The Hindu Editorial (No room for bravado) – Feb 18, 2022

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The Hindu Editorial (No room for bravado) – Feb 18, 2022:

room (noun) – scope, chance, leeway, freedom, latitude, opportunity (for something to happen).
bravado (noun) – boldness, bold manner, boasting/bombast, bragging, daredevil.
ease (verb) – reduce, moderate, lessen, decrease.
as long as (phrase) – provided that.
drop/lower one’s guard (phrase) – to become less careful, to become less vigilant, to become less alert.
signal (verb) – indicate, show, express.
hinder (verb) – obstruct, impede, inhibit, hamper.
no longer (phrase) – not anymore.
considering (preposition) – bearing in mind, taking into consideration, taking into account, in view of.
come to an end (phrase) – finish, complete, conclude, close.
exponentially (adverb) – in a way something is increasing quickly/rapidly by large amounts; rapidly, dramatically, aggressively, abruptly.
peak (verb) – reach the high level.
witness (verb) – see, observe, view, notice.
fall (noun) – decline, drop, reduction, decrease.
rely on (phrasal verb) – depend on; resort to, have recourse to.
misleading (adjective) – deceptive, confusing, ambiguous, false, pseudo.
picture (noun) – impression, view/idea, notion.
strategy (noun) – plan of action (in order to achieve a more expansive set of political, economic, and security interests).
soar (verb) – increase, rise (quickly).
vaccinated (adjective) – (of people) administered with a vaccine to provide immunity against a disease.
vaccinate (verb) – inoculate, administer, introduce (with a vaccine to provide immunity against a disease).
lead to (verb) – result in, cause, bring on.
complacency (noun) – carelessness, laziness, laxity; self-satisfaction, smugness, self-regard.
reluctance (noun) – unwillingness, disinclination, hesitation.
sustained (adjective) – continuous, constant.
positivity rate (noun) – the proportion of positives to total tests done for disease; the percentage of tests that are turning out to be positive for disease; the rate at which people getting tested for disease receive positive results.
fell past of fall (verb) – decrease, decline, diminish, reduce, lessen.
indicator (noun) – sign, signal.
fag end (noun) – last part of something, particularly when considered as less significant or interesting.
reflect (verb) – indicate, show, display, demonstrate.
hospitalisation (noun) – the act of taking (or) admitting someone to (or) in hospital for treatment.
waning (noun) – decrease, lessening, weakening, disappearance.
Omicron variant (noun) – On 26 November 2021, WHO designated the (new coronavirus) variant B.1.1.529 a variant of concern, named Omicron, on the advice of WHO’s Technical Advisory Group on Virus Evolution (TAG-VE). The first known confirmed Omicron infection was from a specimen collected on November 9. In recent weeks, infections in South Africa have increased steeply, coinciding with the detection.
variant (noun) – different or form or version or mutant of something (virus).
lull (verb) – lessen, decrease, diminish, ease, mitigate, moderate.
notion (noun) – idea, belief, concept, opinion, view.
enhanced (adjective) – improved, upgraded, strengthened.
surveillance (noun) – monitoring, observation, scrutiny, inspection.
manpower (noun) – employees, workers, workforce, personnel, human resources.
infrastructure (noun) – the basic physical or organisational structure or framework that a country or organization needs in order to function properly. For a whole nation, it includes all the physical systems such as buildings, roads & railways networks, utilities, etc.
reek of (verb) – be indicative of something (unpleasant/undesirable).
evolve (verb) – develop, progress, advance gradually; alter, change, transform.
shade (noun) – nuance, difference, variation, variety; subtlety.
characteristic (noun) – attribute, feature, aspect, quality.
impact (noun) – effect, influence; result/consequence.
deadly (adjective) – fatal, lethal, life-threatening.
drive (verb) – cause something to happen; prompt.
delta variant/B.1.617.2 (noun) – Formally known as AY.2 or B.1.617.2, it’s a variant of the coronavirus, first identified in India, is renamed as the ‘Delta variant’ by the World Health Organization (WHO) and this variant is reclassified as Variant of Concern (VOC). The B.1.617.1 strain has been reclassified to a Variant of Interest (VOI) and labelled variant “Kappa”.
result in (phrasal verb) – cause, bring on, bring about.
livelihood (noun) – means of making a living with the basic necessities (food, water, shelter and clothing); means of support, subsistence, source of income.