The Hindu Editorial (Too little, too late) – Mar 19, 2022

In 2020, a key question that the pandemic posed was whether nations would act in solidarity and prioritise equity for the larger good over narrow self-interest. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Too little, too late) – Mar 19, 2022.

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too little and too late (phrase) – blaming someone for not doing enough to prevent a problem and/or blaming someone for taking action only after the problem had become very bad.
vaccine (noun) – a biological preparation that improves immunity to a particular disease.
patent right (noun) – an exclusive right granted for an invention, which is a product or a process that provides, in general, a new way of doing something, or offers a new technical solution to a problem. To get a patent, technical information about the invention must be disclosed to the public in a patent application. The protection is granted for a limited period, generally 20 years from the filing date of the application.
move (noun) – initiative, step, action.
hinder (verb) – obstruct, impede, inhibit, hamper.
ingredient (noun) – element, part, constituent, component.
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.
pose (verb) – put forward, raise, ask, propose, moot, posit, postulate, suggest.
solidarity (noun) – unity, unanimity, harmony, cooperation.
equity (noun) – fairness, justness, neutrality, lack of bias, impartiality.
larger/greater good (noun) – the benefit of the public, of more people than oneself.
narrow (adjective) – narrow-minded, intolerant, illiberal, short-sighted, myopic, inward-looking.
self-interest (noun) – self-regard, self-obsession, selfishness, introversion, own advantage.
overwhelmingly (adverb) – with a great majority; to a very great degree.
inoculate (verb) – to inject/introduce a vaccine into the body of someone to produce immunity to a particular disease; immunize, vaccinate.
population (noun) – people, populace, citizenry, public.
rather than (phrase) – instead of.
amid (preposition) – in the middle of, surrounded by; during.
turmoil (noun) – disorder, turbulence, confusion, trouble, chaos.
World Trade Organization (WTO) (noun) – an intergovernmental organization that is concerned with the regulation of international trade between nations.
drug (noun) – medicine, medical drug, medication.
diagnostics (noun) – the process of identifying a disease.
suspend (verb) – cease, discontinue, terminate, bring to an end.
given (preposition) – considering, taking into account, bearing in mind.
wrangle (verb) – argue, debate, disagree.
intellectual property rights (IPRs) (noun) – the rights given to persons over the creations of their minds. They usually give the creator an exclusive right over the use of his/her creation for a certain period of time. The IPRs are legal rights that protect creations and/or inventions resulting from intellectual activity in the industrial, scientific, literary or artistic fields. Copyright, patent, and trademark are all different types of intellectual property (IP).
reprieve (noun) – cancellation, suspension, postponement (of something undesirable event).
lack (verb) – be without, be deficient in, require, want.
know-how (noun) – knowledge, expertise, skill.
facility (noun) – amenity, resource, service, centre, place, location (provided for a particular purpose).
waiver (noun) – deferral, rejection, renunciation (with no stipulations/restrictions).
truce (noun) – temporary cessation/suspension (of hostilities); ceasefire, armistice.
hold (verb) – have, possess, own.
pharma (noun) – relating to pharmaceutical companies as a whole; (pharmaceutical means ‘relating to the aspects like preparation, dispensing, and effective utilization of medicinal drugs’.
relax (verb) – make less strict, ease.
explicit (adjective) – clear, straightforward, definite, specific, categorical.
negotiating (adjective) – discussing.
on the surface (phrase) – apparently, evidently, ostensibly, presumably, seemingly, supposedly.
signal (verb) – indicate, show.
go far (phrase) – be successful, do well, make progress, achieve a great deal, get ahead, advance oneself, make good.
feed (verb) – supply with a material; support, bolster, reinforce, boost, augment, supplement; satisfy, fulfil.
need (noun) – requirement, demand, necessity.
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.
surplus (adjective) – excess, excessive, remaining, extra, additional.
expand (verb) – extend, augment, broaden, widen, increase, raise; make larger, become bigger.
drive (noun) – campaign, motivation, effort, push.
vaccinate (verb) – inoculate, administer, introduce (with a vaccine to provide immunity against a disease).
facilitate (verb) – make easy, make possible, clear the way for, open the door for; enable, assist, help.
compulsory (adjective) – obligatory, mandatory, binding, required.
wherein (adverb) – in which.
revoke (verb) – invalidate, reverse, cancel, nullify.
platform (noun) – forum, medium, channel, outlet, venue.
bring in/bring about (phrasal verb) – introduce, cause, produce, create.
complexity (noun) – complication, problem, difficulty.
collaboration (noun) – cooperation, alliance, partnership, participation, combination, association.
forum (noun) – medium, means, agency, channel, avenue, vehicle.
inequity (noun) – unfairness, unjustness, one-sidedness, partisanship, bias, prejudice, discrimination.
vocal (adjective) – vociferous, outspoken, forthright; relating to someone who expresses his/her views frankly.
champion (verb) – advocate, promote, support, uphold, espouse.
cause (noun) – need, necessity, motivation, pretext, purpose, reason, grounds, necessity, justification.