The Hindu Editorial (Restoring dignity) – Aug 28, 2018

It has long been a blot on Indian society that while leprosy is completely curable, there lingers a social stigma attached to it. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Restoring dignity) – Aug 28, 2018.

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1. stigma (noun) – shame, disgrace, dishonour.
2. leprosy (noun) – an infectious disease of the skin, nervous system and mucous membranes that is caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium leprae.
3. discrimination (noun) – prejudice, bias/bigotry, intolerance/unfairness.
4. blot (noun) – blemish, flaw/defect, stain.
5. linger (verb) – stay, remain, persist.
6. predate (verb) – occur, exist/happen, precede.
7. statute (noun) – law, regulation, rule.
8. unconscionably (adverb) – unethically, wrongly; excessively/extremely.
9. discriminatory (adjective) – biased, unfair, prejudiced.
10. bafflingly (adverb) – bewilderingly, perplexingly, mystifyingly/confusingly.
11. repeal (verb) – cancel, reverse, nullify.
12. concerted (adjective) – strong, intense, vigorous.
13. entrenched (adjective) – ingrained, established, embedded.
14. afflict (verb) – trouble, bother, burden.
15. hold out (phrasal verb) – remain, last, continue.
16. ground (noun) – reason, cause, basis.
17. spouse (noun) – someone who is married : a husband or wife.
18. deem (verb) – regard as, consider; think/judge.
19. perpetuate (verb) – maintain, continue, extend.
20. affirmative action (noun) – it means positive steps taken to increase the representation of women and minorities in areas of employment, education, and culture from which they have been historically excluded.
21. ostracisation (noun) – banishment/expelling from a society or group.
22. dispel (verb) – banish, eliminate/remove, dismiss.
23. segregation (noun) – separation, setting apart, sorting out.
24. writ petition (noun) – an application to a court for a writ (a formal written order) when when any of the fundamental rights are violated.
25. uphold (verb) – support, defend, champion.
26. come up with (phrasal verb) – propose, put forward, present/submit.
27. abolition (noun) – stopping/scrapping, termination, elimination.
28. beggary (noun) – poverty/destitution, hardship, distress/difficulties.
29. amount to (verb) – be equivalent to, be tantamount to, be regarded as.
30. communicable (adjective) – contagious, infectious, transmittable.

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