In a safer lane – The Hindu (April 13, 2017)

In a safer lane – The Hindu (April 13, 2017)

The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill passed by the Lok Sabha this week will take a little more time to come into force, since it has not cleared the Rajya Sabha in the Budget session. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

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Word List-1:

1. bind (verb) – unite, join, draw together.
2. framework (noun) – structure, system, organization.
3. (taxi) aggregator (noun) – it means a person, who owns and manages a web based software application, and by means of the application and a communication device, enables a potential customer to connect with persons providing service of a particular kind under the brand name or trade name of the aggregator (Examples for Taxi aggregators: Ola, Uber).
4. dire (adjective) – serious, urgent, desperate.
5. bureaucracy (noun) – a system of government, the systems, authorities, officials.
6. bottleneck (noun) – delay, setback, problem/trouble.
7. stifle (verb) – hinder, impede, stop.
8. concurrent (adjective) – simultaneous, coinciding, synchronous.
9. comprehensive (adjective) – thorough/complete, extensive, in-depth.
10. backburner (noun) – delayed consideration of an action.
11. counter-intuitive (adjective) – opposite to/against common sense expectation.
12. deterrent (adjective) – relating to something which is aimed/intended to deter (stop/prevent) something else.
13. severity (noun) – seriousness, severeness, strictness.
14. swiftness (noun) – promptness, immediateness, punctuality.
15. perception (noun) – understanding/sensitivity; realization, awareness.
16. ghastly (adverb) – terrible, frightful, horrible.
17. roll-out (noun) – official launch / introduction.
18. samaritan (noun) – a person who helps (distressed/troubled) strangers voluntarily.

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