The Hindu Editorial (Back to the blackboard) – Nov 06, 2019
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The Hindu Editorial (Back to the blackboard) – Nov 06, 2019
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sheer (adjective) – utter, complete/thorough, consummate/out and out.
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pique (noun) – irritation, annoyance, resentment.
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secure (verb) – obtain, acquire, get.
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give in (phrasal verb) – give up, submit, leave/abandon.
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temptation (noun) – desire, urge, impulse/inclination.
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knee-jerk (adjective) – unthinking, unintentional, unplanned.
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call for (phrasal verb) – require, need, necessitate.
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shun (verb) – avoid, ignore, reject.
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calibrated (adjective) – carefully assessed/analysed.
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worrisome (adjective) – worrying, distressing/upsetting, troublesome.
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the bulk of (noun) – most, larger part, larger number.
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preparatory (adjective) – preliminary, initial, prior.
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run into (verb) – reach, extend to, be as high as (a level or amount).
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go through (phrasal verb) – be completed, be concluded, be carried through.
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out of the reach (phrase) – beyond one’s capacity to attain/get something.
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prohibitive (adjective) – excessively high, exorbitant, excessive.
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spirited (adjective) – energetic, active, vigorous.
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posit (verb) – put forward, propose, set forth.
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ergo (adverb) – consequently, accordingly, as a result.
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put out (phrasal verb) – trouble, bother, cause inconvenience to, create difficulties for.
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hail from (verb) – come from, be from, be a native of.
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impart (verb) – provide, give, offer.
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shortcoming (noun) – fault, flaw, imperfection/defect.
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norm (noun) – standard, convention, regulation.
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obviate (verb) – avoid, prevent, eliminate.
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pool (noun) – a group of people (considered as a resource for some work).
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accrue (verb) – accumulate, collect, gather.
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put in place (phrase) – initiate, usher in, bring in.
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in the interim (phrase) – until a particular thing happens or until a particular thing happened.
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disadvantaged (adjective) – underprivileged, depressed, deprived (people).
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leap (noun) – rapid increase; transformation, adjustment.
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periodically (adverb) – at regular intervals.
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throw the baby out with the bathwater (phrase) – throw something valuable along with other things that are unwanted
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