The Hindu Editorial (​Drinking to death) – May 17, 2025

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The Hindu Editorial (​Drinking to death) – May 17, 2025:

1. illicit (adjective) – illegal, banned, prohibited (something forbidden by society)
2. liquor (noun) – alcoholic drink.
3. expose(verb) – reveal, disclose, lay bare, unveil, show, display, exhibit, manifest, highlight, pinpoint.
4. systemic (adjective) –  relating to a system.
5. regulatory (adjective) – administrative, governmental.
6. hooch (noun) – illicit alcohol.
7. spurious (adjective) – false, bogus, fake, not genuine.
8. recurring (adjective) – continuous, constant, recurrent, perpetual, frequent, repeated, periodical, cyclical, unceasing.
9. claim (verb) – cause the loss of, take.
10. grimly (adverb) – seriously, severely, gloomily, depressingly, starkly, horribly.
11. greed (noun) – rapacity, longing, excessive desire, urge, need.
12. eerily (adverb) – peculiarly, oddly, in a strange and frightening way.
13. in terms of (phrase) – regarding, concerning, with respect to, in relation to, as far as, as regards, in connection with.
14. socio-economic (adjective) – relating to the interaction of social (position, rank, or importance) and economic (income, pay, and wealth) aspects.
15. profile (noun) – nature, description, portrayal, depiction. 
16. perpetrator (noun) – someone who does immoral, harmful and illegal activity; offender, criminal, wrongdoer/evil-doer, culprit.
17. seek (verb) – try, aim, attempt.
18. respite (noun) – relief, relaxation, repose, break, pause, rest, interval; stoppage, cessation, discontinuation.
19. drudgery (noun) – hard work, toiling, hard labour, tedious task; hard (boring) work, hard (dull) work, fatiguing work, tiresome toiling, menial labour.
20. draw (verb) – attract.
21. lure (noun) – temptation, enticement, attraction.
22. vulnerability (noun) – weakness, defencelessness, unprotectedness, susceptibility.
23. exploit (verb) – take advantage of, make use of, utilize, capitalize on, benefit from.
24. bootlegger (noun) – a person who makes/sells liquor or other goods illegally.
25. fag end (noun) – last part of something, particularly when considered as less significant or interesting.
26. Supply chain (noun) – a dynamic network when a company purchases or uses goods or services from others. It involves people, information, processes, and resources involved in the production, handling, and distribution of materials and finished products or providing a service to the customer.
27. brew (noun) – a drink/beverage brewed (fermented).
28. methanol (noun) – methanol is also known as methyl alcohol with one carbon atom chemical structure; It is a poisonous chemical derived through synthetic processes.
29. deceptively (adverb) – misleadingly, illusively, fraudulently, deceivingly, cunningly, ambiguously.
30. ethanol (noun) – ethanol is also known as ethyl alcohol with two carbon atoms chemical structure. It is mostly produced by factory fermentation of food crops.
31. pilfer (verb) – taking something in small, petty amounts, usually repeatedly and over a period of time; steal (things of little value).
32. misjudge (verb) – get wrong, miscalculate, make a blunder, err, make a mistake.
33. lead to (verb) – cause, give rise to, result in, bring on, bring about, produce.
34. fatal (adjective) – deadly, lethal; poisonous, harmful, dangerous.
35. consequence (noun) – conclusion, development, result, aftermath, outcome, implication, repercussion, ramification.
36. nexus (noun) – link, connection, relationship, association.
37. negligence (noun) – indifference, disregard, heedlessness, inattention, lack of attention.
38. last mile (noun) – last stage/phase/step in a process, particularly of a customer buying goods.
39. downstream (adjective) – relating to all the activities that happen after the raw materials leave the production facilities and before they reach the consumers.
40. molasses (noun) – it is a dark brown, thick liquid product resulting from refining sugarcane.
41. pilferage (noun) – the act of stealing things of little/small value; petty theft.
42. handsome (adjective) – substantial, considerable, sizeable/large.
43. legal proceedings (noun) – court case, lawsuit, inquiry, hearing, trial, legal action.
44. besides (preposition/linking adverb) – in addition to; other than; apart from.
45. prohibition (noun) – ban, banning, forbidding, prohibiting, disallowing, making illegal.
46. conviction (noun) – sentence, judgement, verdict.
47. elusive (adjective) – difficult to find, difficult to achieve; intangible.
48. acquit (verb) – declare innocent; discharge, release, free (from a criminal charge).
49. find guilty (phrase) – declare guilty, convict, sentence.
50. violate (verb) – break, breach, contravene, overstep, disobey, defy, flout, fail to comply with, disregard, ignore.
51. the Poison Act, 1919 (noun) – An Act to consolidate and amend the law regulating the importation, possession and sale of poisons.
52. inter-State (adjective/noun as modifier) – between states.
53. inter (prefix) – between.
54. affair (noun) – matter, business, concern, problem.
55. framework (noun) – structure, system, scheme.
56. stringent (adjective) – strict, severe, stern, rigorous, harsh.
57. regulation (noun) – rule, directive, statute, law, ordinance; supervision, overseeing, monitoring, inspection.
58. add teeth to (phrase) – strengthen something, make more effective, give more power to; to increase the strength/effectiveness of some rule, law, provision, etc.
59. prosecution (noun) – legal action, legal proceeding, legal case.
60. lawmaker (noun) – a member of a legislature (parliament/congress/council/legislative assembly); legislator, (elected) representative.
61. enforcer (noun) – policeman; a public official who enforces laws, regulations or rules.
62. dyad (noun) – pair, duo, couple.
63. incorruptible (adjective) – unbribable, honest, trustworthy, high-principled..
64. sorry (adjective) – distressing, unfortunate, poor.
65. unscrupulous (adjective) – unprincipled, unethical, immoral, dishonest, untrustworthy, shameless, exploitative, corrupt, fraudulent, deceitful.
66. eradicate (verb) – remove, get rid of, eliminate, discard, abolish.
67. inequality (noun) – Inequality is simply defined as “the state of not being equal, especially in status, rights and opportunities; imbalance, unevenness, disproportion, disparity.
68. lack (noun) – absence, shortage, deficiency, dearth, insufficiency, scarcity, shortfall, inadequacy, non-existence, deficit.
69. law enforcement (noun) – it describes the agencies and employees responsible for enforcing laws, maintaining public order, and managing public safety.

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