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Today’s article talks about a study by University of California that show how even young adults are susceptible to Covid-19 in USA
The article title is: ‘New research: 1 in 3 young US adults found vulnerable to severe Covid’.
Did you find words that were absolutely new? Great! Below are the explanations given for some of those difficult words you found. Go through them slowly and don’t forget to do the exercises at the end.
Important words and idioms from the article
INDICATE
Pronunciation: in-duh-keit
Part of Speech: verb
Meaning: a) point out or show
b) suggest something as being desirable
Synonyms: signify, display, hint, illustrate
Antonyms: conceal, deny, hide
Usage: These signs indicate that the vehicle must stop.
Forms: indicator(noun)
VULNERABILITY
Pronunciation: vuhl-nuh-ruh-bil-uh-tee
Part of Speech: noun
Meaning: the state of being exposed to harm or attack
Synonyms: susceptibility, culpability, amenableness
Antonyms: aid, asset, immunity
Usage: She had just recovered from pneumonia, her body is not out of vulnerability from germs .
Forms: vulnerable(adjective)
IMPACT
Pronunciation: kuhm-plai
Part of Speech: noun
Meaning: have an effect or influence
Synonyms: mark, significance, imprint
Antonyms: unimportance
Usage: Reading this book had a life-changing impact on me.
SURPASS
Pronunciation: suh-paas
Part of Speech: verb
Meaning: be better than something or someone
Synonyms: beat, eclipse, exceed, outpace
Antonyms: fail, fall behind, lose
Usage: She surpassed all her classmates in merit.
ADVERSE
Pronunciation: uh-dvuhs
Part of Speech: adjective
Meaning: harmful
Synonyms: unfavourable, antagonistic, conflicting, detrimental
Antonyms: advantageous, beneficial, assisting
Usage: The effects of the vaccine trials were adverse.
Forms: adversity(noun)
ESTIMATE
Pronunciation: es-tuh-meyt
Part of Speech: verb, noun
Meaning: a) roughly judge or calculate(verb)
b) an approximate calculation(noun)
Synonyms: assessment, measurement, evaluation, rating
Antonyms: fact, truth
Usage: .The number of people to attend the seminar was estimated to be a hundred.
Forms: estimation(noun)
VARIABLE
Pronunciation: veuh-ree-uh-bl
Part of Speech: adjective
Meaning: subject to change
Synonyms: fickle, fluctuating, volatile
Antonyms: stable, unchangeable
Usage: The outcome of the test can be variable in accordance with the temperature.
Forms: vary(verb)
CUMULATIVE
Pronunciation: kyoo-myoo-luht-uhv
Part of Speech: noun
Meaning: increasing or increased quantity
Synonyms: additory, advancing, amassed
Antonyms: decreasing, subtracting
Usage: Henry’s ill-temper was always cumulative and now it has reached a point of aggression.
Forms: cumulate(verb)
IMMUNE
Pronunciation: uh-myoon
Part of Speech: adjective
Meaning: resistant to something harmful
Synonyms: exempt, unaffected, safe
Antonyms: susceptible, unguarded, vulnerable
Usage: He was bitten by a dog, he must take a vaccine to be immuned.
Forms: immunity (noun)
SHIELD
Pronunciation: sheeld
Part of Speech: noun, verb
Meaning: a) a person or thing providing protection(noun)
b) to protect from risk
Synonyms: buffer, shelter, defend, safeguard
Usage: Warriors in the medieval era used metal blocks as a shield against the enemies.
Practice Questions
Q1) If the words ‘variable’ and ‘changeable’ make a perfect pair, select the correct pair from the following set of words following the same logic:
- Vulnerability-Immunity
- Impact-Influence
- Immune-Risk
- Estimate-Truth
Q2) Create sentences of your own with the following words:
- Cumulative
- Vulnerability
- Surpass
- Adverse
- Indicate
Tell us your answers in the comments below.
