Finding a NEET balance – The Hindu (July 19, 2016)
It is a matter of immense relief for students and education administrators that the Supreme Court decided not to stay the Centre’s ordinance granting a one-year exemption to State government institutions from the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) for medical courses. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.
Word List:
- Immense (adjective) – huge, massive, very big.
- Refrain (verb) – abstain, desist, hold back, withhold.
- Taste (noun) – decorum, propriety, correctness, etiquette.
- Resort to (verb) – have recourse to, turn to, use, employ; adopt, exercise.
- Reinstate (verb) – bring back, reinstitute, reinstall, re-establish.
- Lay down (phrasal verb) – formulate, stipulate; pronounce, announce; enact, direct, prescribe, order.
- Curb (verb) – restrict, deter, impede, inhibit; restrain, hold back, control.
- Extant (adjective) – still existing, surviving, remaining, present.
- Impervious to (adjective) – unaffected by, invulnerable to, resistant to, unresponsive to.
- Hastily (adverb) – quickly, hurriedly, fast, swiftly, rapidly.
- Thrust on (verb) – push (something to someone with force), force (someone to accept). propel, drive, shove.
- Due (adjective) – proper, correct, sufficient, ample.
- Deliberation (noun) – thought, thinking, consideration, pondering.
- Spell out (phrasal verb) – explain, make clear; specify, set out.
- Impinge (verb) – affect, have an effect on, influence.
Note:
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