The Hindu Editorial (HIV reality check) – Dec 31, 2018

A 23-year-old pregnant woman in Tamil Nadu tested positive for HIV after receiving a unit of blood at a government hospital blood bank, indicating glaring lapses in screening procedures. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (HIV reality check) – Dec 31, 2018.

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Today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (HIV reality check) – Dec 31, 2018

1. reality check (phrase) – something which helps us to see a situation with the real facts than ideas, concepts, hopes & etc.
2. devastate (verb) – shatter, shock, traumatize/distress.
3. lapse (noun) – failure/blunder, mistake/error, negligence/oversight.
4. glaring (adjective) – obvious, visible, apparent.
5. screening (noun) – evaluation or investigation.
6. transfuse (verb) – inject, impart, instil.
7. diagnose (verb) – identify, determine, detect.
8. certainty (noun) – assurance, confidence, sureness.
9. window period (noun) – the time between potential exposure to HIV and when the test reveals for sure if the
   person has HIV.
10. obtain (verb) – get, acquire, be given.
11. consent (noun) – agreement, assent, permission/approval.
12. consent (verb) – agree to, allow, accept to.
13. imperative (adjective) – very important, critical, necessary.
14. viable (adjective) – practicable, feasible, realistic.
15. keep something in check (phrase) – restrain, keep under control, control.
16. precautionary (adjective) – preventive, safety, protective.
17. protracted (adjective) – prolonged, extended/extensive, lengthy.
18. keep away (phrasal verb) – stay away, keep away, withdraw.

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