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Today’s article title is: Crowded villages show why coronavirus cases are surging in rural India
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Important words and idioms from the article
SURGE
Verb
Pronunciation: surj
Meaning: as in jump, skyrocket
Synonyms: jump, rocket, skyrocket, intensify
Antonyms: contract, decrease, diminish, dwindle, lessen, recede, wane
Usage: The numbers will surge before crashing
Forms: Surge (noun)
EMULATE
Verb
Pronunciation: em-yuh-leyt
Meaning: to be the same in meaning or effect/ to use (someone or something) as the model for one’s speech, mannerisms, or behavior
Synonyms: add up (to), amount (to), come (to), correspond (to), equal/ape, copy, copycat, imitate
Usage: He would often emulate the mannersims of his boss to impress him
Forms: Emulation (noun)
STIGMATIZE
Verb
Pronunciation: stig-muh-tahyz
Meaning: usually disapproving to describe or regard in a way that shows strong disapproval
Synonyms: brand, tag
Antonyms: applaud
Usage: He will always be stigmatized for his past history
Forms: Stigma (noun), Stigmatized (adjective)
HINTERLAND
Noun
Pronunciation: hin-ter-land
Meaning: a rural region that forms the edge of the settled or developed part of a country
Synonyms: backcountry, backland(s), backwater, backwoods, bush, frontier, outback, outlands
Usage: The cost of houses in the hinterland is cheaper
AILING
Adjective
Pronunciation: ey-ling
Meaning: chronically or repeatedly suffering from poor health
Synonyms: invalid, sickly, weakly
Antonyms: healthy, well
Usage: The ailing father wanted to talk to his daughter
Forms: Ailment (noun), Ail (verb)
