The Hindu Editorial (Fire wise) – Mar 10, 2021

Nearly all major Indian cities have a brush with destructive but often preventable accidental fires each year, leaving in their wake lost lives and destroyed property. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Fire wise) – Mar 10, 2021.

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The Hindu Editorial (Fire wise) – Mar 10, 2021:

wise (to) (adjective) – (be) aware of or (be) alert to something.
wise (noun) – manner, way (of something).
-wise (suffix) – with respect to, concerning.
firewise (noun) – a national program (in the US) to educate people in fire-prone or fire-endangered communities about ways to lower their risk for fires.
fix (noun) – solution, way out, remedy, answer.
cut (verb) – reduce, decrease, lessen.
toll (noun) – number, count, tally of death; loss.
have a brush with (phrase) – have an encounter/clash with, come in conflict with (something unpleasant).
leave in one’s wake (phrase) – to cause an effect remaining for a long time because of someone’s actions/behaviour.
blaze (noun) – fire, flames, conflagration, inferno.
egregious (adjective) – shocking, horrible/terrible, very bad.
take place (phrase) – happen, occur, transpire.
account (noun) – report, news, narration, narrative.
aftermath (noun) – consequences, after-effects, repercussions.
textbook (adjective) – standard, conventional, most typical.
absence (noun) – lack, unavailability, deficiency.
robust (adjective) – strong, vigorous, powerful.
mitigation (noun) – alleviation, reduction; lessening.
sequence (noun) – chain, series, succession.
vibrant (adjective) – high-spirited, energetic, lively.
first responder/front line worker (noun) – a person who is among the first to arrive and provide assistance at the scene of an emergency. First/front line workers/responders typically include paramedics, emergency medical technicians, police officers, firefighters, sanitary workers & etc.
apparently (adverb) – seemingly, evidently, it appears that.
anxious (adjective) – worried, concerned, distressed, bothered.
intervene (verb) – be situated between things.
personnel (noun) – staff, employees, workforce.
lose sight of (phrase) – pay no attention to, fail to consider, fail to be aware of.
speed up (phrasal verb) – hurry up, accelerate, move faster, go faster.
perish (verb) – die, expire, be killed suddenly (particularly in an accident).
paralyse (verb) – cripple, disable, stop, bring to a (grinding) halt, put out of action, immobilize/inactivate.
inferno (noun) – a very intense fire; blaze, conflagration, firestorm.
slum (noun) – a highly populated/overcrowded urban residential area.
trigger (verb) – cause, produce, bring about.
normality (noun) – a normal state of affairs, regularity.
remedial (adjective) – corrective, restorative, reparative.
frenetic (adjective) – hyperactive, fast and furious, intense.
campaign (noun) – an organized effort which seeks to influence the decision-making progress within a specific group.
bring to the fore (phrase) – to move something forward to a most important position (to make it more visible).
incremental (adjective) – gradual, phased, step-by-step.
building block (noun) – basic/fundamental element/thing with which something is built up.
rely on (phrasal verb) – depend on; resort to, have recourse to.
preparedness (noun) – readiness.
short shrift (noun) – quick dismissal.
substitute (verb) – replace.
enforcement (noun) – imposition, implementation, execution.
norms (noun) – standard, convention, guidelines, criterion.
prescribe (verb) – stipulate, lay down, impose, order.
National Building Code (NBC) (noun) – a standardised set of rules to be followed by authorities and construction firms, to provide a healthy and safe living experience for all residents.
for instance (phrase) – as an example.
sprinkler (noun) – a device that is spraying water.
measure (noun) – action, step, procedure.
universally (adverb) – broadly, generally, commonly; invariably, without exception (including all).
Model bill of 2019 to Provide for the Maintenance of Fire and Emergency Services of a State (noun) – An Act to provide for the Maintenance of Fire and Emergency Service and to make more effective provisions for the fire prevention and fire safety measures in various types of buildings and premises in the State and the matter connected therewith.
modernisation (noun) – improvement, refurbishment, remodeling, revamping.
National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) (noun) – an Indian government agency responsible for collecting and analysing crime data as defined by the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Special and Local Laws (SLL). NCRB is headquartered in New Delhi and is part of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Government of India.
stand at (verb) – be at a particular level.
staggering (adjective) – astonishing, shocking, surprising.
mission mode (noun) – it means that the projects have clearly defined objectives, scopes, implementation timelines and milestones, measurable outcomes and service levels.
purview (noun) – outlook, perspective, perception.
public liability insurance (noun) – it covers sum which the Insured becomes legally liable to pay as damages to the third party in respect of accidental death/bodily injury/disease and loss of or damage to property. Put simply, It covers accidental death/bodily injury suffered by visitors to your business property.
incentive (noun) – stimulus, impetus, boost (payment or concession).
audit (noun) – inspection, examination, assessment, investigation.
drill (noun) – rehearsal.
uncertainty (noun) – unpredictability, unreliability, riskiness/precariousness.
strike (verb) – (of a disaster) affect, afflict, attack, come upon.