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Measuring excellence – The Hindu Apr 10 2018

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Today’s Word List-2 To Learn English And To Improve Vocabulary:

1. excellence (noun) – brilliance, merit/talent, quality.
2. objective (noun) – aim, intention, target/purpose.
3. credentials (noun) – achievement, aspect, quality.
4. peer-review (noun) – a process by which something research or publication is evaluated by a group of experts in the appropriate field.
5. skew (noun) – distortion, misrepresentation, change.
6. standalone institutions (noun) – higher education institutions, which are not affiliated to any university but recognised by various councils or ministries of the government, as well as polytechnics fall under the category of standalone institutions. They generally offer postgraduate diplomas, diplomas and certificate courses.
7. inclusivity (noun) – the quality of being inclusive without excluding people on grounds of gender, race, class, disability & etc.
8. median (adjective) – mean, average.
9. evolve (verb) – develop, progress, advance.
10. obscure (verb) – overshadow, block; confuse/complicate.
11. entrant (noun) – new member, beginner, newcomer.
12. critique (verb) – analyse, evaluate, assess/appraise.
13. proxy data (noun) – an indirect data of the desired outcome which is itself strongly correlated to that outcome.
14. bring in (phrasal verb) – introduce, initiate, put in place.
15. transparency (noun) – clarity, straightforwardness, openness.
16. cast the net wide (phrase) – try as many things as possible to find the suitable one.
17. foster (verb) – encourage, promote, stimulate.

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