The Hindu Editorial (Ripples of discord) – Nov 12, 2018

On September 14, 2015, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) made the Nobel prize winning detection of gravitational waves. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Ripples of discord) – Nov 12, 2018.

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Today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Ripples of discord) – Nov 12, 2018:

1. ripple (noun) – a small wave/wavelet, a series of waves.
2. discord (noun) – dissonance, discordance.
3. gravitational wave (noun) – a distortion or movement like a ripple in the space, caused by violent and energetic processes in the Universe (Courtesy: VOA Learning English).
4. illuminating (adjective) – informative, enlightening, revealing.
5. ripple in the fabric of space-time (phrase) – wave moving through space.
6. black hole (noun) – a region in space where the pulling force of gravity is so strong that light is not able to escape (Courtesy: NASA).
7. pursuit (noun) – goal, objective, aim.
8. feat (noun) – achievement, accomplishment, triumph.
9. electrifying (adjective) – exciting, thrilling, inspiring.
10. binary (noun) – something having two parts.
11. neutron star (noun) – when the core of a massive star undergoes gravitational collapse at the end of its life, protons and electrons are literally scrunched (crushed/compressed) together, leaving behind one of nature’s most wondrous (marvellous) creations: a neutron star (Courtesy: NASA).
12. template (noun) – model, pattern, blueprint.
13. weed out (phrasal verb) – isolate, separate out, filter out.
14. et al (abbreviation) – Latin; and so on, and others, and similar things, etc.
15. put up (phrasal verb) – propose, put forward, present.
16. cryptic (adjective) – confusing, mystifying, perplexing/puzzling.
17. encompass (verb) – include, subsume, incorporate.
18. lacunae – plural of lacuna (noun) – a gap/empty space; missing part of something.
19. it transpires (phrase) – become known, become apparent, be revealed,  come to light.
20. corroboration (noun) – confirmation/verification; endorsement; support/backing.
21. stem from (verb) – arise from, originate/emanate from, derive from.
22. come out with (phrasal verb) – utter, say, speak.
23. not a second too soon (phrase) – not a moment too soon; just in time.
24. in leaps and bounds (phrase) – rapidly, swiftly, quickly.
25. critique (noun) – analysis, evaluation, assessment.

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