The Hindu Editorial (No right answer) – Jul 21, 2020

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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (No right answer) – Jul 21, 2020:

epidemiological (adjective) – relating to the study and analysis of the distribution, patterns and determinants of health and disease conditions in defined populations.
course (noun) – progression, advancement, progress, flow/rise.
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.
far from (phrase) – not, not at all, nowhere near.
pose (verb) – raise, ask, put (a question/matter for consideration).
dilemma (noun) – quandary, predicament, difficulty.
salvage (verb) – save, rescue, recover, regain, restore, reclaim, get back, retrieve.
measure (noun) – course of action, action, step, procedure.
skew (verb) – cause to be asymmetrical, unevenly balanced, unequal.
geography (noun) – region.
come to the fore (phrase) – to become visible.
left behind past participle of leave behind (phrasal verb) – neglect, forget, abandon.
calibrated (adjective) – carefully assessed/analysed.
address (verb) – tackle, deal with, attend to, try to sort out.
take a view (phrase) – to have an opinion/idea about something.
ascertain (verb) – find out, understand, recognize, get to know.
window (noun) – opportunity, chance, opening.
ostensibly (adverb) – apparently, seemingly, allegedly, supposedly.
federalism/federal framework/system (noun) – a system of government in which establishments such as states or provinces share power with a national government.
secularism (noun) – the belief that religion should not have a strong influence in education or other public parts of society.
to name (but) a few (phrase) – to give only a few examples (when there are a lot of things to ).
discernible (adjective) – visible, noticeable, identifiable.
diminish (verb) – decrease, decline, reduce, shrink.
impoverish (verb) – weaken, empty, diminish, reduce, deplete, decrease.
stunt (verb) – inhibit, impede, stop, restrict.
vet (verb) – evaluate, review, inspect.
bureaucratic (adjective) – governmental, ministerial, administrative.
fiat (noun) – order, decree, command, diktat.
draw from (phrasal verb) – obtain, get, acquire.
as much as (phrase) – almost, nearly the same as.
findings (noun) – results.
acknowledge (verb) – admit, accept, realize.
pointer (noun) – indication, hint, signal.
community spread/transmission (noun) – community spread/transmission means spread of an illness/disease for which the source of infection is unknown. An infected person has no travel history to an affected area and no known contact with a person previously diagnosed with a particular disease. It is possible the patient is exposed to a returning traveler who is infected.
local spread/transmission (cluster) (noun) – local spread/transmission means spread of an illness/disease for which the source of infection is known. An infected person has travel history to an affected area. We could able to identify and trace individual cases, and ring-fence a cluster (of them) to prevent the spread of infection.
vulnerable (adjective) – relating to a weak/neglected person who is in need of special care/support; at risk, unsafe, unprotected.
instance (verb) – cite, refer to, invoke, draw attention to.
as far back as (phrase) – It means that an object or event goes as far back in distance or time as some other object or event, which is used as a reference point.
containment (noun) – an act of keeping something (harmful) under control (it means quickly identifying cases of coronavirus through testing, placing infected individuals in isolation, tracking who infected persons might have been in contact with and potentially quarantining those who came into contact with infection so that the disease doesn’t continue to spread).
precede (verb) – come/go before, pave the way for, lead to.
iniquity (noun) – immorality, impropriety, unfairness, wrongdoing/violation.
multi-generational home (noun) – multi-generational homes are designed to provide space for multiple generations to live together under one roof.
protocol (noun) – procedure, convention, rules of conduct.
ventilation (noun) – the supplying of fresh air to a room.
evolve (verb) – develop, progress, advance.
measurable (adjective) – appreciable, noticeable, significant, reasonable, tangible.
pursue (verb) – engage in, conduct, follow, carry on.
rule out (phrasal verb) – eliminate, reject, dismiss.