TTX Vocabulary

1. Oxford Learners in a way that shows strong feelings; with a lot of activity or determination ‘Let go of me,’ she said fiercely. a fiercely competitive market They remain fiercely opposed to outside intervention. 2. Oxford Learners very strongly in a way that could cause damage The aircraft was burning fiercely.

1. Oxford Learners [ transitive] muster something (up) to find as much support, courage, etc. as you can synonym summon We mustered what support we could for the plan. She left the room with all the dignity she could muster. He could muster only 154 votes at the election.

WASHINGTON: The US government began a partial shutdown at midnight on Friday after Republican senators failed to muster the votes needed to approve $5 billion that President Donald Trump wants for a border wall fiercely opposed by Democrats. Trump said the impending shutdown of some key parts of the federal government could last “a very long time,” and he sought to blame Democrats. They, in turn, put the blame squarely on Trump, reminding him that last week he said he would be “proud” to shut the government down in order to get funding for a wall on the US border with Mexico. Republican and Democratic senators earlier this week reached a deal on short-term funding legislation that did not include the $5 billion Trump wants, but the president said on Thursday he would not sign it. The impending shutdown was the latest evidence of dysfunction in Washington and does not bode well for next year, when Democrats will have a stronger hand as they take control of the House of Representatives ...

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan, while expressing deep shock and grave concern over human rights violations in Indian-occupied Kashmir (IoK), Thursday made it clear before the United Nations Secretary General António Guterres that the situation in the occupied valley was unacceptable. The prime minister, during his telephonic conversation with UN secretary general, urged him to weigh in and stop India from perpetrating state repression , violence and brute force against the Kashmiri youth, women and children, a statement from PM's office said. Khan expressed deep shock and grave concern on the recent escalation in the continuing violence in occupied Kashmir, especially the recent killing of 15 innocent Kashmiris and injuries to more than 300 protestors. He said the imposition of Presidential Rule in IoK had the danger of further aggravating the already serious situation. The premier said Jammu and Kashmir dispute was not a bilateral issue between Pakistan and India, but an in...

MPs will vote on the UK's Brexit deal in the week beginning 14 January, Theresa May has told Parliament. The vote was due to be held last week but was put on hold after Theresa May admitted she was set to lose. Announcing a new date, Mrs May said the EU had made it clear the Irish backstop was "not a plot to trap the UK" and urged MPs to see Brexit through. Labour had threatened to force a confidence vote in the PM if she did not set a date for the vote. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said Mrs May had "led the country into a national crisis" and she no longer had cabinet backing. He said a month would have been wasted since the original 11 December vote was postponed, with "not a single word renegotiated and not a single reassurance given". "The deal is unchanged and is not going to change," he said. "The House must get on with the vote and move to consider the realistic alternatives." In a Commons statement, Mrs May said MPs would r...

ISLAMABAD: The amount of coal in the global electricity mix would need to be reduced to close to 0% by 2050 to limit global warming to 1.5°c, said Global Warming of 1.5 °C: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) special report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels and related global greenhouse gas emission pathways . The report is released in the context of strengthening the global response to the threat of climate change, sustainable development, and efforts to eradicate poverty, adding that decrease in the CO2 emissions from industry between 75% to 90% is needed in 2050 compared to 2010 levels to limit warming to 1.5°C. It said that the increase in urban population exposed to severe drought would stand approximately at 411 million if the global warming continues at 2°c, and world population exposed to severe heatwaves at least once every five years. The ministry said that the temperature rise would aggravate decline in global annual catch fo...

Researchers have found "different patterns" in brain scans among children who record heavy smart device and video game use, according to initial data from a major ongoing US study. The first wave of information from the $300 million National Institute of Health (NIH) study is showing that those nine and 10-year-old kids spending more than seven hours a day using such devices show signs of premature thinning of the cortex , the brain´s outermost layer that processes sensory information. "We don´t know if it´s being caused by the screen time. We don´t know yet if it´s a bad thing," said Gaya Dowling, an NIH doctor working on the project, explaining the preliminary findings in an interview with the CBS news program 60 Minutes. "What we can say is that this is what the brains look like of kids who spend a lot of time on screens. And it´s not just one pattern," Dowling said. The NIH data reported on CBS also showed that kids who spend more than two hours a day ...

1. Oxford Learners induce something (formal) to cause something drugs which induce sleep a drug-induced coma

1. Oxford Learners [transitive] to show something clearly by giving proof or evidence demonstrate that… These results demonstrate convincingly that our campaign is working. demonstrate something (to somebody) Let me demonstrate to you some of the difficulties we are facing. demonstrate how, what, etc… His sudden departure had demonstrated how unreliable he was. demonstrate somebody/something to be something The theories were demonstrated to be false. it is demonstrated that…  It has been demonstrated that this drug is effective.

(formal) Oxford Learners in a way that is the opposite or reverse of something You can add the fluid to the powder, or, conversely, the powder to the fluid.

1. Oxford Learners [uncountable] a strong feeling of wanting to do something or of wanting something to happen anxiety to do something the candidate’s anxiety to win the vote anxiety for something  the people’s anxiety for the war to end

Oxford Learners hydrate something (specialist) to make something absorb water a lotion that protects and hydrates your skin

Oxford Learners [usually passive] overrate somebody/something to have too high an opinion of somebody/something; to put too high a value on somebody/something In my opinion,  Hirst's work has been vastly overrated.

Oxford Learners a drug found in coffee and tea that makes you feel more active

2. Oxford Learners [intransitive, transitive] (of part of the body) to become, or to make something become, difficult to bend or move stiffen (up) My muscles had stiffened up after the climb . stiffen something stiffened muscles

Oxford Learners any of the tubes that carry blood from the heart to other parts of the body blocked arteries

Oxford Learners an eye disease that causes gradual loss of sight

Oxford Learners a skin condition, common among young people, that produces many pimples (= spots), especially on the face and neck to suffer from/have acne

Oxford Learners connected with the ovaries

1. Oxford Learners either of the two organs in a woman’s body that produce eggs; a similar organ in female animals, birds and fish 2. Oxford Learners the part of a plant that produces seeds

1. Oxford Learners a thing consisting of two or more separate things combined together 2. Oxford Learners (chemistry) a substance formed by a chemical reaction of two or more elements in fixed amounts relative to each other Common salt is a compound of sodium and chlorine.

Oxford Learners a chemical element. Magnesium is a light, silver-white metal that burns with a bright white flame.

1. Oxford Learners (biology) a substance such as vitamin C or E that removes dangerous molecules, etc., such as free radicals from the body 2. Oxford Learners (chemistry) a substance that helps prevent oxidation, especially one used to help prevent stored food products from going bad

[detri-ment] Oxford Learners the act of causing harm or damage; something that causes harm or damage Wood accounts for 90% of energy production in some countries, with consequent environmental detriment. Too many tests are a detriment to good education.

1. Oxford Learners a disease that gets worse over a period of time and causes painful swelling and permanent damage in the joints of the body, especially the fingers, wrists, feet and ankles

Drinking more than four cups of tea a day can increase women’s risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis , research has found. However, some studies claim the hot drink is good for you. So, what are some of the health benefits and detriments of consuming tea? Researchers have claimed that drinking tea can reduce the chances of developing type 2 diabetes by up to 25 per cent if three or four cups are consumed a day. It is thought that antioxidants and magnesium compounds help to keep weight down. Drinking one cup of tea a day could also help to reduce the risk of ovarian cancer, studies have suggested. Women who drink a single cup every day are 10 per cent less likely to develop the disease than those who never drink tea, research last year found. Green tea is considered to have the most health benefits of any type of tea. Studies have found that it is a preventive for heart disease and cancer, an acne cure and even a mouthwash. It is also thought to protect us from glaucoma and other eye...

DHAKA: He may be Bangladesh's biggest cricket star, but Mashrafe Mortaza insists he is not another Imran Khan, Pakistan's cricketing superhero-turned-prime minister. Contesting a seat in the national parliament for the ruling Awami League party in the December 30 elections, Mashrafe says he just wants to do more for sports and charity. "To be honest, the level where Imran Khan has reached, people cannot always reach there even if they want to," Mashrafe told AFP in an interview. "My desire is to do something for sports... since I am a sportsman, my wish is limited here. I will work for my region to see if I can do something good." Mashrafe hails from the southwestern district of Narail where his charity Narail Express — also the fast-bowlers nickname — has donated ambulances to hospitals and high-yield rice seeds to farmers. Turning to politics is nothing new for cricketers in South Asia, where the sport is massively popular. But unusually, Mashrafe is still...

The meltdown in the country’s equity market continues unabated . The benchmark KSE-100 Index has already tanked 5,030 points or 12.2 per cent in the 75 trading sessions since the incumbent government took office. During the period as much as Rs964 billion have been wiped out from shareholders’ wealth. Although it would be unfair to blame the PTI government for all of the market downside, the ‘uncertainty’ shrouding the present government’s handling of the economy has done more harm than perhaps the state of the economy itself. The two major issues that sit heavily on investors’ minds are the fast depleting foreign exchange reserves and the deteriorating balance of payments position. Countless sojourns of the prime minister to friendly countries, and the eternal friends yielded precious little in cash to replenish reserves which had dwindled to a four-and-a-half-year low following continuous erosion over 13 successive weeks. Brokers are generally afraid of providing an on-record progn...

Prime Minister Imran Khan, while chairing a meeting regarding the current shortfall of gas supply in the country, took notice of negligence on the part of Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) and Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) and ordered an inquiry against their managing directors, Radio Pakistan reported . The prime minister was briefed by Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources Ghulam Sarwar Khan regarding SNGPL and SSGC's concealment of information from the government pertinent to a fault faced by some of the gas compressors . The minister held the two companies to account and blamed them for the country's current gas crisis. He said both the companies " demonstrated negligence and incompetence in the estimate of gas demand during December," according to Radio Pakistan. The premier took notice of negligence on the part of SNGPL and SSGC and withholding of crucial information regarding faulty gas compressors, and ordered an inquiry against their managin...

[khidmat-e-khalq / nafa rasaai / bani nu insaan ki humdardi] Oxford Learners the practice of helping the poor and those in need, especially by giving money Hospitals were built as a result of private philanthropy and government intervention.

(persi-verance) 1. [sabit qadmi / isteqamat / istaqlaal / himmat] Oxford Learners the quality of continuing to try to achieve a particular aim despite difficulties They showed great perseverance in the face of difficulty. The only way to improve is through hard work and dogged perseverance.

Oxford Learners the activity of working to achieve political or social change, especially as a member of an organization with particular aims political/social/environmental activism

1. [qadar shanasi / tasleem / ] Oxford Learners [uncountable] recognition (for something) public praise and reward for somebody’s work or actions She gained only minimal recognition for her work. He received the award in recognition of his success over the past year.

1. [less krna / sazo saman muhaiyya krna لیس کرنا سازو سامان مہیا کرنا] Oxford Learners to provide yourself/somebody/something with the things that are needed for a particular purpose or activity - synonym = kit somebody out/up (in/with something) equip something to be fully/poorly equipped She got a bank loan to rent and equip a small workshop. equip yourself/somebody/something (with something) (for something) He equipped himself with a street plan. The centre is well equipped for canoeing and mountaineering. 2. [taiyar krna] Oxford Learners equip somebody (for something) | equip somebody (to do something) to prepare somebody for an activity or task, especially by teaching them what they need to know The course is designed to equip students for a career in nursing.

Nobel Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai will receive the 2018 Gleitsman Award from the Center for Public Leadership at Harvard Kennedy School for her global movement to equip girls with 12 years of free, quality, and safe education. The award will be presented to Malala at a public ceremony at Harvard Kennedy School today (Thursday). In 2014, Malala became the youngest recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of her efforts for children's rights. On October 2012, Malala was shot in the head at point-blank range by Taliban gunmen as she was returning from her school in Swat valley. Now 21, Malala is a student at Oxford University in England. The Gleitsman Award provides $125,000 for activism that has improved quality of life around the world. Earlier, David Gergen, professor of public service at Harvard Kennedy School and director of the Center for Public Leadership said, “Malala speaks powerfully to the strength and perseverance of women and girls who are oppressed .” He ad...

Early November, Prime Minister Imran Khan left for a maiden visit to China. Pakistan was to reportedly receive a $6 billion economic package, during the visit, to reduce its dependence on the International Monetary Fund (IMF). A week later, Finance Minister Asad Umar announced that Pakistan’s balance of payment crisis was effectively resolved. Of the “$12 billion financing gap, $6 billion have come from Saudi Arabia, and the rest has come from China,” Umar told the press. He further added that a high-level delegation will visit China to work out the modalities . In an exclusive sit-down with Geo.tv, Mr. Long Dingbin, the Chinese Consul-General (CCG) in Lahore said that “instead of hard cash, China plans to eventually provide multiple forms of bailout packages [to Pakistan], in the shape of phenomenal investments in fresh projects, broadening the area of inclusive cooperation and tapping new avenues of collaboration under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.” All of which, he added, w...