How to win medals in Olympics – The Hindu (Aug 26, 2016)
One more Olympics has gone by. A total of 974 medals were won by 87 countries; 54 countries won at least one Gold. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.
Word List:
- notwithstanding (preposition) – in spite of, despite, regardless of.
- face-saving (adjective) – something is done in order to preserve reputation/dignity.
- discourse (noun) – discussion, conversation, debate, verbal exchange.
- hand-wringing (noun) – very distressed/worried expression.
- grumble (noun) – complaint, moan, objection, accusation.
- diligently (adverb) – with great care & effort; assiduously; pertinaciously.
- Comparable (adjective) – similar, equivalent, proportionate, parallel.
- imply (verb) – suggest, hint, say indirectly, indicate.
- in place (phrase) – ready, set up, established, arranged, in order.
- bound to (adjective) – certain, sure, very likely, guaranteed.
- juxtapose (verb) – place/set side by side, mix; compare, place against another.
- astonishing (adjective) – amazing, impressive, great surprise or wonder.
- unheralded (adjective) – not previously notified, expected, not acclaimed.
- overshadow (verb) – dominate, overlook; outshine, outclass.
- theatrics (noun) – dramatic performances.
- muscle (noun) – influence, power, strength, force, potency.
- rowing (noun) – the boat race; the sport of propelling a boat on water using oars (oars -a pole with a flat blade which is connected with the boat when propelling).
- sailing (noun) – the sport of traveling in a sailing boat.
- canoeing (noun) – the sport of paddling a boat using paddle (paddle- a short pole with a broad blade which is not connected with the boat when paddling).
- cluster (noun) – bunch, group, collection.
- excellence (noun) – brilliance, merit, talent, quality.
- thrust (noun) – gist, substance, meaning, intention, significance.
- intent (noun) – aim, purpose, intention, objective.
- the likes of (phrase) – people who are similar to someone specified.
- sure-fire way (adjective) – sure to win; sure to be successful.
- taekwondo (noun) – Korean martial art (like karate).
- mallakhamb (noun) – it is a traditional Indian sport in which a gymnast performs feats and poses in concert with a vertical wooden pole or rope. Mallakhamb is a combination of the words “malla” means athlete/strong man and “khamba” means pole. (Courtesy: Wikipedia).
- inclination (noun) – tendency, leaning; disposition; desire, wish, readiness.
- heritage (noun) – a thing is inherited; inheritance, legacy, bequest, endowment.
Note:
- Click each one of the words above for their definition, more synonyms, pronunciation, example sentences, phrases, derivatives, origin and etc from http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/ .
- Definitions (elementary level) & Synonyms provided for the words above are my personal work and not that of Oxford University Press.
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