At home and in exile – The Hindu Apr 17, 2018

At the height of the Syrian and Rohingya crises, much of the world’s attention turned to forced displacement and refugees. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

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Today’s Advanced Word List 2:

1. exile (noun) – banishment, expulsion, deportation; a person who lives away from his/her native country.
2. exemplify (verb) – illustrate, demonstrate, represent/symbolise.
3. persecution (noun) – ill treatment/hostility, discrimination, oppression.
4. repression (noun) – suppression, oppression, restraint.
5. climate change (noun) – a long-term change in the Earth’s climate, or of a region on Earth (Courtesy: NASA).
6. onset (noun) – start, beginning/opening, appearance.
7. drought (noun) – dry spell/period, lack of rain, shortage of water.
8. groundswell (noun) – a large, spontaneous growth in people’s support (specially for political actions).
9. dive deep (phrase) –  examine/analyse a topic in detail/depth.
10. greenhouse gas (noun) – heat trapping gas; a gas (such as water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, etc) in the atmosphere that absorbs and emits radiation, causing greenhouse effect and warming of Earth’s temperature (Courtesy: VOA Learning English).
11. pessimistic (adjective) – negative, suspicious, distrustful.
12. unmet (adjective) – not achieved/fulfilled.
13. inundate (verb) – flood, deluge, overflow.
14. gravitate (verb) – move towards, be attracted.
15. hotspot (noun) – a place of significant activity.
16. peri-urban (adjective) – also called rurban space (blend of rural and urban), outskirts; relating to an area immediately next to a city (especially in Africa).
17. ought to (modal verb) – must, should.
18. eat into (phrasal verb) – destroy, spoil, erode.