of faith and fever – The Hindu (Oct 18, 2017)

of faith and fever – The Hindu (Oct 18, 2017)

Faced with one of the worst dengue epidemics it has seen, this year the Tamil Nadu government responded by freely distributing a herbal concoction, nilavembu kudineer,…. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

This preview is provided here with permission.

Courtesy: The Hindu

Word List-1 (To Improve English Vocabulary)

1. epidemic (noun) – outbreak; a situation in which a disease spreads quickly and affects many people (Courtesy: VOA Learning English).
2. concoction (noun) – mixture, brew/blend, combination (of different ingredients).
3. efficacy (noun) – effectiveness, efficiency,  power/ability to give estimated results.
4. curb (verb) – limit, restrict, control.
5. endorse (verb) – support, recommend, approve.
6. potency (noun) – power, vigour, strength.
7. inhibit (verb) – prevent, impede, hinder.
8. respiratory (adjective) – relating to or affecting breathing (or organs of breathing).
9. placebo (noun) – a medicine used for the psychological benefit to the patient (not for any physiological effect).
10. gold standard (noun) – a test/measure of comparison of things with the superior thing of its kind/type by considering that superior one as a reference.
11. rely (on) (verb) – depend, count, bank.
12. intellectual honesty (noun) – honesty in the acquisition, analysis, and transmission of ideas.
13. scant (adjective) – little, minimal, meagre.
14. misconstrue (verb) – misunderstand, misinterpret, misread/confuse.
15. haemorrhagic (adjective) – associated by bleeding (haemorrhage).
16. transparency (noun) – clarity, straightforwardness, openness.
17. replicability (noun) – a scientific experiment/trial to be repeated to get the same result.
18. laypeople (noun) – laymen, non-professional, non-expert.

Note:   

1. Click each one of the words above for their definition, more synonyms, pronunciation, example sentences, phrases, derivatives, origin and etc from http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/.

2. Definitions (elementary level) & Synonyms provided for the words above are my personal work and not that of Oxford University Press. Tentative definitions/meanings are provided for study purpose only and they may vary in different context. Use it with the corresponding article published on the source (website) via the link provided. 

3. This word list is for personal use only. Reproduction in any format and/or Commercial use of it is/are strictly prohibited.