The Hindu Editorial (Death by hospital fire) – Nov 11, 2021

There is no greater betrayal than when what people believe to be safe havens turn into killing fields. The large number of hospital fires being reported in the last couple of years in the country,… For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Death by hospital fire) – Nov 11, 2021.

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cater to (phrasal verb) – to provide what is needed/required by.
operational (adjective) – working, functioning, up and running.
fitness (noun) – suitability, capability, competency, ability.
betrayal (noun) – disloyalty, bad faith, faithlessness, falseness; deception, double-dealing.
safe haven (noun) – refuge, shelter, asylum, place of safety/security.
turn into (phrasal verb) – be transformed/changed into.
killing field (noun) – a place where a lot of people have died.
vulnerable (adjective) – endangered, unsafe, unprotected, unguarded, ill-protected; easily affected by, prone to, at risk of.
negligence (noun) – carelessness, dereliction of duty, neglect, laxity, irresponsibility, inattention.
apathy (noun) – disregard, lack of interest, unconcern.
infant (noun) – baby, newborn, young child.
break out (phrasal verb) – flare up, begin/start suddenly, erupt, burst out.
lead to (verb) – result in, cause, bring on.
anxiety (noun) – concern, worry, disquiet.
deadly (adjective) – fatal, lethal, life-threatening.
make out (phrasal verb) – see, discern, distinguish, perceive, notice, observe, recognize.
artificial (adjective) – fake, false, exaggerated.
forensic (adjective) – relating to the application of scientific knowledge & methods to legal problems and legal proceedings.
lay (verb) – assign, attribute, ascribe.
pandemic (noun) – the worldwide spread of a new disease; The illness spreads around the world and typically affects a large number of people across a wide area.
accommodate (verb) – give a bed to, take in; help, assist, aid.
as many as (phrase) – considerable, substantial, large (number of).
scarcely (adverb) – hardly, barely.
infrastructure (noun) – the basic physical or organizational structure for something (to function properly).
marshal (verb) – organize, arrange, deploy.
at short notice (phrase) – with little time for (something to be done).
herculean (adjective) – arduous, laborious, strenuous, difficult, formidable, hard, tough.
ventilator (noun) – a respirator, a device (used for a patient to breathe).
certainly (adverb) – surely, definitely, unquestionably.
norm (noun) – standard, convention, rule, rules of conduct.
infrastructure (noun) – the basic physical or organizational structure for something (to function properly).
overdrive (noun) – a condition of excessive activity.
result in (phrasal verb) – cause, bring on, bring about.
aid (verb) – help, assist.
flammable (adjective) – burnable, combustible, incendiary/fire-producing.
substance (noun) – material.
personal protective equipment (PPE) (noun) – safety gear; protective clothing, helmets, masks, goggles, gloves or other garments or equipment designed to protect the wearer’s body from injury/disease.
spark (noun) – a small/little fire.
p ull one’s weight (phrase) – to do one’s fair share of the (larger) work/task (which is divided among a number of people).
audit (noun) – inspection, examination, assessment, investigation.
mandate (verb) – instruct, direct, order, require, make something mandatory.
incentivise (verb) – encourage, motivate, galvanize.
in order to (phrase) – with the purpose/aim of.
draw up (phrasal verb) – prepare a plan of action in detail.
after all (phrase) – most importantly, above all, beyond everything.
heal (verb) – alleviate, assuage, relieve, ease, lessen, mitigate.
non-negotiable (adjective) – absolute, inviolable, undebatable, unchallengeable.