The death of five young men who were employed to clean a septic tank in an upmarket residential community in New Delhi is a shocking reminder that India’s high-profile sanitation. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Lethal filth) – Sep 17, 2018.
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Today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Lethal filth) – Sep 17, 2018
- lethal (adjective) – deadly, fatal, killing.
- filth (noun) – dirt; foul/waste matter; excrement, stools/faeces.
- manual scavenging (noun) – it is a caste-based occupation involving the removal of untreated human excreta (stools) from bucket toilets or pit latrines, that has been officially abolished by law in India as a dehumanizing practice. Manual scavenger is a person engaged in or employed for manually carrying human excreta.
- upmarket (adjective) – high-class, luxurious, deluxe.
- high-profile (adjective) – unavoidable, inescapable, impossible to ignore.
- sanitation (noun) – it generally refers to the provision of facilities and services for the safe disposal of human urine and faeces (Courtesy: WHO).
- ground reality (noun) – practical condition/situation.
- apparently (adverb) – seemingly, evidently, it seems.
- rehabilitation (noun) – the action of bringing (someone or something) back to a normal.
- provision (noun) – term, clause, requirement/condition.
- hazardous (adjective) – risky, dangerous; unsafe/perilous.
- in spite of (phrase) – despite, notwithstanding, regardless of, for all.
- assertion (noun) – declaration, statement, contention.
- prosecute (verb) – accuse, charge, take to the court.
- ring hollow (phrase) – to be insincere, to seem untrue/false; be unconvincing.
- political will (noun) – political intention/desire (to complete a scheme/project even if it is not admired/welcomed in the beginning).
- machinery (noun) – equipment/tools, apparatus, hardware.
- composted waste (noun) – organic matter, vegetable waste, fertilizer.
- oppress (verb) – persecute, abuse, maltreat,
- lacunae – plural of lacuna (noun) – a gap/empty space; missing part of something.
- come up with (phrasal verb) – produce, put forward, propose.
- in its entirety (phrase) – as a whole, completely, entirely/totally.
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