The Hindu Editorial (Hospitals afire) – Aug 11, 2020

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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Hospitals afire) – Aug 11, 2020:

afire (adjective) – blazing, on fire, burning, ablaze.
lack of (noun) – absence, deficiency, scarcity, dearth.
pay lip service to (phrase) – approve/support something without taking any steps.
expose (verb) – reveal, uncover, disclose, lay bare.
rot (noun) – deterioration, decline; corruption.
perish (verb) – die, expire, be killed suddenly (particularly in an accident).
blaze (noun) – fire, flames, conflagration, inferno.
ghastly (adjective) – terrible, frightful, grim, horrible.
supposedly (adverb) – seemingly, apparently, allegedly.
lay bare (phrasal verb) – reveal, uncover, expose, disclose.
preparedness (noun) – readiness.
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.
hasty (adjective) – hurried, rapid, quick; rash, reckless.
seek (verb) – try, attempt, work towards.
pin on (phrasal verb) – blame someone for something.
carnage (noun) – killing of large numbers of people; massacre, mass killing, mass destruction.
hold someone responsible for (phrase) – blame someone for something.
carry out (phrasal verb) – conduct, perform, execute.
untenable (adjective) – unjustified, unacceptable; faulty/flawed; illogical/irrational.
decade (noun) – a period of ten years.
pull up (phrasal verb) – reprimand, rebuke, admonish, reprove, criticize.
abdicate (verb) – reject, disown, turn down, give up, abandon (a responsibility).
pass the buck (phrase) – fail to take responsibility for a problem and want someone else to solve it.
ill-equipped (adjective) – not ready, unready, off guard.
subset (noun) – subdivision, section, segment.
regulate (verb) – standardize, set right, check.
deadly (adverb) – fatal, lethal.
occasion (noun) – time, moment.
inhalation (noun) – the process of breathing in, taking air.
count on (phrasal verb) – rely on, depend on.
provision (noun) – term, clause, requirement/condition.
accreditation (noun) – authorization, permission, license, sanction.
mandatory (noun) – obligatory, requisite, necessary, essential.
enforce (verb) – force, compel, demand, insist on.
sprinkler (noun) – a device which is spraying water.
substantial (adjective) – considerable, significant, large.
evacuation (noun) – removal, clearance, shifting (of people from a dangerous place).
regularise (verb) – establish, recognize, confirm something officially (something which is a temporary arrangement till date).
thoughtlessly (adverb) – uncaringly, heedlessly, unmindfully.
anti-social (adjective) – objectionable, offensive, unacceptable, unsocial.
in character (phrase) – usual, typical, normal.
toll (noun) – number, count, sum total (of deaths/casualties).
lead to (verb) – cause, give rise to, result in, bring on.
keep up (phrasal verb) – continue, persist with, carry on with.