2022 March 17 Daily Vocabulary Hindu
1. Many developing countries, including India, already have a system of compulsory licensing, whereby exigencies can permit the government to authorise production of a drug or vaccine irrespective of whether it is protected by patents.
Exigency[n]:an urgent need or demand.
2. Political frenzy over liquor vends discouraging, say buyers.
Frenzy[n]: a state or period of uncontrolled excitement or wild behaviour.
3. The chances of bumping into a politician makes me feel hesitant to visit.
Bump into[phrasal verb]: meet someone by chance.
4. She was appointed as editor on deputation on July 1 last for a period of three years amid backlash from various quarters that alleged she lacked scholarship in Malayalam.
Backlash[n]: a strong negative reaction by a large number of people, especially to a social or political development.
5. Parties court Patidar leader ahead of Assembly polls
Court[v]: pay special attention to (someone) in an attempt to win their support or favour.
6. The judgment’s emphasis on the uniform as an inviolable symbol of equality and homogeneity seems to have overwhelmed any contention in favour of any sort of accommodation.
Inviolable[adj]: never to be broken, infringed, or dishonoured.
Homogeneity [n]: the quality or state of being all the same or all of the same kind.
7. If something is egregiously religious, it is more likely to be kept out of the campus, if uniformity and eliminating any ‘sense of separateness’ are the hallowed goals.
Egregious[adj]: outstandingly bad; shocking.
Hallowed[adj]:greatly revered and honoured.
8. The prevalence of a circular economy could also partially insulate these industries from potential supply chain shocks triggered by extraneous developments.
Extraneous[adj]: irrelevant or unrelated to the subject being dealt with.
9. But the impact of the vote of China is more nuanced than India’s.
Nuanced[adj]:characterized by subtle shades of meaning or expression.
10. It may have caused ripples in some countries.
Ripple[n]: a gentle rising and falling sound that spreads through a group of people.
11. Intriguingly, the requirement of compulsory abstention by the affected parties in cases relating to Chapter VI does not apply to other resolutions.
Intriguingly[adv]: in a manner that arouses one's curiosity or interest; fascinatingly.
12. Department of Rural Development have revealed a dismal scenario wherein such beneficiaries availing the benefit of assistance through PMAYG have emerged who are already well off and have built expensive houses, belying their claims of being a genuine beneficiary.
Dismal [adj]: very bad
Well Off [adj] : wealthy
Belie[v]: fail to fulfil or justify
