The Hindu Editorial (Opening shot) – Dec 11, 2018
When R. Ashwin dismissed Josh Hazlewood and Virat Kohli roared in delight at the Adelaide Oval on Monday evening, they firmly threw down the gauntlet to hosts Australia. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Opening shot) – Dec 11, 2018.
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Today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Opening shot) – Dec 11, 2018:
- firing (adjective) – exciting, stimulating, arousing.
- turnaround (noun) – an unexpected change.
- throw down the gauntlet (phrase) – issue a challenge; dare.
- gripping (adjective) – exciting, thrilling, interesting.
- anticipated (verb) – expected, awaited, foreseen.
- wrest (verb) – wrench, snatch, seize.
- blow away (phrasal verb) – impress, overwhelm, affect.
- debilitating (adjective) – weakening, exhausting, impairing/paralyzing.
- grim (adjective) – depressing, distressing, upsetting.
- crack (verb) – break, solve/resolve, find an answer to.
- jinx (noun) – curse, affliction, bad luck.
- bogey (noun) – nightmare, curse, bane.
- glaring (adjective) – obvious, visible, apparent.
- anomaly (noun) – abnormality/irregularity, oddity, deviation.
- swing (verb) – win, bag, get/secure.
- inevitably (adverb) – necessarily, inescapably, unavoidably.
- sojourn (noun) – stay, visit; journey.
- conscious (adjective) – aware of, awake/alert to, mindful of.
- inherent (adjective) – natural, innate, intrinsic.
- turmoil (noun) – confusion, uncertainty, tumult.
- ball-tampering (noun) – (in Cricket) an action in which a fielder illegally alters the condition of the ball.
- enfeeble (verb) – weaken, disable, cripple/paralyse.
- hinge on (verb) – depend/turn on; revolve round, relate to.
- in no time (phrase) – very fast/quickly.
- niggardly (adjective) – tight, illiberal/ungenerous, close-fisted.
- potency (noun) – strength, powerfulness, efficacy.
- ghost (noun) – suspicion, hint/faint sign, shadow.
- masked (adjective) – concealed, disguised, hidden.
- hold someone in good stead (idiom) – be great helpful; be useful; be beneficial (in the future).
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