The Hindu Editorial (Fire without smoke) – Jun 04, 2018

A report from the World Health Organisation on the occasion of World No Tobacco Day (May 31) suggests that India’s efforts to cut the prevalence of cigarette smoking are paying off. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Fire without smoke) – Jun 04, 2018.

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1. on track (phrase) – on course, on target, on schedule.
2. prevalence (noun) – commonness, widespread presence, ubiquitousness.
3. pay off (phrasal verb) – succeed, be effective, get results.
4. in line (phrase) – under control, in order, in check.
5. non-communicable diseases (NCDs) (noun) – also known as chronic diseases, are not passed from person to person. They are of long duration and generally slow progression. The four main types of noncommunicable diseases are cardiovascular diseases (like heart attacks and stroke), cancers, chronic respiratory diseases (such as chronic obstructed pulmonary disease and asthma) and diabetes (Courtesy: WHO).
6. scourge (noun) – affliction, bane, burden.
7. paucity (noun) – insufficiency, scarcity, shortage/shortfall.
8. lag (noun) – fall behind, trail, move slowly.
9. rampant (adjective) – widespread, present everywhere/pervasive, unrestrained/out of control.
10. lethal (adjective) – deadly, fatal, killing.
11. chunk of (noun) – a significant amount of.
12. carcinogenic compound (noun) – a substance/compound that can cause cancer.
13. nitrosamine (noun) – generally carcinogenic compounds that can cause cancer.
14. loophole (noun) – an ambiguity in the law; flaw/fault, defect.
15. regulatory (adjective) – organizational, governmental, supervisory.
16. purview (noun) – range, scope, ambit.
17. mislabel (verb) – label something wrongly.
18. pass off as (phrasal verb) – misrepresent as, falsely represent as.
19. trigger (verb) – prompt, provoke; cause/lead to.
20. make up for (phrasal verb) – compensate for, offset, counterbalance.

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