The Hindu Vocabulary 6 March 2021

2021-03-06

The vocabulary for The Hindu Editorial 06 March 2021 is from the Editorial titled ‘Sustaining the drive: On COVID-19 vaccination phase 2’.

Word	Part of Speech	Meaning	Synonyms	Antonyms	Example
Palpable	Adjective	so intense as to seem almost tangible. (ध्यान देने योग्य)	Perceptible, Visible, Noticeable, Appreciable, Discernible	Intangible, Imperceptible, Unnoticeable, Undetectable	The organisation is worried about the palpable amount of loss.
Co-morbidities	Noun	the simultaneous presence of two or more diseases or medical conditions in a patient. (एक मरीज में दो या अधिक बीमारियों या चिकित्सा स्थितियों की एक साथ उपस्थिति।)	-	-	Age and co-morbidity are factors considered for vaccination.
Inoculate	Verb	treat with a vaccine to produce immunity against a disease; vaccinate. (टीका लगाना)	Immunize, Vaccinate, Inject, Shield, Guard	Expose, Reveal, Uncover, Bare	All members of my family are inoculated against smallpox.
Uptake	Noun	the action of taking up or making use of something that is available. (जो चीज़ उपलब्ध है उसका उपयोग करने या बनाने की क्रिया।)	Utilize, Use, Employ, Avail, Deploy	Disregard, Avoid, Ignore, Leave, Abandon	We were suggested an uptake for the available resources.
Outliers	Noun	a person or thing differing from all other members of a particular group or set. (ग़ैर)	Dissimilar, Unlike, Non-identical, Divergent	Alike, Similar, Same, Matched	His character is an outlier in the writer’s play.
Prominent	Adjective	important; famous. (प्रसिद्ध)	Well-known, Leading, Eminent, Distinguished, Important	Unimportant, Necessary, Obscure, Unknown	We were given the prominent details.
Glitch	Noun	a sudden, usually temporary malfunction or fault of equipment. (गड़बड़)	Fault, Flaw, Mistake, Malfunction	Correct, Right, Appropriate, Apt, Fit	There was a glitch in the working of the system.
Commence	Verb	to start. (आरंभ)	Begin, Initiate, Launch, Start off, Ahead	Setback, Hold, Wait, Halt, Pause	The examinations have commenced now.
Hesitancy	Noun	the quality or state of being hesitant. (संदेह)	Uncertainty, Hesitant, Doubt, Indecision	Certainty, Resolution, Willingness, Willing	We should try to get over our hesitancy.
Magnitude	Noun	the great size or extent of something. (परिमाण)	Immensity, Vastness, Enormity, Expanse	Smallness, Narrow, Small, Normal	The magnitude of the occasion is huge.
Uptick	Noun	a small increase or slight upward trend. (इजाफा)	Ascend, Rise, Increase, Climb, Mount, Soar	Fall, Descend, Set, Drop	An uptick in tourism has been experienced lately.