The Hindu Editorial (Deep traps) – Oct 30, 2019

As with several such incidents in the past, the intensive operation in Tamil Nadu to rescue a child who slipped into an abandoned borewell in Manapparai,… For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Deep traps) – Oct 30, 2019.

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Today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Deep traps) – Oct 30, 2019:

1. trap (noun) – inescapable & very bad situation.
2. onus (noun) – responsibility, duty, burden.
3. spectacular (adjective) – unforgettable/breathtaking, striking, noticeable.
4. fade (verb) – disappear, vanish, decline, fail/dwindle.
5. sink (verb) – go down, descend, fall.
6. valiant (adjective) – brave, heroic, courageous; determined/resolute/firm.
7. personnel (noun) – employees/staff, workforce.
8. counterpart (noun) – a person/thing that serves the same job/function but in a different location; equivalent.
9. spirit (noun) – feeling, temper, atmosphere; way of thinking, point of view.
10. breakthrough (adjective) – successful; effective, advance.
11. protocol (noun) – procedure.
12. befall (verb) – (of something bad) happen, occur, take place/appear.
13. bound to (adjective) – certain/sure, very likely, guaranteed.
14. disused (adjective) – no longer in use, idle, unused.
15. no time to be lost (or) no time to lose (or) lose no time (phrase) – be quick, speed up, hurry up (as fast as you can to do something).
16. prescribe (adjective) – stipulate, lay down, set down, establish.
17. provision (noun) – term, clause, requirement.
18. means (noun) – money, resources, income.
19. normative (adjective) – relating to a standard/norm, particularly of behaviour.
20. ghastly (adjective) – terrible, frightful, horrible.
21. time-bound (adjective) – related to a certain moment or era in time.
22. cap (verb) – put a cover on.
23. deploy (verb) – employ.
24. rely on (phrasal verb) – depend on,count on; resort to/have recourse to.
25. point out (phrasal verb) – identify, recognize, designate.
26. lurking (adjective) – concealed, hidden (danger),  kept out of sight (of an unpleasant thing).
27. bear (verb) – take responsibility for, carry, support.
28. enforcement (noun) – imposition, implementation, execution.
29. neglect (noun) – negligence, lack of concern, dereliction of duty.
30. come up with (phrasal verb) – produce, devise, propose.

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