September 11 , Vocabulary from The Hindu Newspaper

The disaster next door

Important Idioms & Phrasal Verbs from this article:

Lead To

  to cause something to happen

Factor In

     to include a certain item when calculating or planning something

Important Vocabulary from this article:

Shun

Verb

avoid and stay away from deliberately.

expel from a community or group.

Atrocity

Noun

the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane.

an act of atrocious cruelty.

Compelling

Adjective

driving or forcing.

·&nb sp;        "compelling ambition".

tending to persuade by forcefulness of argument.

·&nb sp;        "new and compelling evidence".

driving or forcing.

·&nb sp;        "compelling ambition".

tending to persuade by forcefulness of argument.

·&nb sp;        "new and compelling evidence".

Insurgent 

  a person fighting against a government or invading force; a rebel or revolutionary.

Formidable

      inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable.

Nonchalant 

Adjective

marked by blithe unconcern.

     "an ability to interest casual students".

marked by blithe unconcern.

      "an ability to interest casual students".

Persecute

Verb

cause to suffer.

    "Some religious groups are persecuted in some countries".

Squalid

Adjective

morally degraded.

·&nb sp;        "a seedy district".

foul and run-down and repulsive.

·&nb sp;        "a flyblown bar on the edge of town".

morally degraded.

·&nb sp;        "a seedy district".

foul and run-down and repulsive.

·&nb sp;        "a flyblown bar on the edge of town".

 

A forest policy on todayÂ’s terms

Peter Smetacek

Important Idioms & Phrasal Verbs from this article:

Name After 

• If you name somebody after someone else, you give them the same name.

Point Out

·         to tell someone something you think they should know

Important Vocabulary from this article:

StagnationNoun

निष्क्रियता

a state of inactivity (in business or art etc).

·&nb sp;        "economic growth of less than 1% per year is considered to be economic stagnation".

inactivity of liquids.

Rivulet

    a small stream of water or another liquid.

नदिका

Percolate

    (of coffee) be prepared in a percolator.

Fauna

The animals of a particular region, habitat, or geological period.

Perennial

·&nb sp;        lasting or existing for a long or apparently infinite time; enduring or continually recurring.

·&nb sp;        (of a plant) living for several years.

• Rootword : enn, enni, anni
• Meaning   : years
• Similar Words :

bicentennial-

of or relating to an age or period of 200 years

centennial-

of or relating to an age or period of 100 years

perennial-

lasting through many years.

Envisage

    contemplate or conceive of as a possibility or a desirable future event.

     form a mental picture of (something not yet existing or known).

Probe the conspiracy angle

Veeraraghav T.M.

Important Idioms & Phrasal Verbs from this article:

Work At 

      to try hard to achieve something, or try hard to improve your ability to do something

Look Into

      If you look into something, you investigate it or you try to find out more about it.

Synonym

Investigate

Carry Out 

      If you carry out a task or a piece of work, you do whatever is needed to complete it.

Take On

·         If you take on something like a job, a responsibility, or anything involving a challenge, you agree to do it.

Important Vocabulary from this article: Perpetrate

 carry out or commit (a harmful, illegal, or immoral action).

August

respected and impressive.

Inter 

     place (a corpse) in a grave or tomb, typically with funeral rites.

An impunity that can be countered

A.S. Panneerselvan

Important Idioms & Phrasal Verbs from this article:

Keep In 

     to make someone stay in a place like a school or a hospital

Synonym

detain

Run Up

·         
If you run up a bill or a debt, you get goods or services on the understanding that you'll pay for them later.

Important Vocabulary from this article:

Plausible

   (of an argument or statement) seeming reasonable or probable.

     (of a person) skilled at producing persuasive arguments, especially ones intended to deceive

विश्वसनीय लगने वाला

Search for quality

Important Idioms & Phrasal Verbs from this article:

Focus On

·         If you focus on something, you give it all your attention.

Resort To 

·         to do something you'd rather not do only because better options or solutions are not possible

Important Vocabulary from this article:

Peril

      serious and immediate danger.

Silencing reason

Srinivasan Ramani

Important Vocabulary from this article:

Edifice

       a complex system of beliefs.

Dissent 

A difference of opinion

Express opposition through action or words

Veritable: 
Used as an intensifier; actual

Not counterfeit or copied

Subsume

     include or absorb (something) in something else.

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