Ageing with dignity – The Hindu (Feb 23, 2017)

Ageing with dignity – The Hindu (Feb 23, 2017)

While India’s celebrated demographic dividend has for decades underpinned its rapid economic progress, …For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

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Word List-2:

1. demographic dividend (noun) – it is defined as a boost in economic productivity that occurs when there are growing numbers of people in the workforce relative to the number of dependents (Courtesy: Wikipedia).
2. underpin (verb) – support, buttress, form (a basis).
3. countervailing (adjective) – counteracting; equal, matching (force) which reduces the effect.
4. offset (verb) – counterbalance, balance, equalize/neutralize.
5. cohort (noun) – group, generation, category/section.
6. unprecedented (adjective) – not done or experienced before.
7. attune (verb) – make aware; accustom, adjust/adapt.
8. palliative care (noun) – It is a multidisciplinary approach to specialized medical care for people with serious illnesses. It focuses on providing patients with relief from the symptoms, pain, physical stress, and mental stress of a serious illness—whatever the diagnosis. The goal of such therapy is to improve quality of life for both the patient and the family (Courtesy: Wikipedia).
9. re-gear (verb) – adapt (again).
10. twilight (noun) – decline, waning, gloom.
11. ground reality (noun) – practical condition/situation.
12. destitution (noun) – extreme poverty, impoverishment, insolvency.
13. spouse (noun) – someone who is married : a husband or wife.
14. workforce (noun) – employees, staff, personnel.
15. come up with (phrasal verb) – produce, devise, propose.

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