The Hindu Editorial (Smoke of the vaper) – Sep 20, 2019

When alternatives are peddled as ‘the lesser evil’, virtue is artificially added as a measure of degrees. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Smoke of the vaper) – Sep 20, 2019.

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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Smoke of the vaper) – Sep 20, 2019:

1. vaper (noun) – a person who vapes.
2. vape (verb) – inhale and exhale the vapour produced by an electronic cigarette.
3. peddle (verb) – advocate, suggest, urge/recommend.
4. virtue (noun) – merit, advantage, benefit; good point.
5. hookah (noun) – a pipe with a long flexible tube that draws the smoke through water, traditionally used for smoking tobacco, which is often flavored.
6. welcome (adjective) – appreciated, popular, desirable, acceptable.
7. intolerance (noun) – sensitivity.
8. cognisable offence (noun) – an offence for which, a police officer without any warrant has authority to arrest and to start an investigation with or without the permission of a court.
9. kick (verb) – give up, end, quit, abandon.
10. aerosol (noun) – mixture, mix, compound (in liquid format in a container).
11. neuro-degeneration (noun) – the progressive/continuing loss of structure or function of neurons (of the nervous system, particularly in the human brain).
12. deleterious (adjective) – harmful, damaging, adverse.
13. wane (verb) – decrease, decline, diminish/dwindle.
14. dangle (verb) – offer; entice/lure/tempt someone with.
15. lure (verb) – tempt, entice, attract.
16. ironically (adverb) – paradoxically, unexpectedly, strangely.
17. chronic (adjective) – persistent, long-term, continuing (or happening again and again for a long time).
18. pulmonary (adjective) – relating to the lungs.
19. cardiovascular (adjective) – relating to the heart and blood vessels.
20. all out (adverb) – vigorously, intensely, with great effort.
21. earnestly (adverb) – seriously, sincerely, resolutely/firmly.
22. letter and spirit (phrase) – adhering to /obeying both literal interpretation/wording and the spirit/intent/purpose of the law.
23. patchy (adjective) – uneven, irregular; insufficient, inadequate .
24. go up in smoke (phrase) – fail, not succeed, go amiss.

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