👀DAILY HINDU EDITORIAL WORD BYTES -2 -> 28 MAY👀

💥Daily Word Bytes - 2  from editorial -Ireland's vote for choice💥

rid (something) of (verb) – make free, cleanse, purge.
Hindu Editorial usage : Ireland votes in numbers to rid itself of inhumane restrictions on abortions

inhumane (adjective) – severe , harsh, vicious/cruel.
Hindu Editorial usage : Ireland votes in numbers to rid itself of inhumane restrictions on abortions

pull oneself (verb) – effortful advance/move in a particular direction.
Hindu Editorial usage : Ireland has firmly pulled itself into the 21st century by voting overwhelmingly (66.4% vs 33.6%) to repeal the constitutional block on abortions.

overwhelmingly (adverb) – with a great majority.
Hindu Editorial usage : Ireland has firmly pulled itself into the 21st century by voting overwhelmingly (66.4% vs 33.6%) to repeal the constitutional block on abortions.

repeal (verb) – reverse, overturn, nullify/cancel.
Hindu Editorial usage : Ireland has firmly pulled itself into the 21st century by voting overwhelmingly (66.4% vs 33.6%) to repeal the constitutional block on abortions.

outlaw (verb) – ban, prohibit, forbid.
Hindu Editorial usage : The amendment, introduced in 1983 to strengthen an older law outlawing abortions, grants an unborn child and the woman carrying it an equal right to life.

sepsis (noun) – contamination, poison.
Hindu Editorial usage : This exception too was introduced as late as 2013, after 31-year-old Savita Halappanavar, a dentist from Karnataka, died of sepsis in a hospital after being denied an abortion while miscarrying at 17 weeks. 

miscarry (verb) – lose one’s baby, abort.
Hindu Editorial usage : This exception too was introduced as late as 2013, after 31-year-old Savita Halappanavar, a dentist from Karnataka, died of sepsis in a hospital after being denied an abortion while miscarrying at 17 weeks. 

inquest (noun) – enquiry, investigation, review/analysis.
Hindu Editorial usage : The inquest ruled that Halappanavar had died as a result of a medical misadventure and her case helped galvanise the pro-repeal movement

misadventure (noun) – misfortune; problem/difficulty, mishap/setback.
Hindu Editorial usage : The inquest ruled that Halappanavar had died as a result of a medical misadventure and her case helped galvanise the pro-repeal movement

galvanise (verb) – inspire, spur, impel/incentivise.
Hindu Editorial usage : The inquest ruled that Halappanavar had died as a result of a medical misadventure and her case helped galvanise the pro-repeal movement

beaming (adjective) – bright, cheery, flashing/brilliant.
Hindu Editorial usage : Images of Halappanavar with a beaming smile could be seen on walls and placards in the run-up to Friday’s vote.

run-up to (noun) – a period/time before an important event.
Hindu Editorial usage : Images of Halappanavar with a beaming smile could be seen on walls and placards in the run-up to Friday’s vote.

alarmingly (adverb) – disturbingly, worryingly.
Hindu Editorial usage :  Alarmingly, there were still no exceptions for pregnancies resulting from rape or incest, or when the foetus had a fatal abnormality. 

incest (noun) – sexual activity between family members or close relatives.
Hindu Editorial usage :  Alarmingly, there were still no exceptions for pregnancies resulting from rape or incest, or when the foetus had a fatal abnormality. 

foetus (noun) – unborn child; the spelling “fetus” is american.
Hindu Editorial usage :  Alarmingly, there were still no exceptions for pregnancies resulting from rape or incest, or when the foetus had a fatal abnormality. 

fatal (adjective) – deadly, lethal, killing.
Hindu Editorial usage :  Alarmingly, there were still no exceptions for pregnancies resulting from rape or incest, or when the foetus had a fatal abnormality. 

trauma (noun) – suffering, pain, agony.
Hindu Editorial usage :  In 2016 the United Nations asked Ireland to relax its laws around abortion after a woman’s highly publicised experience of trauma travelling to England to terminate her pregnancy because of fatal foetal abnormalities.

fiercely (adverb) – aggressively, extremely, savagely.
Hindu Editorial usage : Ireland has been fiercely divided over abortion despite making progress to separate Church and State and adopting more open social attitudes.

exemplify (verb) – represent, illustrate, demonstrate.
Hindu Editorial usage : The timing of the decision is especially significant given that the democratic world has made a noticeable shift to the right, exemplified by Brexit, the rise of Donald Trump in the U.S., and right-wing populism in continental Europe

populism (noun) – related to policies that supposedly represent the opinions of ordinary people 
Hindu Editorial usage : The timing of the decision is especially significant given that the democratic world has made a noticeable shift to the right, exemplified by Brexit, the rise of Donald Trump in the U.S., and right-wing populism in continental Europe

continental (Europe) (noun) – mainland (Europe) but not including the British islands.
Hindu Editorial usage : The timing of the decision is especially significant given that the democratic world has made a noticeable shift to the right, exemplified by Brexit, the rise of Donald Trump in the U.S., and right-wing populism in continental Europe

antediluvian (adjective) – out of date, old-fashioned, ancient.
Hindu Editorial usage : Religion is a powerful force in people’s lives but antediluvian ideas have no place in modern-day governance. 




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