The Hindu Editorial (Virulence and variance) – Jul 29, 2021

The IMF’s latest update to its World Economic Outlook spotlights the starkly widening variance in the global recovery from the economic strains caused by the pandemic. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Virulence and variance) – Jul 29, 2021.

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The Hindu Editorial (Virulence and variance) – Jul 29, 2021:

virulence (noun) – a measure of the severity or dangerousness of a disease caused by the relative ability of a infectious microorganism.
variance (noun) – difference, variation, divergence, imbalance.
pandemic (noun) – the worldwide spread of a new disease; The illness spreads around the world and typically affects a large number of people across a wide area.
strain (noun) – pressure, demands, burdens; stress, tension.
vaccination (noun) – treatment with a vaccine to protect against a particular disease; immunization.
International Monetary Fund (IMF) (noun) – an international organization of 189 countries, headquartered in Washington, D.C., working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world.
World Economic Outlook (WEO) (noun) – A Survey by the IMF staff usually published twice a year in the months of April and October. It presents IMF staff economists’ analyses of global economic developments during the near and medium term.
spotlight (verb) – focus attention on, highlight, draw attention to, underline, underscore.
starkly (adverb) – clearly, distinctly, strikingly.
widen (verb) – increase, amplify, enlarge.
fault line (noun) – a divisive issue; a difference of opinion.
precipitate (verb) – bring about, bring on, cause, lead to, give rise to, trigger.
divergence (noun) – difference, dissimilarity, variance, departure.
bloc (noun) – group.
normalise (verb) – return to a normal situation.
COVID-19-induced (adjective) – produced by the COVID-19.
curb (noun) – control, restriction, limitation.
vaccine (noun) – a biological preparation that improves immunity to a particular disease.
forecast (noun) – prediction, indication, projection, prognosis, speculation, calculation (of future events or trends).
project (verb) – forecast, predict, estimate, calculate.
appreciably (adverb) – considerably, substantially, significantly.
percentage point (noun) – the difference between two percentages is termed as percentage point. (for example: “Interest Rates Jump From 10% to 12%”. In this case, the interest rate increased by “2 percentage points” or you can say that the interest rate is increased by 20%).
undergird (verb) – provide support, bolster, reinforce/strengthen.
anticipated (adjective) – expected, foreseen, predicted.
acceleration (noun) – increase, rise, surge, advancement.
upgrade (noun) – advancement, increase/rise.
on the back of (phrase) – as a result of, after, subsequent to.
expansive (adjective) – extensive, sweeping; thorough, broad.
roll-out (noun) – official launch/introduction.
enable (verb) – allow, permit, facilitate.
substantial (adjective) – considerable, significant, large.
normalisation (noun) – the process of bringing something (e.g. economic activity) back to a normal condition.
fiscal (adjective) – financial.
on the other hand (phrase) – as an alternative, or, as another option, as a substitute.
drag (noun) – handicap, burden, hindrance.
cut (verb) – reduce, decrease, lessen.
cite (verb) – refer to, adduce, make reference to, invoke.
downgrade (noun) – decline, downfall, degeneration.
lag (verb) – delay, fall back, trail, linger, dally.
G-20 (noun) – The G20, formed in 1999, is a group of twenty of the world’s largest economies that meets regularly to coordinate global policy on trade, health, climate, and other issues. It brings together the world’s major advanced and emerging economies. The G20 comprises Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, EU, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, UK and USA. The G20 Countries together represent around 90% of global GDP, 80% of global trade, and two thirds of the world’s population.
in the event of something (phrase) – if something happens.
emergence (noun) – appearance, arrival.
contagious (adjective) – relating to a disease/infection that can spread rapidly from person to person through direct contact, by touching a person who has the infection; communicable, transmittable, infectious.
variant (noun) – different or form or version or mutant of something (virus).
vaccinate (verb) – inoculate, administer, introduce (with a vaccine to provide immunity against a disease).
way (adverb) – much.
effusive (adjective) – unrestrained, unreserved, demonstrative, wordy.
decisive (adjective) – resolute, firm, determined.
fiscal (year) (noun) – financial year.
projection (noun) – estimate, forecast, prediction, calculation.
rebound (verb) – recover, rally, pick up.
downgrade (verb) – lower, reduce.
outlook (noun) – prospects, expectations, hopes, likely improvement, lookout, future.
substantially (adverb) – considerably, significantly, largely.
reflect (verb) – indicate, represent; express, communicate.
impair (verb) – damage, diminish, reduce, weaken, lessen, decrease.
inflation (noun) – simply meaning “cost of living”; increase of price level of goods & services and vice versa decrease of currency value.
loom (verb) – emerge, appear, become visible, take a threatening shape.
visceral (adjective) – emotional, instinctive, intuitive, natural, spontaneous, gut (feeling or reaction without a logical thinking).
traction (noun) – momentum, purchase.
appetite (noun) – longing, yearning, strong desire/liking.
hasten (verb) – speed up, quicken, accelerate, expedite.
war footing (noun) – a state of preparedness (for war).
expedite (verb) – speed up, accelerate, quicken, hasten.
cost someone dearly/dear (phrase) – to make someone suffer a lot (or) to lose something very important (particularly, as a result of a mistake).