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Today’s article talks about the measures taken by the Delhi government to increase the recovery rate of covid-affected people.
The article title is: ‘Key to Covid fight: Recovery rate almost 60%’.
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
RECOVERY
Pronunciation: ri-kuhv-ree
Part of Speech: noun
Meaning: a) a state of regaining good health
b) regaining possession over something lost or stolen
Synonyms: improvement, restoration, readjustment, rehabilitation
Antonyms: degradation, deterioration, relapse
Usage: The recovery rate of the patient has been steady ever since the operation.
Forms: recover(verb,noun)
MARGINAL
Pronunciation: maa-juhn-uhl
Part of Speech: adjective
Meaning: a) relating to or at the edge
b)not central or focus
Synonyms: minimal, minor, negligible, insignificant
Antonyms: central, significant, major
Usage: The increase in this year’s profit is only marginal to that of last year’s.
Forms: marginally(adverb), marginalize(verb)
CONSISTENTLY
Pronunciation: kuhn-si-stuhnt-lee
Part of Speech: adverb
Meaning: a) in every case or on every occasion
b) in a fair and impartial way
Synonyms: constantly, persistently, regularly, routinely
Usage: Atashi has been doing well in all her exams consistently.
Forms : consistent(adjective), consistency(noun)
DISCHARGE
Pronunciation: dis-chahrj
Part of Speech: verb, noun
Meaning: a) releasing someone from a place or situation(verb)
b) pouring forth(verb)
c) the act of releasing(noun)
Synonyms: release, liberation, remittance, clearance
Antonyms: hold, keep, retention
Usage: Mr. Verma was discharged from the hospital after all his test results were fine.
ISOLATE
Pronunciation: ahy-suh-leyt
Part of Speech: verb, noun
Meaning: a) to separate someone from others(verb)
b) identify or deal with something separately(verb)
c) a person who has become isolated(noun)
Synonyms: detach, disconnect, disengage, segregate
Antonyms: attach, combine, link, unite
Usage: He isolated himself from everyone at the party.
Forms: isolation(noun)
SEVERE
Pronunciation: suh-veeuh
Part of Speech: adjective
Meaning: a) of great importance or seriousness
b) strict or harsh punishment
Synonyms: stern, strict, relentless, austere
Antonyms: lax, easy
Usage: Isha received severe punishment for disobeying her teacher.
Forms: severely(adverb)
ASYMPTOMATIC
Pronunciation: ei-suhm-tuh-ma-tuhk
Part of Speech: adjective
Meaning: producing or showing no symptoms
Synonyms: symptomless
Antonyms: symptomatic
Usage: Sometimes asymptomatic people are the carriers of disease.
WELFARE
Pronunciation: vel-feuh
Part of Speech: noun
Meaning: a) the well-being of a person or group
b) the social effort to promote or bring about the well-being of a community
Synonyms: benefit, health, interest, progress
Antonyms: disadvantage, discontent, misery
Usage: This NGO was started with the goal of taking care of the welfare of people.
GUIDELINE
Pronunciation: gaid-lain
Part of Speech: noun
Meaning: a set of rules and principles
Synonyms: code, ground rule, instruction, protocol
Usage: Take a thorough look at the guidelines of this task and then proceed.
Forms: guide(noun,verb), guidance(noun)
STEADILY
Pronunciation: steh-duh-lee
Part of Speech: adverb
Meaning: in a regular, controlled or even manner
Synonyms: fixedly, undeviatingly, unwaveringly
Antonyms: irregularly, unevenly
Usage: We walked steadily through the terrains lest we should fall.
Forms: stead(noun), steady(adjective,verb)
Practice Questions
Q1) If the words ‘marginal’ and ‘central’ make a perfect pair, select the correct pair from the following set of words following the same logic:
- Discharge-Release
- Isolate-Separate
- Severe-Lax
- Welfare-Progress
Q2) Create sentences of your own with the following words:
- Marginal
- Guideline
- Recovery
- Welfare
- Consistently
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