The Hindu Editorial (Deadly spread) – Sep 18, 2019
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Today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Deadly spread) – Sep 18, 2019:
- vaccine (noun) – a biological preparation that improves immunity to a particular disease.
- hesitancy (noun) – reluctance, unwillingness, disinclination.
- vaccine hesitancy (noun) – a reluctance or refusal to be vaccinated or to have one’s children vaccinated; reluctance or refusal to vaccinate despite the availability of vaccines.
- overcome (verb) – get control of, deal with, succeed in dealing with (a problem/difficulty).
- measles (noun) – a viral infection that’s serious for small children but is easily preventable by a vaccine.
- surge (noun) – a sudden/sharp increase.
- vaccinate (verb) – immunize, protect from, safeguard from, shield from.
- account for (phrasal verb) – constitute, comprise, form.
- unprecedented (adjective) – not done or experienced before.
- mumps (noun) – a viral infection that affects the salivary glands that’s easily preventable by a vaccine.
- rubella (noun) – it is also known as German measles or three-day measles, is an infection caused by the rubella virus.
- MMR vaccine (noun) – a vaccine against measles, mumps, and rubella.
- respondent (noun) – disputant, claimant, complainant.
- alarming (adjective) – worrying, disturbing, shocking/distressing.
- striking (adjective) – noticeable, obvious, visible.
- vaccination (noun) – treatment with a vaccine to protect against a particular disease; immunization.
- unimmunised (adjective) – not immunized/not vaccinated.
- apprehension (noun) – doubt, misgiving; concern.
- adverse (adjective) – unfavourable, disadvantageous, bad.
- address (verb) – attend to, tackle, deal with.
- disinformation (noun) – lie, deception/fake news, false information.
- mortality rate (noun) – (in a particular time/for a cause) the rate of death.
- vulnerable (adjective) – weak, unprotected, feeble.
- infectious (adjective) – communicable, transmittable, spreadable.
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