The Hindu Editorial (Lives and livelihoods) – Feb 29, 2024
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The Hindu Editorial (Lives and livelihoods) – Feb 29, 2024:
- livelihood (noun) – means of making a living with the basic necessities (food, water, shelter and clothing); means of support, subsistence, source of income.
- peril (noun) – danger, jeopardy, risk, difficulty.
- emigrant (noun) – immigrant, migrant, settler, foreigner.
- protocol (noun) – rule, procedure, convention, pact, agreement, treaty, arrangement.
- in place (phrase) – ready, set up, established, arranged.
- conflict (noun) – war, warfare, armed conflict, military action, armed clash.
- concede (verb) – admit, acknowledge, accept, recognize, agree, confess.
- sign up (verb) – (officially) sign a contract and agree to do a job.
- actively (verb) – vigorously.
- discourage (verb) – prevent, stop, deter, hinder, hamper, obstruct, thwart, block.
- embassy (noun) – An embassy is larger and more important than a consulate and is described as a permanent diplomatic mission, which is generally located in a country’s capital city. An embassy is responsible for representing the home country, for handling major diplomatic issues (such as negotiations), and for preserving the rights of its citizens abroad.
- press (verb) – urge, push, pressurize.
- discharge (noun) – release, acquittal, let-off, liberation.
- accusation (noun) – allegation, charge, indictment, criticism, complaint, claim.
- officials (noun) – authorities, officialdom, bureaucracy, the people in charge, the administration, the establishment, the system, corridors of power.
- responsive (adjective) – receptive, approachable/accessible, answering.
- lure (verb) – tempt, entice, attract, persuade, allure, coax.
- middlemen (noun) – broker, agent, go-between, intermediary.
- lucrative (adjective) – remunerative, profitable, profit-making, high-paying, rewarding.
- hit (verb) – strike; crash into.
- drone (noun) – unmanned aircraft/missile.
- missile (noun) – a self-propelled/rocket-propelled weapon designed to deliver a conventional/nuclear explosive warhead with great accuracy at high speed; projectile.
- acceptance (noun) – recognition, acknowledgement, admission, awareness.
- drive (noun) – campaign, event
- dupe (verb) – deceive, cheat, defraud, mislead.
- deter (verb) – stop, prevent, block, obstruct, save, help.
- unscrupulous (adjective) – unprincipled, unethical, immoral, dishonest, untrustworthy, shameless, exploitative, corrupt, fraudulent, deceitful.
- seek (verb) – search for, look for, try to obtain, be in quest of, be in pursuit of.
- menial (adjective) – unskilled, low-grade, routine.
- avail (verb) – benefit, assist, aid.
- Emigration Check Required (ECR) (noun) – Indian passport falls under two categories – ECR and Non-ECR. Applicants who have not completed their 10th grade or matriculation typically need to undergo an emigration clearance. Such applicants’ passports are categorized as ECR. Applicants holding an ECR passport must essentially undergo a verification process if they intend to take up employment opportunities overseas. Their passports typically bear the ‘EMIGRATION CHECK REQUIRED’ stamp on the address page.
- vet (verb) – evaluate, assess, examine, review, scrutinize, inspect.
- thoroughly (adverb) – completely, totally, carefully, diligently, attentively, meticulously, painstakingly.
- given (preposition) – considering, taking into account, bearing in mind.
- thwart (verb) – prevent, obstruct, hamper, hinder, impede, stymie.
- plea (noun) – appeal, request.
- stay away from (phrasal verb) – avoid, get out of, circumvent, elude, evade, dodge, ignore.
- disturbing (adjective) – upsetting, discomfiting, disconcerting, unsettling, disquieting, troubling.
- greenlight (verb) – to give the approval to proceed with; approve, permit, allow, sanction, consent to, assent to.
- broadly (adverb) – in general, usually, commonly, generally.
- numerous (adjective) – many, several, scores of, various.
- undertake (verb) – begin, start, engage in, embark on, venture on.
- arduous (adjective) – difficult, hard/tough, taxing, demanding, onerous, laborious, back-breaking.
- immigrant (noun) – non-native, foreigner, emigrant, outsider, migrant, settler.
- reflect (verb) – indicate, show, display, demonstrate, represent, exhibit.
- deep (adjective) – intense, extreme, heavy, profound
- distress (noun) – difficulty, trouble, hardship, adversity, poverty, deprivation, destitution, impoverishment.
- quick fix (noun) – (simple) remedy, resolution, solution, panacea, antidote, silver bullet.
- entrenched (adjective) – (of an idea, attitude or habit) strongly fixed and cannot be changed; ingrained, established, well established, deep-seated, deep-rooted; irremovable, indelible, ineradicable.
- evince (verb) – reveal, indicate, show, make clear.
- empathy (noun) – affinity, rapport, understanding, sensitivity, affection, fellow feeling, sensibility, awareness, compassion.
- find oneself (phrase) – to realize and accept what you are really like and what you want to do in life; accept one’s situation.
- comprehensive (adjective) – all-inclusive, broad-based; all-embracing, universal, complete, thorough.
- structure (noun) – arrangement, system, framework, plan.
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