Enabling a law – The Hindu (Jan 06, 2018)
The Supreme Court has struck a blow for the rights of the disabled, with a direction to the Central and State governments to provide full access to public facilities,…… For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.
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Word List-1 (To Improve English Vocabulary)
- strike a blow for (phrase) – do something to support for.
- stipulated (adjective) – demanded, specified, guaranteed (as in an agreement).
- successive (adjective) – consecutive, in succession, following.
- steer (verb) – guide, conduct, direct/lead.
- the letter of the law (phrase) – precisely what the law says.
- harness (verb) – use, utilise, make use of.
- geolocation (noun) – the identification of the real-world geographic location of a person with his mobile phone & internet.
- provision (noun) – supplying, furnishing, equipping.
- eminently (adverb) – very, greatly, highly.
- feasible (adjective) – practicable, workable, achievable.
- aggregate (verb) – combine, unite, consolidate.
- rope (in) (verb) – persuade, convince, engage someone in an activity.
- pose (verb) – create, cause, produce.
- hurdle (noun) – obstacle, difficulty, problem.
- embark on (verb) – begin/start, undertake, initiate.
- retrofit (verb) – adding something to the one already constructed/manufactured.
- in short supply (phrase) – scarce, insufficient, deficient/inadequate.
- political will (noun) – political intention/desire (to complete a scheme/project even if it is not admired/welcomed in the beginning).
- the spirit of the law (phrase) – purpose or intent of a law when it was enacted.
- will (noun) – wish, desire, intention.
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