The Hindu Editorial (Safe at school) – Aug 12, 2021

Almost every child got left behind for more than a year in India, as COVID-19 shuttered schools and forced pupils to study online at home, if they could. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Safe at school) – Aug 12, 2021.

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The Hindu Editorial (Safe at school) – Aug 12, 2021:

get back (phrasal verb) – return, come/go back; come/go again.
protocol (noun) – procedure, convention, rules of conduct, procedure,
leave behind (phrasal verb) – forget, lose, abandon, desert, disown.
shutter (verb) – close, shut down.
pupil (noun) – student, schoolchild, learner.
setback (noun) – problem, difficulty, issue.
in itself (phrase) – intrinsically.
deprive of (verb) – dispossess, strip of, deny, prevent from having.
temper (verb) – moderate, mitigate, lighten, lessen, reduce.
calculated (adjective) – considered, conscious, studied, strategic.
opt (verb) – decide on.
look for (phrasal verb) – search for, try to find, hope to obtain something.
golden mean (noun) – middle way, middle course, middle ground, mid point.
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.
explore (verb) – examine, scrutinize, study, review, check out, look into.
coronavirus (CoV) (noun) – a large family of viruses that cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases. common signs of infection include respiratory symptoms, fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties. In more severe cases, the infection can cause pneumonia, severe acute respiratory syndrome, kidney failure, and even death. (Courtesy: WHO)
vaccination (noun) – treatment with a vaccine to protect against a particular disease; immunization.
in-person (adjective) – relating to an event/class where people/student physically present together.
indicator (noun) – sign, signal; guideline, point of reference.
red flag (noun) – warning, caution, alarm bells.
in the wake of (phrase) – as a result of, in the aftermath of, as a consequence of.
delta variant/B.1.617.2 (noun) – a variant of the coronavirus, first identified in India, is renamed as the ‘Delta variant’ by the World Health Organization (WHO) and this variant is reclassified as Variant of Concern (VOC). The B.1.617.1 strain has been reclassified to a Variant of Interest (VOI) and labelled variant “Kappa”.
variant (noun) – different or form or version or mutant of something (virus).
spread like wildfire (phrase) – spread rapidly with top speed.
vaccine (noun) – a biological preparation that improves immunity to a particular disease.
in spite of (phrase) – despite, notwithstanding, regardless of.
resultant (adjective) – resulting, ensuing, consequent.
exposure (noun) – In medicine, the condition of being subjected to something (infectious agents & others).
attribute (verb) – ascribe, assign, connect/associate with.
universal (adjective) – relating to all people, applicable to all, applying to all; comprehensive, all-inclusive, all-round, across the board.
mandate (noun) – instruction, direction, order, requirement.
resumption (noun) – reopening, restarting, recommencement.
advocate (verb) – support, back, uphold, champion, promote, espouse, endorse, urge.
public health (noun) – the branch of medicine handling public health; public health is also the science of protecting and improving the health of people and their communities through education, policy making and research for disease and injury prevention.
ACE-2 receptor (noun) – It is a specific protein that allows the virus to infect human cells. Called the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2, or ACE2 “receptor,” the protein provides the entry point for the coronavirus to hook into and infect a wide range of human cells.
receptor (noun) – a region of tissue which reacts particularly to antigens or others. (antigens -disease causing organisms (bacteria & viruses) and other harmful/toxic foreign substances like insect venom).
along with (phrase) – together with, accompanying.
underscore (verb) – underline, emphasize, highlight.
quarantine (noun) – a process of separating out people, animals and things (such as plants) from others for a period of time in order to control/restrict the spread of a contagious disease; Quarantine is imposed to separate and restrict the movement of persons, who may have been exposed to infectious disease, but not yet known to be ill.
textbook (noun) – standard/conventional/typical method or way of doing something.
set up (phrasal verb) – form, create, institute, establish.
civic (adjective) – municipal, metropolitan.
decentralised (adjective) – relating to the transfer of the power/control of a department/government from a single place to other locations.
incidence (noun) – “incidence” refers to the number of new cases that develop in a given period of time whereas prevalence refers to the number of cases of a disease that are present in a particular population at a given time.
consensus (noun) – an idea or opinion that is shared by all the people in a group.
ventilation (noun) – the supplying of fresh air to a room.
social/physical distancing (noun) – a term that means actively avoiding crowded public places, is a key element in decreasing the rapid spread of COVID-19. This is an effort intended to limit exposure by reducing face-to-face contact and preventing spread among people in community settings.
norm (noun) – standard, convention, rules of conduct.
intervention (noun) – (In medicine) it is a treatment, procedure, or other action taken to prevent or treat disease, or improve health in other ways.
efficacy (noun) – In medicine, the ability of an intervention (for example, a drug or surgery) to produce the desired beneficial effect; effectiveness, efficiency, power.
next to (phrase) – besides, alongside.
context (noun) – circumstances, conditions, situation.
favour (verb) – help, assist, aid.
shade (noun) – covering, canopy.
vaccinate (verb) – inoculate, administer, introduce (with a vaccine to provide immunity against a disease).
lacuna (noun) – a gap/empty space, deficiency, lack; missing part of something.