The Hindu Editorial Vocab - 29th March 2017 Editorial Topic 2 - "Passing the Tests: another win for team India against Australia"

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The Hindu Editorial Vocab - 29th March 2017 Editorial Topic 2 - "Passing the Tests: another win for team India against Australia"

• 1.       Picturesque - a picturesque place or scene is attractive and interesting
• 2.       Remarkable - unusual in a way that surprises or impresses you
• 3.       Skipper - someone who is in charge of a team (captain)
• 4.       Owing to - because of something
• 5.       Coped - to deal successfully with a difficult situation or job
• 6.       Stepped up - to take action when there is a need or opportunity for it
• 7.       Astutely - able to understand a situation quickly and see how to take advantage of it
• 8.       Meagre - smaller or less than you want or need
• 9.       Commenced - to begin
• 10.   Rousing - making people feel excited and proud or ready to take action
• 11.   Acme - the highest possible standard of something
• 12.   Rarefied - (of air) with little oxygen
• 13.   Ebbing away - to becomes less strong or disappear
• 14.   Scrutiny - careful examination of someone or something
• 15.   Bogged down - to be/become so involved in something difficult or complicated that you cannot do anything else
• 16.   Hindsight - the opportunity to judge or understand past events using knowledge that you have gained since then
• 17.   Parity - a situation in which different people or things are equal
• 18.   Joust - to argue or compete
• 19.   Sledging - in cricket, remarks or behaviour that is intended to make an opponent feel less confident
• 20.   Mudslinging - the practice of saying things publicly that are intended to harm someone’s reputation
• 21.   Riveting - extremely interesting or exciting
• 22.   Exalted - an exalted position is an important position in an organization or in society
• 23.   Counterpart - someone or something that has the same job or purpose as another person or thing, but in a different country, time, situation, or organization
• 24.   Flourish - to be very successful
• 25.   Prevail - to defeat someone in a game, competition, argument etc
• 26.   Resilience - someone’s ability to become healthy, happy, or strong again after an illness, disappointment, or other problem
• 27.   Fulcrum - the person or thing that everything else depends on
• 28.   Duo - two people
• 29.   Amassed - to get a large amount of something
• 30.   Atop - at the top of something
• 31.   Prosper - to be successful
• 32.   Inherent - an inherent quality is a basic or essential feature that gives something its character
• 33.   Bias - a special interest or ability in a particular thing
• 34.   Mettle - the determination and ability to deal with problems and difficult situations
• 35.   Albeit - used for introducing a comment that slightly changes or reduces the effect of what you said before it
• 36.   Glitzy - bright, exciting, and attractive but with no real value