The Hindu Editorial (Open minds) – Feb 27, 2021

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The Hindu Editorial (Open minds) – Feb 27, 2021:

circular (noun) – notice.
embarrassment (noun) – shame, humiliation, indignity, ignominy, loss of pride, loss of face.
ill-thought-out (adjective) – not carefully considered, not carefully planned, misconceived/badly planned.
sweeping (adjective) – comprehensive, all-inclusive, all-embracing, far-reaching.
bottleneck (noun) – a condition which appears as not solvable and so delays the process; setback, problem, issue, snag, difficulty.
erect (verb) – create, establish, form/set up.
bureaucratic (adjective) – rule-bound, rigid, inflexible, complicated.
pandemic-hit (adjective) – affected by the pandemic.
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.
virtual (adjective) – performing a task with the use of a computer, especially over a network.
virtual conference (noun) – an interactive online event that brings together a group of people with similar interests or expertise so that they can learn/share information from one another.
viable (adjective) – reasonable, achievable, practical.
channel (noun) – means, method, medium, instrument, mechanism.
collaborate (verb) – join, cooperate, team up.
peer (noun) – equal, fellow, co-worker.
state (noun) – country, nation.
broadly (adverb) – generally, usually, mainly.
mandate (verb) – make mandatory/necessary; require.
hostile (adjective) – confrontational, belligerent, combative; opposed, inimical, antagonistic, ill-disposed.
vague (adjective) – imprecise, inexact, unclear/uncertain.
abstruse (adjective) – obscure, difficult, puzzling, perplexing.
to one’s credit (phrase) – used to mention that someone deserves praise/admiration.
speak out (phrasal verb) – express, articulate, communicate, convey, voice (something straightforwardly & publicly).
sound (verb) – express, communicate, convey (a warning)
detrimental (adjective) – undesirable, harmful, unfavourable, counterproductive.
rethink (noun) – reconsideration, re-examination, reassessment, re-evaluation.
underscore (verb) – underline, emphasize, highlight.
collaboration (noun) – cooperation, alliance, partnership.
substitute (verb) – replace.
face-to-face (adjective) – personally, in person, head on, direct.
trust-building (noun) – the process of bringing all the members together and creating trust based on activities and exercises.
hurdle (noun) – obstacle, difficulty, problem, impediment.
pose (verb) – constitute, present, create, cause (a problem or danger or risk).
and so on (phrase) – or more of the same, and similar things, and the like.
electro-optics (noun) – The branch of physics that deals with the use of electrical energy to create or manipulate light waves, generally by changing the refractive index of a light-propagating material. Put simply, it is the branch of material physics that deals with the effects electricity has on optical materials.
enable (verb) – permit, allow, facilitate.
promise (verb) – indicate, point to, denote, signify.
forge (verb) – form, create, build up (something successful).
alliance (noun) – association, union, partnership.
avenue (noun) – way, method, direction, approach.
open up (phrasal verb) – make something available/accessible.
bound by (adjective) – obliged, compelled, required, constrained.
straitjacket (noun) – restriction, restraint, constraint.
stride (noun) – make progress, make headway, gain ground, progress, advance.
growing (adjective) – increasing.
peer-reviewed (adjective) – relating to a process by which something research or publication is evaluated by a group of experts in the appropriate field.
Nature Index (noun) – The Nature Index is a database of author affiliation information collated from research articles published in an independently selected group of 82 high-quality science journals. The database is compiled by Nature Research. The Nature Index provides a close to real-time proxy of high-quality research output and collaboration at the institutional, national and regional level.
moreover (adverb) – besides, furthermore, in addition.
allay (verb) – reduce, diminish, decrease, lessen; alleviate, ease, relieve.
biopiracy (noun) – unauthorized use of resources for scientific research. Biopiracy happens when researchers or research organisations take (biological) resources without official sanction, largely from less affluent countries or marginalised people.
humanity (noun) – humankind, the human race, people.
free from (verb) – unaffected by, clear of, without, devoid of.
paranoid (adjective) – over-suspicious, distrustful, worried, extremely fearful, nervous, insecure.
curb (noun) – control, restraint, containment, restriction.
scholar (noun) – academic, intellectual, expert/pundit, learned person.
sanctify (verb) – approve, sanction, vindicate, endorse, justify.
notion (noun) – idea, belief, opinion, view.
prevail on/upon (verb) – win someone over, persuade, convince, influence, prompt.
lead to (verb) – result in, cause, bring on, call forth, give rise to.
liberal (adjective) – progressive, forward-thinking, broad-minded.