The Hindu Editorial (The virtue of consistency) – Aug 31, 2021

On August 27, Friday, India set a new record for a single day’s vaccination — 10.7 million doses, up from 8.3 million vaccinations on the previous two days and over 6.3 million doses on August 23-24. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (The virtue of consistency) – Aug 31, 2021.

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The Hindu Editorial (The virtue of consistency) – Aug 31, 2021:

virtue (noun) – power, advantage, benefit, efficacy, usefulness.
consistency (noun) – constancy, stability, regularity.
vaccination (noun) – treatment with a vaccine to protect against a particular disease; immunization.
vaccinate (verb) – inoculate, administer, introduce (with a vaccine to provide immunity against a disease).
dose (noun) – an amount/quantity of something.
drop (verb) – decrease, lessen, reduce, fall, decline.
administer (verb) – dispense, provide, give, apply (a drug/vaccine).
coincide with (verb) – coexist, concur, happen together, be concurrent.
strategy (noun) – plan of action (in order to achieve a more expansive set of political, economic, and security interests).
come into effect (phrase) – become applicable; come into force.
procure (verb) – buy, purchase.
intent (noun) – aim, purpose, intention, objective.
momentous (adjective) – significant, important, crucial, critical.
feat (noun) – achievement, accomplishment, attainment.
steep (adjective) – sudden, sharp, rapid.
give rise to (phrase) – cause, bring in, result in, produce, bring about.
scepticism (noun) – doubt, suspicion/mistrust, wariness, lack of conviction.
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.
consistently (adverb) – always, each time, invariably.
uncertainty (noun) – unpredictability, unreliability, unsureness, indecision.
vaccine (noun) – a biological preparation that improves immunity to a particular disease.
uptake (noun) – the action of taking up something (available/given).
sure (adjective) – guaranteed, unfailing, reliable, dependable, trustworthy, unfailing.
drastically (adverb) – substantially, seriously, desperately.
cut (verb) – reduce, decrease, lessen.
hospitalisation (noun) – the act of taking (or) admitting someone to (or) in hospital for treatment.
equitable (adjective) – impartial, even-handed, unbiased, fair, reasonable.
belatedly (adverb) – later than expected; behind time; slowly, tardily.
set aside (phrasal verb) – put aside, put away, keep, reserve.
rationale (noun) – reason, logic, grounds, basis, motive.
inequity (noun) – unfairness, partiality, favouritism, bias, discrimination.
organized (adjective) – well ordered/regulated, efficient, methodical, planned, systematic, structured.