The Hindu Editorial (Deadly roads in India) – Oct 11, 2018
The Road Accidents in India report of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways for 2017 comes as a disappointment. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Deadly roads in India) – Oct 11, 2018.
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Today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Deadly roads in India) – Oct 11, 2018:
- fatality (noun) – death, casualty, victim.
- jolt (verb) – surprise, shock, stun.
- reiterate (verb) – repeat, say again, restate.
- quantum shift (noun) – small, discrete (indivisibly distinct) steps made for a big change over time.
- cripple (verb) – injure, damage, disable.
- remedy (noun) – solution, answer, antidote/panacea.
- highlight (verb) – underline, emphasize, underscore.
- incremental (adjective) – gradual, step-by-step.
- transformation (noun) – change, amendment, sea change.
- glaring (adjective) – obvious, visible, apparent.
- seize of (verb) – be aware, be informed of.
- fulfil (verb) – accomplish, achieve, execute.
- enforcement (noun) – imposition, implementation, execution.
- green commuter (noun) – cyclist, pedestrian (walker).
- contested (noun) – disputed, debated, argued.
- scholar (noun) – intellectual, academic, learned person.
- cumulatively (adverb) – as a total/whole, collectively.
- public infrastructure (noun) – the basic facilities, services (and quality of life) that are essential to a country & its public.
- water down (phrase) – weaken, dilute; moderate, tone down.
- in spite of (phrase) – despite, notwithstanding, regardless of.
- endanger (verb) – imperil, jeopardize, risk.
- tenure (noun) – term, period, time (in office).
- paradigm shift (noun) – a fundamental and important change with new ideas/thinking.
- dismal (adjective) – bad, awful, terrible.
- lack (verb) – be lacking, be deficient in, require/need.
- accountability (noun) – responsibility, liability, answerability.
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