Daily Vocab from The Hindu 30-March-2017

1. sketchy-अधूरा, अस्थिर, संक्षिप्त
patchy, fragmentary, cursory, perfunctory, scanty, vague, imprecise, imperfect, hurried, hasty

Even the sketchy studies on the nature of care available to Indians indicate that in terms of population coverage the new law faces a big challenge


2 meager-अल्प
scanty, scant, paltry, limited, restricted, modest, insufficient, sparse, deficient, negligible, skimpy, slender, poor, miserable, pitiful, puny, miserly, niggardly, beggarly, measly, stingy, pathetic, piddling, exiguous


Evidently, the National Mental Health Programme has not been sufficiently funded within the health budget; neither has capability been built in most States to absorb the meager allocation



3 explicit-स्पष्ट
straightforward, crystal clear, easily understandable, precise, exact, specific, unequivocal, unambiguous, detailed, comprehensive, exhaustive

The important provisions relate to the recognition of the right to medical treatment, decriminalization of attempted suicide, explicit acceptance of agency of people with mental illness.



4 seclusion-तनहाई, एकांत, अकेलापन
solitude, retreat, privacy, retirement, withdrawal, concealment, hiding, secrecy

At the same time, authorities couldn't hold such a prominent figure in seclusion for interrogation indefinitely.





5 weed out-बाहर निकालने के लिए, साफ़ करना, मिटाना
erase, wipe off, score out, efface




6 restive-स्थिर
disorderly, uncontrollable, unmanageable, willful, recalcitrant, insubordinate, refractory, contumacious

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