The Hindu Editorial (Detail in relief) – Oct 06, 2021

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The Hindu Editorial (Detail in relief) – Oct 06, 2021:

relief (noun) – (financial) help, aid, assistance, succour.
kin (noun) – relatives, relations, family, family members.
recognition (noun) – acknowledgement, acceptance, admission.
plight (noun) – difficult situation, trouble/difficulty, quandary.
modality (noun) – a particular method or procedure.
ex gratia (adjective) – Latin, literally ‘from favour’. An ex gratia payment is one that is given as a favour or gift instead of legal obligation/liability.
stern (adjective) – strict, severe, stringent.
caveat (noun) – warning, caution, red flag.
deny (verb) – reject, abandon, discard.
solely (adverb) – only, totally.
ground (noun) – reason, cause, basis, factor.
novel coronavirus (nCoV) (SARS-CoV-2) (noun) – a new strain (type/variety) coronavirus that has not been previously identified in humans. (Courtesy: WHO)
thanks to (phrase) – as a result of, owing to, due to, because of.
assertiveness (noun) – forceful behaviour.
shed (verb) – discard, get rid of, do away with, dispose of.
wariness (noun) – doubt, suspicion, distrust, mistrust.
incur (verb) – to become subject to or experience something unpleasant as a result of your actions; if you incur debts, you have to pay them as a result of actions you have taken.
compensate (verb) – recompense, repay, pay back, reimburse, remunerate (in recognition of loss/suffering).
next of kin (noun) – closest relative, closest relation, nearest blood relation, nearest blood relative, closest family member.
National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) (noun) – The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), headed by the Prime Minister of India, is the apex body for Disaster Management in India. Setting up of NDMA and the creation of an enabling environment for institutional mechanisms at the State and District levels is mandated by the Disaster Management Act, 2005.
avail (verb) – use, utilize, take advantage of (an opportunity/resources).
conclusive (adjective) – final, decisive, definite.
by itself/oneself (phrase) – alone.
entitle (verb) – allow, permit, authorize, sanction, qualify, make eligible.
attribute (verb) – assign, ascribe, regard something being caused by something else; connect with, associate with.
co-morbidity (noun) – In medicine, co-morbidity is the presence of one or more additional conditions (diseases) co-occurring/co-existing with a primary condition (disease).
rather than (phrase) – instead of.
spell (noun) – period, time, session, course.
hospitalisation (noun) – the act of taking (or) admitting someone to (or) in hospital for treatment.
make clear (phrase) – explain, clarify, elucidate.
clinically (adverb) – medically.
facility (noun) – centre, place, location.
given (preposition) – considering, taking into account, bearing in mind.
undercount (verb) – count (incorrectly) less than the actual number of.
toll (noun) – number, count, total (number of deaths).
compensation (noun) – payment, repayment, settlement (for loss/damage).
disburse (verb) – pay out, give, hand out.
consolation (noun) – relief, help, aid, support, moral support; comfort, compassion, solace.
likely (adverb) – probably, in all probability, presumably, doubtlessly.
mechanism (noun) – procedure, process, method, technique.
grievance (noun) – complaint, problem.
redressal (noun) – solution/remedy for a grievance.
amended (adjective) – revised, changed, modified.
call for (phrasal verb) – require, publicly ask/necessitate, demand.
deceased (adjective) – dead, expired, passed away.
the deceased (noun) – dead/expired person.
buttress (verb) – confirm, defend, back up, uphold, support, strengthen, reinforce, fortify.
humane (adjective) – compassionate, considerate, sympathetic, kind-hearted.
take one’s own life (phrase) – kill oneself.
under the shadow of (phrase) – in danger of something.
pandemic (noun) – the worldwide spread of a new disease; The illness spreads around the world and typically affects a large number of people across a wide area.
ambit (noun) – range, scope, extent, reach.
authorities (noun) – the government, the administration, the establishment, the bureaucracy, the system.
technicality (noun) – details, niceties/finer points, particulars.
claim (noun) – request, application.
address (verb) – tackle, deal with, attend to, try to sort out.
adverse (adjective) – unfavourable, disadvantageous, bad.
succour (noun) – aid/help/support, assistance, relief (during difficulty).