The Hindu Editorial (Cleansing NEET) – Jul 25, 2024

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The Hindu Editorial (Cleansing NEET) – Jul 25, 2024:

cleanse (verb) – clean, clean up, purify, decontaminate.
National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET) (noun) – The National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET) is conducted by National Testing Agency (NTA) as a uniform entrance examination for admission to various undergraduate medical courses in approved/recognized Medical/Dental /AYUSH and other Colleges/ Deemed Universities /Institutes (AIIMS & JIPMER) in India, as per Section 14 of The National Medical Commission (NMC) Act, 2019 and relevant Graduate Medical Education Regulations (GMER) 1997, as amended from time to time.
recast (noun) – rework, remodel, remake, change, reconstruction (of the form of something).
safeguard (noun) – protection, precaution, safety measures.
malpractice (noun) – wrongdoing, professional misconduct, unethical behaviour, unprofessionalism, breach of ethics.
inefficiency (noun) – incapability, inability, failure, carelessness, disorganization.
come undone (phrase) – to come to fail, to come to ruin, to become disintegrated, to break into parts or pieces.
development (noun) – incident, event, occurrence, happening, phenomenon, situation, turn of events.
prolonged (adjective) – lengthy, extended, protracted, unending, unrelenting.
saga (noun) – story, chain of events.
play out (phrasal verb) – happen, occur, take place.
ruling (noun) – pronouncement, judgement, adjudication, verdict, .
bring down (phrasal verb) – to reduce something.
reportedly (adverb) – apparently, supposedly, evidently, seemingly.
National Testing Agency (NTA) (noun) – it has been established as a premier, specialist, autonomous and self-sustained testing organization to conduct entrance examinations for admission/fellowship in higher educational institutions. The NTA was set up in 2017 under the Education Ministry, then known as the HRD Ministry. It is a registered society under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 and is under the purview of the Right to Information (RTI) Act.
hearing (noun) – trial, inquiry, legal proceedings.
National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) (noun) – an autonomous organisation set up in 1961 by the Government of India to assist and advise the Central and State Governments on policies and programmes for qualitative improvement in school education.
applicant (noun) – candidate.
re-tally (verb) – count up again.
scenario (noun) – circumstance, condition, situation, background, backdrop.
as it stands (phrase) – as it turns out.
ostensibly (adverb) – allegedly, supposedly, reportedly, presumably.
move forward (verb) – proceed, advance, improve, make progress.
unprecedented (adjective) – not done or experienced before.
violation (noun) – contravention, infringement, breach, breaking, lack of compliance with, non-observance, defiance.
vitiate (verb) – destroy, impair, spoil, ruin.
possibly (adverb) – perhaps, may be, it may/could be, very likely, hopefully.
for good (phrase) – permanently, forever.
faith (noun) – trust, belief, confidence, expectation, hopefulness.
fail-safe (adjective) – safe, unable to fail, unlikely to fail.
impersonation (noun) – an act of pretending/acting to be a different person; impression, imitation.
string (noun) – series, chain, sequence (of events).
notably (adverb) – particularly, especially, markedly, significantly.
intervention (noun) – the process of intervening in something; involvement, interference.
judiciary (noun) – a branch of government in which judicial power is vested; judges collectively.
the executive (noun) – the executive is a branch of government which enforces the law as written by the legislature and interpreted by the judiciary.
short of (phrase) – less than.
significant (adjective) – important, marked, striking, glaring, obvious.
decisive (adjective) – resolute, firm, determined.
Augean stables (noun) – (figuratively) dirty, illegal & corrupt places (in Greek mythology, Hercules was ordered to clean up King Augeas’ stables (a building for horses/cows) which had never been cleaned for 30 years. Hercules knew this job would mean getting dirty and smelly. He had to clean up them in a single day and he diverted two nearby two rivers which flowed & flushed them out, and all the mess flowed out of the stables). (Hercules was a hero in Greek mythology).
for starters (phrase) – to begin with, to start with, first of all.
emphasis (noun) – importance, significance, priority.
dial down (phrasal verb) – to reduce, diminish , lessen, decrease the intensity, quality or etc.
stream (noun) – it refers to the academic specialization chosen by students typically after completing secondary education
viable (adjective) – workable, feasible, practicable, possible, reasonable,
unwind (verb) – undo, unroll, uncoil, untwine, unreel, untie, disentangle .
spool (noun) – a round/cylindrical object that is made to have something (such as thread, wire, or tape) wrapped around it; a round/cylindrical object onto which thread can be wound, especially before it is put into a (sewing) machine.
cast out (phrasal verb) – remove, get rid of, discard, expel.
reorient (verb) – change the focus/direction of something.
in place (phrase) – in order, established, arranged.