In the air – The Hindu (Sep 12, 2017)
The Centre’s decision to put unruly air passengers on a no-fly list ranging from three months to a lifetime, depending upon the gravity of the offence, is stringent but welcome. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.
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Word List-1 (To Improve English Vocabulary)
- no-fly list (noun) – a list of passengers who prohibited from traveling on flight for their unruly behaviour.
- unruly (adjective) – disorderly, rowdy/wild, undisciplined.
- gravity (noun) – seriousness, importance, significance.
- stringent (adjective) – strict, firm, tough/rigorous.
- quantum (noun) – amount, proportion/quantity; portion/division.
- aggrieved (adjective) – resentful, distressed/disturbed, angry.
- appellate (adjective) – (of a court) dealing with cases on appeal to review the decision of a lower court.
- bound (verb) – limit, restrict, confine.
- graver (adjective) – (comparative form of grave) more serious/important/critical.
- entitlement (noun) – privilege, right, licence/grant.
- rage (noun) – fury, violent anger, temper.
- grudging (adjective) – reluctant, unwilling, disinclined.
- as the last resort (phrase) – a final course of action when all else has failed.
- deterrent (adjective) – relating to something which is aimed/intended to deter (stop/prevent) something else.
- egregious (adjective) – extremely bad; shocking.
- hold out (phrasal verb) – resist, withstand; survive (in tough circumstances).
- evade (verb) – elude, avoid/dodge, escape.
- shake-out (noun) – a disturbance/turbulence in fundamental reorganisation of an industry.
- angst (noun) – anxiety, fear, apprehension.
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