The Hindu Editorial (Weighing the costs) – Sep 30, 2020
With over 6 million cases and the death toll from COVID-19 approaching 100,000, India is entering the first winter of the pandemic. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Weighing the costs) – Sep 30, 2020.
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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Weighing the costs) – Sep 30, 2020:
- weigh (verb) – consider, think about, contemplate, deliberate about, reflect on.
- cost (noun) – price.
- vaccine (noun) – a biological preparation that improves immunity to a particular disease.
- prohibitively (adverb) – unreasonably, exorbitantly, excessively.
- besides (preposition/linking adverb) – in addition to, as well, also.
- toll (noun) – number, count, sum total (of deaths/casualties).
- 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.
- influenza (noun) – it is commonly known as “the flu”, is an infectious disease caused by an influenza virus.
- lie ahead (phrasal verb) – be going to happen; to be in the future.
- potential (adjective) – possible, likely, probable.
- milestone (noun) – critical point, significant stage, turning point, watershed (moment), major achievement.
- probable (adjective) – most likely, possible, expected, anticipated.
- occasion (noun) – time, moment.
- hard hit (phrase) – severely affected.
- daunting (adjective) – challenging, taxing, difficult; intimidating, challenging, disconcerting.
- pose (verb) – raise, ask, put (a question/matter for consideration).
- explicit (adjective) – clear, detailed, definite, categorical.
- thinking (noun) – outlook, opinion, viewpoint, assessment.
- ground (noun) – reason, factor, basis.
- affordability (noun) – the cost/price of something.
- immunisation (noun) – the process whereby a person is made immune or resistant to an infectious disease, typically by the administration of a vaccine. Vaccines stimulate the body’s own immune system to protect the person against subsequent infection or disease.
- quest (noun) – pursuit, search.
- COVAX (noun) – COVAX is co-led by Gavi, the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) and WHO. Its aim is to accelerate the development and manufacture of COVID-19 vaccines, and to guarantee fair and equitable access for every country in the world.
- vulnerable (adjective) – weak, exposed, susceptible; at risk, unsafe, unprotected.
- inoculate (verb) – to inject/introduce a vaccine into the body of someone to produce immunity to a particular disease; immunize, vaccinate.
- in principle (phrase) – in general, in essence; on paper, in theory.
- laudable (adjective) – praiseworthy, commendable, admirable.
- underline (verb) – underscore, emphasize, highlight.
- paucity (noun) – insufficiency, deficiency, shortage.
- lead to (verb) – cause, give rise to, result in, bring on.
- stringent (adjective) – strict/stern, severe, tough/rigorous.
- pool (noun) – a group of something.
- carrier (noun) – a person who transmits a disease-causing microorganisms (viruses, bacteria, fungi &etc.) to others. Mostly, the carrier shows no symptoms of the disease.
- blunt (verb) – reduce, diminish, decrease, lessen.
- lockdown (noun) – an emergency protocol implemented by the authorities that prevents people from leaving from a place; An extended state of confinement/encirclement/isolation of a person by the authority.
- anticipate (verb) – expect, foresee, predict.
- protracted (adjective) – prolonged, extended, lengthened/lengthy.
- unlikely (adjective) – not likely, improbable, questionable.
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