The Hindu Editorial (Viral load) – Apr 26, 2021

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The Hindu Editorial (Viral load) – Apr 26, 2021

Hovering around 3.5 lakh daily infections, India’s current wave of the COVID-19 pandemic is still some distance from the peak. Some experts fear that it could hit a million daily infections in May,… For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Viral load) – Apr 26, 2021.

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The Hindu Editorial (Viral load) – Apr 26, 2021:

lockdown (noun) – an emergency protocol implemented by the authorities that prevents people from leaving from a place; An extended state of confinement/encirclement/isolation of a person by the authority.
livelihood (noun) – means of making a living with the basic necessities (food, water, shelter and clothing); means of support, subsistence, source of income.
instrument (noun) – medium, mechanism, factor, channel, means (to achieve/attain something).
hover (verb) – remain at a level.
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.
hit (verb) – reach, get to, rise to (a particular level).
fragment (noun) – part, section; bit, piece.
misery (noun) – pain, grief, anguish, agony, distress, torment, suffering.
envelop (verb) – surround, cover up, enclose.
infrastructure (noun) – the basic physical or organisational structure for something (to function properly).
stretch (verb) – put a strain on, put great demands on, overtax.
breaking point (noun) – extremity, greatest extent, ultimate point, end point, utmost point.
given (preposition) – considering, taking into account, bearing in mind.
week-long (adjective) – lasting for a week.
come under (phrasal verb) – be subjected to.
shutdown (noun) – closure of a (complete) system; closing down, winding up.
sledgehammer (noun as modifier) – powerful; forceful; ruthless, insensitive (tool).
haunt (verb) – torment, oppress, disturb, trouble, worry, burden, beset.
once bitten, twice shy (phrase) – used to say that a bad experience (endured by doing something for the first time) makes a person to be very careful while doing it a second time.
conveniently (adverb) – suitably, favourably, advantageously.
hot potato (noun) – a controversial issue.
pass around (phrasal verb) – circulate, pass on, spread around, pass from person to person.
serve (verb) – act as, function as, do the work of.
combat (verb) – fight, tackle, confront, defy/resist.
outbreak (noun) – outburst, flaring up, breakout, sudden appearance/occurrence of something.
attributable to (adjective) – considered as an outcome/result caused by.
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.
reportedly (adverb) – supposedly, seemingly, apparently, allegedly.
come down (phrasal verb) – decline, reduce, lessen.
beside the point (phrase) – irrelevant, immaterial, unimportant, not to the point.
the least (determiner) – minimum.
disruption (noun) – disturbance, interruption, obstruction.
put (something) on (someone) (phrasal verb) – cause someone to be subject to something.
design (noun) – plan, intent, objective, goal.
at the heart of (phrase) – at the most important part of.
deficient (adjective) – lacking, inadequate, insufficient, poor.
unhesitatingly (adverb) – purposefully, single-mindedly, decidedly, firmly; immediately.
stream (noun) – a continuous flow of something (data, information, etc; series, string, chain.
deflect (verb) – divert, turn aside, turn away, avert.
engagement (noun) – participation, taking part, involvement.
suspicion (noun) – misgiving, doubt/qualm, distrust, scepticism.
inept (adjective) – incompetent, unskilled; awkward, bungling; unsuccessful, ineffectual.
breathing space (noun) – a time to relax; intermission, interval, break, respite.
ramp up (phrasal verb) – increase (in amount or number).
take up on (phrasal verb) – to accept something (e.g. a challenge).
war footing (noun) – a state of preparedness (for war).
go in for (phrasal verb) – undertake, engage in, get involved in, join in, enter into.
shock and awe (phrase) – a shocking and intimidating strategy/tactics used to achieve something.
abdication (noun) – disowning, rejection, refusal/avoidance, abandonment.
design (verb) – plan, devise, formulate.
phased (adjective) – gradual, incremental, step-by-step, staggered.
take into account (phrase) – consider, take into consideration, have regard to, reckon with.