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The Hindu Editorial (Effort worth emulation) – Sep 16, 2019

The Hindu Editorial (Effort worth emulation) – Sep 16, 2019

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Today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Effort worth emulation) – Sep 16, 2019:

  1. emulation (noun) – matching effort; imitation; reproduction of the function/action of a different computer, software system, etc.
  2. transparency (noun) – clarity, straightforwardness, unambiguity.
  3. groundbreaking (adjective) – innovative, pioneering, distinctive.
  4. shed light on (phrase) – explain, elucidate, clarify.
  5. accountability (noun) – responsibility, liability, answerability.
  6. sanitation (noun) – it generally refers to the provision of facilities and services for the safe disposal of human urine and faeces (Courtesy: WHO)
  7. beneficiary (noun) – inheritor, receiver, assignee.
  8. gamut (noun) – range, spectrum, sweep; a wide range of positions, opinions, etc. between two extreme points.
  9. laudable (adjective) – commendable, admirable, praiseworthy.
  10. expeditiously (adverb) – quickly and efficiently.
  11. citizenry (noun) – all the people/citizens (of a place/country considered as a whole).
  12. sea change (noun) – a profound transformation, change, modification.
  13. well informed (adjective) – well educated, knowledgeable, enlightened.
  14. exponentially (adverb) – rapidly, quicklyfast.
  15. activism (noun) – practice of vigorous action/involvement.
  16. be part and parcel of (phrase) – be an important aspect/feature of.
  17. pertain to (verb) – concern, relate to, be connected with.
  18. dilution (noun) – reduction in value/power/force of something.
  19. impinge on (verb) – influence, have an effect on, encroach on.
  20. autonomy (noun) – independence, freedom, self-government/rule.
  21. flurry (noun) – spate, series, succession.
  22. aftermath (noun) – consequence, result/outcome, repercussion.
  23. enjoin (verb) – prohibit, ban/bar, prevent.
  24. holistically (adverb) – comprehensively, totally, completely.
  25. so far (phrase) – until now, up to the present, up to this point.
  26. parse (verb) – interpret/understand, explain, analyse.
  27. deploy (verb) – use, utilize, employ.
  28. one-shot (adjective) – achieved with a single attempt. 
  29. objective (noun) – aim, intention, purpose.
  30. unhampered (adjective) – unbounded, out of control, unrestricted.
  31. literacy (noun) – competence, knowledge in a specific field.

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