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