The Hindu Editorial (Tainted by uranium) – Jun 27, 2018

The Hindu Editorial (Tainted by uranium) – Jun 27, 2018

Reports of widespread uranium contamination in groundwater across India demand an urgent response. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Tainted by uranium) – Jun 27, 2018.

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Today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Tainted by uranium) – Jun 27, 2018:

taint (verb) – (of water) contaminated or polluted.
accumulate (verb) – gather/gain, obtain, acquire.
merit (verb) – deserve, warrant, justify.
radioactive (adjective) – having or producing a powerful and dangerous form of energy.
chronic (adjective) – persistent, long-term, continuing (or happening again and again for a long time).
chronic kidney disease (CKD) (noun) – a type of kidney disease in which there is gradual lossof kidney function over a period (of years). It often has no symptoms and is diagnosed by blood test.
cluster (noun) – collection, group, bunch.
stump (verb) – confuse, perplex, bewilder.
epidemiologist (noun) – an expert in the study of how disease spreads and can be controlled.
terrain (noun) – ground, area, field.
alluvial (adjective) – relating to alluvium. Alluvium is made up of a variety of materials, including fine particles of silt and clay and larger particles of sand and gravel by flowing flood/river water.
aquifer (noun) – an underground layer of water-bearing rock.
trigger (verb) – initiate, set off, activate.
hypothesis (noun) – supposition, theory, thesis.
arsenic noun) – a chemical/metallic element that forms a number of poisonous compounds, arsenic is found in nature at low levels mostly in compounds with oxygen, chlorine, and sulfur.
Holocene epoch/era (noun) – the Holocene (or Recent) is the current geological era/period/epoch which started some 11,500 years ago when the glaciers began to retreat.
sediment (noun) – silt, dregs, remains/deposited earth/mud.
hotspot (noun) – a place of significant activity.
uncover (verb) – reveal, disclose, expose.
at_risk (phrase) – danger/threat, jeopardy, peril.

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