The Hindu Editorial (No sweeping change) – Oct 04, 2018
India’s Swachh Bharat Mission is receiving global praise for attempting to close the sanitation gap of nearly 60% of the rural population not having access to a toilet at home in 2014. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (No sweeping change) – Oct 04, 2018.
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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (No sweeping change) – Oct 04, 2018:
- sweeping (adjective) – decisive, thorough, complete/total.
- Sanitation (noun) – it generally refers to the provision of facilities and services for the safe disposal of human urine and faeces (Courtesy: WHO)
- invoke (verb) – cite, refer to, adduce.
- ambitious (adjective) – difficult, exacting, formidable/challenging.
- lack of (noun) – absence, need/want, deficiency.
- root (noun) – source, origin, starting point.
- far from (phrase) – not, not at all, nowhere near.
- in force (phrase) – effective, in operation, active.
- defecation (noun) – excretion, discharging faeces/stools/bodily waste.
- on the face of it (phrase) – ostensibly, apparently, seemingly/evidently.
- audit (noun) – inspection, examination, assessment.
- elusive (adjective) – difficult to find/achieve; subtle, indistinct/intangible.
- oppressed (adjective) – relating to the people who are oppressed, suppressed, dejected, depressed (by the mainstream people).
- filth (noun) – dirt; foul/waste matter; excrement, stools/faeces.
- prevail (verb) – exist, be present, be in effect.
- condemn (verb) – criticize, censure, denounce/decry.
- persist (verb) – continue/carry on, remain/linger/stay.
- provision (noun) – term, clause, requirement/condition.
- spur (verb) – stimulate, galvanize, encourage/motivate.
- enforce (verb) -impose, implement, necessitate.
- sustainable (adjective) – acceptable, valid/reliable, dependable.
- 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.
- rehabilitation (noun) – the action of bringing (someone or something) back to a normal.
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