Daily Vocabulary from The Hindu: September 30, 2019
1. Seer • A person of supposed supernatural insight who sees visions of the future. Usage: A seer had foretold that the earl would assume the throne. 2. Cross hairs • A pair of fine wires crossing at right angles at the focus of an optical instrument or gunsight, for...
Daily Vocabulary from The Hindu: September 29, 2019
1. Quantum Supremacy • Quantum supremacy is the potential ability of quantum computing devices to solve problems that classical computers practically cannot. • Quantum advantage is the potential to solve problems faster. In computational-complexity-theoretic terms,...
Daily Vocabulary from The Hindu: September 28, 2019
1. Replete • Filled or well-supplied with something. Usage: Sensational popular fiction, replete with adultery and sudden death. 2. Shibboleth • A word or saying used by adherents of a party, sect, or belief and usually regarded by others as empty of real meaning • A... Daily Vocabulary from The Hindu: September 27, 2019
1. Intertwine • Twist or twine together. Usage: A net made of cotton intertwined with other natural fibres. • Connect or link two or more things closely. Usage: As with most traditions, fact and fiction have become inextricably intertwined. 2. Innocuous • Not harmful... Daily Vocabulary from The Hindu: September 26, 2019
1. El Niño vs La Niña • an irregularly occurring and complex series of climatic changes affecting the equatorial Pacific region and beyond every few years, characterized by the appearance of unusually warm, nutrient-poor water off northern Peru and Ecuador, typically...
