The Hindu Editorial (Back to the blackboard) – Nov 06, 2019

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The Hindu Editorial (Back to the blackboard) – Nov 06, 2019

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