Derailed priorities – The Hindu (Aug 22, 2017)

Derailed priorities – The Hindu (Aug 22, 2017)

Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu took several Rail Bhawan mandarins to task within hours of the latest tragedy on the tracks. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

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1. mandarin (noun) – a powerful officer, civil servant, functionary, bureaucrat.
2. take someone to task (phrase) – rebuke, reprimand, censure, criticize.
3. blockade (noun) – barricade, barrier, roadblock.
4. feasible (adjective) – practical, viable, realistic.
5. mishap (noun) – accident, trouble, problem, difficulty.
6. muddy (verb) – confuse, make unclear, obfuscate/mix up.
7. sabotage (noun) – damage, destruction, impairment.
8. lapse (verb) – failure, error, mistake.
9. concede (verb) – admit, acknowledge, accept.
10. bungling (adjective) – incompetent, unskilful, inexpert.
11. exemplary (adjective) – perfect, faultless, impeccable/consummate.
12. heed (noun) – attention, notice, consideration.
13. rolling stock (noun) – trains, carriages, wagons.
14. sluggish (adjective) – lethargic, inertia, inactivity.
15. err (verb) – make a mistake, be wrong,  be incorrect.
16. turn a blind eye (phrase) – overlook, disregard, neglect, ignore.
17. wake-up call (noun) – something which alerts a person to a problem and makes him/her to do some remedial action.
18. rap (verb) – rebuke, reprimand, scold/criticize severely.

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