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14 Cards in this Set
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Procurement Corruption in defence procurement contracts have radically undermined Indias defence preparedness and also served to stymir decision making |
Acquire...weaken...hinder |
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Laxity Perimeter security in camps of armed forces has been reportedly breached, suggesting laxity |
Not strict enough |
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Complacent..embolden Dont be complacent abt minor i fractions becz that will embolden major security breaches |
Not concerned..feel eth is fine... Minor breaking of rule..not a big crime Give encouragement |
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Steadfast Only way that India will get there is if its tough on cybercrimes and steadfast in building literacy |
Fixed nd fixed inn a position.belief.refusal also... |
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Stifling Govt must set up spl educational zpnes free of stifling regulations |
Prevent ath else to live freely and fully |
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Cataclysmic When such catastrophes strike urban areas which have large conc of people, infrastructure projects, the efgect is all the more catalysmic |
Violently destructive... |
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Cohesiveness...citizenry |
Sticking tigether...body of citizens of a state or country |
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Swamped..resilience Just as in the aftermath of the devastating floods that swamped Chennai last year, cyclone Vardah brought to the fore the fighting sipirt and the resilience of its residents |
Area that floods every yr coz the land is low...that caused floods Abolity to Recovering quickly from unfortunate circumstances...ability to bounce back..like person who fell in marathon |
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Overdrive Govt agencies went overdrive clearing the roads and restoring essential services |
The state of v high productivity or conc...drive or work too harf |
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Infirm..manning..motley They were joined by motley bands of volunteers and the common people The nameless people were everywhere, coming to the aid of infirm and manning helplines
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Physically weak...like grandma T Diverse and poorly organised group..pirates |
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Prudent...exigencies It will be prudent for each state to form an alliancd with its neighbours who can pool in resources and have specialised force on the lines of NDRF always prepared to meet such exigencies |
Wise under given circumstances Sudden urgent crisis...requires immediate solutions |
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Anguish His anguish over disruption politics taking centre stage is justified as winter session ends without much business |
A lot of phy or emotional pain or distress |
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Reminiscent This is reminiscent of the 2010 when entire winter session was washed out over the 2G spectrum |
Reminds of past..like a daughters dress reminiscent of mothers dress |
