The Hindu Editorial (The cost of prohibition) – Nov 06, 2021

The deaths in the last few days of at least 25 people in Bihar’s Gopalganj and West Champaran districts and five in Muzaffarpur apart from several others taking ill after consuming spurious liquor points to the unintended… For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (The cost of prohibition) – Nov 06, 2021.

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cost (noun) – loss, suffering, drawback, disadvantage.
prohibition (noun) – ban, banning, forbidding, prohibiting, disallowing, making illegal.
spurt (noun) – sudden increase, rise, surge.
hooch (noun) – illicit alcohol.
tragedy (noun) – misfortune, affliction, blight.
point to (verb) – indicate, suggest, denote.
take ill (phrase) – become unwell suddenly.
spurious (adjective) – bogus, fake, not genuine.
liquor (noun) – alcoholic drink.
unintended (adjective) – unplanned, unexpected, inadvertent, incidental/accidental.
consequence (noun) – outcome, ramification, repercussion.
in effect (phrase) – in reality, effectively, essentially, virtually, practically.
unregulated (adjective) – unrestricted, unchecked, uncontrollable.
black market (noun) – a marketplace, whether physical or virtual, where goods or services are exchanged illegally; underground economy or shadow economy; illegal trade, unlawful trade, illicit trade, lawbreaking trade.
illicit (adjective) – illegal, unlawful, illegitimate.
substitute (noun) – alternative, replacement.
lack of (noun) – shortage, absence, deficiency.
over-the-counter (adjective) – (ordinary) retail.
show up (phrasal verb) – expose, reveal, bring to light, lay bare, make obvious, manifest.
curb (verb) – control, contain, restrict, limit.
alcoholism (noun) – alcohol dependency; drunkenness, intoxication.
havoc (noun) – destruction, damage, disaster.
wreak (verb) – cause, inflict, bring about (danger).
household (noun) – family, house.
excessive (adjective) – too much, uncontrolled, disproportionate.
consumption (noun) – use; the action of eating or drinking something.
implementation (noun) – execution, enforcement, imposition.
immense (adjective) – tremendous, massive, enormous, huge.
enforcement (noun) – imposition, implementation, execution.
seize (verb) – confiscate, impound, appropriate, expropriate, take possession of, take away, take over.
impose (verb) – force, thrust, inflict, press, urge; put a restriction on.
persist (verb) – continue, remain, linger, stay.
externality (noun) – consequence, result, outcome, effect, repercussion, reverberations.
parallel (adjective) – related, equivalent, similar; coexisting.
bootlegger (noun) – a person who makes/sells liquor or other goods illegally.
lead to (verb) – result in, cause, bring on.
borne out past participle of bear out (phrasal verb) – confirm, validate, vindicate, justify/support (a claim); support the truth of something.
proponent (noun) – advocate, supporter, upholder/promoter.
reap (verb) – receive, obtain, get, acquire.
electoral (adjective) – relating to electors/voters.
dividend (noun) – benefit, advantage, gain.
ally (noun) – partner, supporting (political) party (with common interests).
overwhelmingly (adverb) – with a great majority; to a very great degree.
wane (verb) – decrease, decline, diminish/dwindle gradually.
on the rise (phrase) – increasing.
reportedly (adverb) – supposedly, seemingly, apparently, allegedly.
National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) (noun) – an Indian government agency responsible for collecting and analysing crime data as defined by the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Special and Local Laws (SLL). NCRB is headquartered in New Delhi and is part of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Government of India.
scale (noun) – extent, size, magnitude.
set alarm bells ringing (phrase) – make someone feel worried about something.
inability (noun) – incapability, incapacity, helplessness, uselessness.
the administration (noun) – the government.
insist (verb) – state, assert, announce, pronounce.
misgivings (noun) – doubt, suspicion, distrust, apprehension.
magic bullet (noun) – (quick) solution, answer, remedy, cure.
mark (verb) – indicate, represent, signify.