Death by liquor – The Hindu (Aug 19, 2016)

Editorial Words

8 years ago

If prohibition were merely a matter of decree, India would have been free of liquor by now. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

Word List:

prohibition (noun) – banning, forbidding, prohibiting, making illegal (by law).
Decree (noun) – order, command, rule, mandate, proclamation.
Enforcement (noun) – imposition, implementation, execution, prosecution, Promulgation.
Spurt (noun) – a sudden burst, increase of activity.
Illicit (adjective) – illegal, banned, forbidden, prohibited, unlicensed, bootleg, black market. (something forbidden by society).
Confront (verb) – face, deal with, tackle, manage, handle.
Hooch (noun) – illicit alcohol.
Debilitating (adjective) – making someone/something weak.
Indiscriminate (adjective) – thoughtless, unthinking, careless, casual.
Of late (phrase) – recently, not long ago, in the past few days.
Resort to (verb) – adapt, exercise, make use of, use, utilize.
Starve of (verb) – deprive of /need of (something).
Bootlegger (noun) – someone who makes, distributes & sells alcohol illegally.
Capital punishment (noun) – authorized killing of a person as punishment for an extreme crime.
Provision (noun) – term, clause, requirement, specification; condition, qualification, restriction.
Draconian (adjective) – harsh, severe, strict, drastic, stringent.
Absurd (adjective) – illogical, unreasonable, inappropriate; ridiculous.
Impose (verb) – force, thrust, inflict; enforce, charge, exact, apply.
Regime (noun) – system, arrangement, scheme, policy.
Vulnerable (adjective) – (of a person) weak, frail, feeble, fragile, delicate, infirm.
Pragmatism (noun) – realism, practicability, logical thinking; a pragmatic (practical/logical/realistic) way.
Starry-eyed (adjective) – enthusiastic or idealistic but not result oriented/practical.
Idealism (noun) – utopianism, wishful thinking, daydreaming, impracticability.
On the ground (phrase) – at the place of (practical) action.

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