The Hindu Editorial (Factoring in safety) – Sep 11, 2019

India’s record in promoting occupational and industrial safety remains weak even with years of robust economic growth. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Factoring in safety) – Sep 11, 2019.

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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Factoring in safety) – Sep 11, 2019:

factor in (verb) – include something (as a relevant element).
point (verb) – indicate, suggest, signal/signify.
robust (adjective) – strong, powerful.
fatality (noun) – death, casualty, mortality/loss.
tend to (verb) – look after, take care of, care for.
imperative (adjective) – vitally important, critical, crucial.
reductionist (adjective) – relating to an approach where you break the system down to its pieces to reason about it from the properties of these pieces.
dock (noun) – a platform for loading lorries or goods trains.
inter- (prefix) – between.
pay attention to (phrase) – concentrate on, take notice of, listen to/heed.
shortcoming (noun) – fault, flaw, imperfection/defect.
discretion (noun) – choice, judgement, preference.
evidently (adverb) – seemingly, apparently, on the face of it.
stipulation (noun) – condition, requirement, provision.
bipartite (adjective) – made by or involving two separate parties.
hazardous (adjective) – dangerous, risky, unsafe.
with the exception of (phrase) – except, excluding, not including.
retention (noun) – the continued possession & use of something.
usher in (phrasal verb) – herald/signal, start/, begin, announce/initiate.
ratify (verb) – justify, approve, confirm.
convention (noun) – practice, rule, observance, ordinance.
unorganised sector (noun) – unorganized sector means an enterprise owned by individuals or self-employed workers and engaged in the production or sale of goods or providing service of any kind whatsoever, and where the enterprise employs workers, the number of such workers is less than ten (Courtesy: Ministry of Labour and Employment, India).
amalgamate (verb) – combine, merge, unite/consolidate.
systemic (adjective) – constructional, organizational, constitutional.
empower (verb) – authorize, allow, entitle.
back to the drawing board (phrase) – used to indicate a new idea/plan has to be formed as the old one is not working well.
scrutiny (noun) – observation, inspection, examination.
be etched in (verb) – be permanently fixed in someone’s memory.