Questionable remedy – The Hindu (Jan 03, 2018)

Questionable remedy – The Hindu (Jan 03, 2018)

The decision of the Lok Sabha to send the National Medical Commission Bill to a standing committee for a relook is the right one. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

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Word List-1 (To Improve English Vocabulary)

1. remedy (noun) – solution, answer, antidote/panacea.
2. overhaul (noun) – a thorough examination, revamp, recondition.
3. rein in (verb) – restrict, control, regulate.
4. accomplish (verb) – fulfil, achieve, realize.
5. oversee (verb) – supervise, administer, manage.
6. successor (noun) – a thing next in line.
7. undermine (verb) – weaken, compromise, diminish/reduce.
8. provision (noun) – term, clause; condition.
9. bridge course (noun) – a course could give you a second chance to pursue your first career choice like dental BDS graduates, alternative-medicine (homeopathy, ayurveda & etc) graduates to become MBBS doctors/ to prescribe modern medicines (to address shortage of doctors).
10. plug (verb) – stop, seal, close.
11. shortfall (noun) – shortage, insufficiency, inadequacy, deficiency.
12. cadre (noun) – key group, body, team.
13. rationale (noun) – reason/basis; principle; motivation.
14. prospects (noun) – chances, opportunities, future.
15. caesarean (noun) – C-section or caesarean delivery, is the use of surgery to deliver a baby.
16. administer (verb) – manage, control, handle.
17. anaesthesia (noun) – a state of temporary induced loss of sensation or awareness injection of drugs before surgical operations.
18. empower (verb) – authorize, allow, entitle.
19. call for (phrasal verb) – demand, necessitate, require.
20. bolster (verb) – strengthen, support, reinforce.
21. licentiate (noun) – the holder of a certificate of competence.
22. paucity (noun) – insufficiency, scarcity, shortage.
23. derail (verb) – obstruct, impede, hinder.
24. ambitious (adjective) – challenging, demanding, formidable.

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