The Hindu Editorial (Toxic disaster) – May 08, 2020

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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Toxic disaster) – May 08, 2020

toxic (adjective) – fatal, deadly; poisonous, harmful, dangerous.
paramount (adjective) – most important, primary, first and foremost (thing), key.
lockdown (noun) – an emergency protocol implemented by the authorities that prevents people from leaving from a place; An extended state of confinement/encirclement/isolation of a person by the authority.
come as a shock (phrase) – to make someone feel shocked/surprised.
prolonged (adjective) – continuous, ongoing, lengthy, extended, protracted.
habitation (noun) – place of residence, house, dwelling (place), abode.
pass out (phrasal verb) – faint, collapse, lose consciousness, become unconscious, black out.
hazardous (adjective) – dangerous, perilous, unsafe.
styrene (noun) – it is a poisonous and inflammable gas. It is mostly used in the production of polystyrene plastics and resins. Depending on the intensity of inhalation, a person can face many effects.
sweep (through) (verb) – move, pass through, flow over, engulf, overwhelm (a place) very swiftly (quickly) and affect it.
flee (verb) – run away, run off, take flight, escape (from a place of danger).
render (verb) – make, cause to be, cause to become.
ditch (noun) – trough, channel, gully (serving as a gutter or drain).
resume (verb) – restart, recommence, begin again.
disaster-struck (adjective) – affected/afflicted by a disaster.
polystyrene (PS) (noun) – an inexpensive and hard plastic (can be “thermoplastic” or a “thermoset”) is more common in your everyday life & used to make a wide variety of consumer products. It is used to make appliances (e.g. TV cover/panel), electronics (e.g. Laptop panel), automobile parts, toys, gardening pots and equipment and more.
lay down (phrasal verb) – formulate, stipulate, set down.
characterise (verb) – categorize, classify, describe, specify.
mechanism (noun) – procedure, process, method/technique.
build into (verb) – incorporate into, include in, incorporate into (a system/structure permanently).
override (verb) – disregard/ignore, pay no heed to, overrule/reject (a view, idea, suggestion etc).
unskilled (adjective) – unqualified, untrained, untaught.
fix (verb) – put something right; deal with.
accountability (noun) – responsibility, liability, answerability.
grievously (adjective) – severely, seriously.
inevitably (adverb) – naturally, automatically, unavoidably, certainly/definitely.
chronic (adjective) – persistent, long-term, incurable.
literature (noun) – publications, reports, studies, relevant works.
exposure (noun) – the condition of being subject to some effect (contact).
solatium (adjective) – comforting, supporting, relieving (compensation/payment).
consequence (noun) – outcome, result, ramification, repercussion.
exempt (verb) – free from, exclude from, spare (from).
process industry (noun) – companies that extract, transport and process raw materials to manufacture semi-finished or high-quality end products by means of physical, mechanical and/or chemical processes are classified as process industries (chemical, pharmaceutical, food and steel industries).
emphasis (noun) – stress, force attention, priority.
watch (noun) – guard, vigil, observation, surveillance.
waiver (noun) – renunciation, abandonment, rejection/deferral/refusal.
transparent (adjective) – open, honest, direct, forthright, straightforward.
oversight (noun) – supervision, surveillance, inspection, management.
advance (verb) – improve, make better, support, foster.
sustainable development (noun) – development that meets the needs of the present, without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Sustainable development implies economic growth together with the protection of environmental quality, each reinforcing the other.