Today’s “Word of the Day” is “mediocrity” and it is a noun meaning “the condition/state/quality of being ordinary, average or not very good; ordinariness, commonplaceness, averageness, normality, amateurism; (Excellence is its antonym)”.
Example Sentence: Why else would the government invite universities from overseas to open campuses in India?…The new initiative could make India the new global education destination, but it could also further worsen the problem. Outstanding teachers may seek positions in the various branches of the foreign universities. And we could be left with mediocrity, which would lead to further decline. The University Grants Commission must take cognisance of the possibility of such a fallout.
This word is present in The Indian university is in a free fall and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Guardian
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