.
23. perseverance (noun) – persistence, determination, resolution/firmness.
24. etch (verb) – be permanently fixed into someone’s memory.
25. harness (verb) – use, utilise, make use of.
26. will (noun) – intention, desire/wish, disposition.
27. thin air (phrase) – refer to the state of nothing/nonexistence.

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