Learn English Vocabulary From News Papers - September 6 2017 (Day 14)

Learn English Vocabulary From News Papers - September 6 2017 (Day 14)

The Indian Express

Sanitisation

Crackdown on Dera soon as HC allows sanitisation

meaning:  the act of making something clean, making something germ-free (स्वच्छता)

Examples:
1. The sanitisation process used by medical staff in not fool proof.
2. After the terrorist attack, the shopping mall has been closed for sanitisation.




Crackdown

Crackdown on Dera soon as HC allows sanitisation

meaning:  an attempt to punish people for doing something that is illegal (कार्रवाई)

Examples:
1. The police are having a crackdown on motor cyclists who perform stunts on roads.
2. The school has started a crackdown on pupils who have facebook accounts.



Intolerance

If there is a sense of intolerance, I think it impedes our economic progress.

meaning: refusing to accept ideas or beliefs which are different from your own. (असहिष्णुता,  न बर्दाश्त करने वाला)

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Examples:
1. It is found the most Indians have lactose intolerance and should avoid fullcream milk.
2. The intolerance of the Jacobins led to execution of many eminent personalities.




To impede

If there is a sense of intolerance, I think it impedes our economic progress.

meaning: delay or prevent or hinder (बाधा डालना)

Examples:
1. The war is always expensive, it impedes prosperity.
2. Her progress has been impeded somewhat by her lack of experience.




Amnesty

Trump scarps amnesty for 800,000 young immigrants

meaning: official pardon, reprieve (आम माफ़ी, राजक्षमा)


Examples:
1. The government granted amnesty to all political prisoners.
2. He was outlawed, but returned under a special amnesty