The Hindu Editorial (Twin negligence) – Nov 19, 2024

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The Hindu Editorial (Twin negligence) – Nov 19, 2024:

1. negligence (noun) – carelessness, irresponsibility; inattention/laxness.
2. neglect (verb) – overlook, ignore, disregard, dismiss, abandon, derelict, forsake, leave alone, fail to care for.
3. neonatal (adjective) – relating to newborn children.
4. newborn (noun) – infant, baby, newly born child.
5. underscore (verb) – underline, emphasize, highlight.
6. fatal (adjective) – deadly, lethal, life-threatening.
7. intersection (noun) – convergence, junction, joining, crossing, criss-crossing.
8. neglected (adjective) – disregarded, overlooked, ignored, dismissed, abandoned, derelicted, forsaken.
9. eerily (adverb) – peculiarly, oddly, in a strange and frightening way.
10. incubator (noun) – a medical device that provides thermal support, controls oxygen levels, and maintains humidity for newborn (premature/sick) babies. 
11. go up to (phrasal verb) – rise, increase; to reach as far as something.
12. given (preposition) – considering, taking into account, bearing in mind.
13. World Health Organization (WHO) (noun) – Founded in 1948, WHO is the United Nations agency that connects nations, partners and people to promote health, keep the world safe and serve the vulnerable – so everyone, everywhere can attain the highest level of health.
14. established (adjective) – created, inaugurated, started.
15. facility (noun) – centre, place, premises.
16. serve (verb) – provide an area with a service
17. impoverished (adjective) – poor, poverty-stricken, penurious, destitute, weakened, disadvantaged, underprivileged, deprived.
18. straddle (verb) – extend across, be situated on both sides of.
19. flow (noun) – movement.
20. wing (noun) – a part or section of a large building.
21. dilapidated (adjective) – decaying, crumbling, decrepit, deteriorated, broken-down, run down, battered, ruined, dilapidated (due to age/negligence).
22. state (noun) – condition.
23. suggest (verb) – indicate, denote, point to, signify.
24.  short-circuit (noun) – it occurs when an electrical current flows through an unintended path with little to no resistance, resulting in too much current in the circuit.
25. cause (noun) – reason, grounds, basis.
26. exacerbate (verb) – intensify, increate, heighten, amplify, magnify, deepen, add to, aggravate, worsen.
27. National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) (noun) – an Indian government agency responsible for collecting and analysing crime data as defined by the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Special and Local Laws (SLL). NCRB is headquartered in New Delhi and is part of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Government of India.
28. short circuit-induced (adjective) – caused by short circuit.
29. rank (verb) – place, position.
30. fatality (noun) – victim, casualty, mortality, loss, death.
31. insidious (adjective) – relating to something which increases/spreads/develops gradually without being noticed and causes serious harm; deceptive, stealthy, evasive, misleading, dishonest, dangerous, harmful.
32. incendiary (adjective) – explosive, combustible, volatile, flammable; controversial, provocative, contentious.
33. chronic (adjective) – constant, continuing, unending, persistent, unchanging, long-lasting, perennial, lingering, deep-rooted, ineradicable, entrenched
34. disregard (noun) – indifference, inattention, carelessness, neglect, negligence, lack of attention, lack of notice.
35. norm (noun) – standard, convention, regulation.
36. manifold (adjective) – multi-fold, multiple, diverse, various, several.
37. whereas (conjunction) – in comparison with the fact that; in view of the fact that.
38. development (noun) – progress, progression, advancement, improvement, growth.
39. make headway (phrase) – make progress, advance, proceed, get ahead.
40. mere (adjective) – just, only, scanty, paltry.
41. peer (noun) – equal; a person who is having the same age & social position/status.
42. Gross domestic product (GDP) (noun) – a measure of economic activity in a country. It is the total value of a country’s annual output of goods and service.
43. public health (noun) – the branch of medicine handling public health; public health is also the science of protecting and improving the health of people and their communities through education, policy making and research for disease and injury prevention.
44. wager (verb) – risk, stake, chance; bet, gamble;.
45. under way (phrase) – in progress, happening, occurring, taking place.
46. broader superlative adjective of broad (adjective) – comprehensive, extensive, wide, wide-ranging, broad-ranging.
47. indifferent (adjective) – apathetic, unconcerned, uncaring, casual, uninterested, heedless, careless, nonchalant.
48. led to past participle of lead to (verb) – result in, cause, bring on, bring about, give rise to.

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