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The Hindu Editorial (Weighing the costs) – Sep 30, 2020

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:

  1. weigh (verb) – consider, think about, contemplate, deliberate about, reflect on.
  2. cost (noun) – price.
  3. vaccine (noun) – a biological preparation that improves immunity to a particular disease.
  4. prohibitively (adverb) – unreasonably, exorbitantly, excessively.
  5. besides (preposition/linking adverb) – in addition to, as well, also.
  6. toll (noun) – number, count, sum total (of deaths/casualties).
  7. 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.
  8. influenza (noun) – it is commonly known as “the flu”, is an infectious disease caused by an influenza virus.
  9. lie ahead (phrasal verb) – be going to happen; to be in the future.
  10. potential (adjective) – possible, likely, probable.
  11. milestone (noun) – critical point, significant stage, turning point, watershed (moment), major achievement.
  12. probable (adjective) – most likely, possible, expected, anticipated.
  13. occasion (noun) – time, moment.
  14. hard hit (phrase) – severely affected.
  15. daunting (adjective) – challenging, taxing, difficult; intimidating, challenging, disconcerting.
  16. pose (verb) – raise, ask, put (a question/matter for consideration).
  17. explicit (adjective) – clear, detailed, definite, categorical.
  18. thinking (noun) – outlook, opinion, viewpoint, assessment.
  19. ground (noun) – reason, factor, basis.
  20. affordability (noun) – the cost/price of something.
  21. 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.
  22. quest (noun) – pursuit, search.
  23. 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.
  24. vulnerable (adjective) – weak, exposed, susceptible; at risk, unsafe, unprotected.
  25. inoculate (verb) – to inject/introduce a vaccine into the body of someone to produce immunity to a particular disease; immunize, vaccinate.
  26. in principle (phrase) – in general, in essence; on paper, in theory.
  27. laudable (adjective) – praiseworthy, commendable, admirable.
  28. underline (verb) – underscore, emphasize, highlight.
  29. paucity (noun) – insufficiency, deficiency, shortage.
  30. lead to (verb) – cause, give rise to, result in, bring on.
  31. stringent (adjective) – strict/stern, severe, tough/rigorous.
  32. pool (noun) – a group of something.
  33. 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.
  34. blunt (verb) – reduce, diminish, decrease, lessen. 
  35. 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.
  36. anticipate (verb) – expect, foresee, predict.
  37. protracted (adjective) – prolonged, extended, lengthened/lengthy.
  38. unlikely (adjective) – not likely, improbable, questionable.

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