The Hindu Editorial (Right prescription) – Dec 18, 2018

In a crucial development that exposes the flaws in health policy-making in the country, the Delhi High Court quashed a government ban on the retail sale and private manufacture of oxytocin. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Right prescription) – Dec 18, 2018.

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Today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Right prescription) – Dec 18, 2018:

1. oxytocin (noun) – a harmone produced by the pituitary gland that is used to help mothers produce contractions in labour and control bleeding.
2. flaw (noun) – defect, fault/imperfection, limitation.
3. quash (verb) – cancel, reverse, repeal.
4. absurdity (noun) – pointlessness, irrationality/illogicality, absurdness.
5. stem (verb) – stop, check, restrain/restrict.
6. post-partum (adjective) – following childbirth.
7. haemorrhaging (noun) – bleeding.
8. mortality (noun) – (in a particular time/for a cause) the rate of death.
9. epidemic (noun) – spate, widespread occurrence, flare-up (of disagreeable event).
10. setback (noun) – problem, difficulty, issue.
11. strike down (phrasal verb) – abolish, annul, nullify  (a law or regulation).
12. arbitrary (adjective) – capricious, personal (whim/choice), erratic/irregular.
13. weigh (verb) – evaluate, assess, appraise.
14. veterinary (adjective) – relating to the medical care and treatment of animals.
15. purported (adjective) – alleged, claimed, professed.
16. seizure (noun) – takeover, confiscation, appropriation/expropriation.
17. mystify (verb) – perplex, confuse, bewilder.
18. clamp down (phrasal verb) – suppress, prevent, stop.
19. rope in (phrasal verb) – enlist, engage, persuade.
20. damning (adjective) – reproachful, critical/condemnatory, fault-finding.
21. well-being (noun) – welfare, good health, comfort/happiness. 
22. statutory (adjective) – legitimate, permissible, admissible.
23. ought to (modal verb) – must, should.
24. reflect on (phrasal verb) – think about, contemplate, consider/mull over.
25. ill-conceived (adjective) – absurd, ridiculous, not carefully planned.
26. overrule (verb) – reject, cancel, reverse/overturn.
27. sporadic (adjective) – relating to something happening at irregular intervals; occasional, infrequent, periodic.
28. clinch (verb) – settle, decide, determine.

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