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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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extraordinary | adj: exceptional, unexpected, very unusual; surpassing the ordinary or usual | |
communal | adj: belonging to or used by a group rather than individuals; for common use | |
nurse | n: a healthcare professional who is trained to provide care for the sick or injured; (verb) to try to cure by special care or treatment of an illness or injury | |
physician | n: a medical doctor who practices medicine | |
deadly | adj: likely to cause or capable of causing death | |
threat | n: a strong indication or likelihood of harm, danger, or adverse consequences; an expression of intent to inflict harm or injury on someone or something, often made as a means of coercion or intimidation | |
virus | n: a tiny infectious organic material that causes disease in people, animals, and plants | |
Ebola | n: a highly contagious and often fatal viral disease that causes severe fever and internal bleeding, primarily occurring in remote areas of Central and West Africa | |
severe | adj: extremely serious or bad in feeling, manner, or strict and harsh; extremely strong or vigorous | |
individual | n: a single person or thing, as distinct from a group | |
spirit | n: the part of a person which is the seat of their mind, feelings, and character rather than their physical body; the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people | |
pursue | v: to do something or attempt to attain something over time; to follow or seek someone or something, especially in trying to catch them | |
bond | n: a close emotional connection between two or more people; a certificate of debt that a government or corporation issues to raise money | |
essential | adj: indispensable; fundamental | |
outbreak | n: a sudden start of something, usually a disease or something dangerous or unpleasant | |
declare | v: to say, state, or announce something clearly, officially, or publicly | |
guinea | n: a former British gold coin worth 21 shillings or a unit of currency used in some West African countries; (Guinea) a republic in western Africa on the Atlantic | |
frightening | adj: causing fear or alarm, or very surprising and alarming | |
suspect | v: to consider anything to be actual or probable | |
widespread | adj: existing or happening in various places or among many people | |
immediately | adv: now or without delay | |
diagnose | v: to determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a careful analysis | |
sensitive | adj: able to notice slight changes, signals, or influences; able to feel or perceive other’s feelings; susceptible to the things people say or do | |
molecular | adj: of or relating to molecules (= a group of two or more atoms held together by attractive forces known as chemical bonds) | |
outstanding | adj: superior to others in excellence; not yet paid, completed, etc. | |
survey | n: an investigation of the opinions, behavior, etc. of a particular group of people, made by asking people questions | |
unfortunately | adv: by bad luck; unluckily | |
maternal | adj: relating to or characteristic of a mother; having feelings that are typical of a caring mother towards her child | |
ward | n: a room in a hospital for patients requiring special care | |
identify | v: to recognize someone or something and say or prove who or what they are | |
confirm | v: to support or establish the truth or certainty of something previously believed or suspected to be the case | |
patient | n: a person who is receiving medical treatment, care, or attention from a healthcare professional, such as a doctor, nurse, or therapist; a personal quality or characteristic | |
trace | v: to find or discover someone or something that was lost | |
breed | v: to keep animals for producing offspring in a regulated manner | |
eclipse | n: an obscuring of one celestial body by another, often used to describe a lunar or solar eclipse; a period of obscurity or decline, often used to describe a decline in popularity or influence; (verb) to surpass, overshadow, or outshine someone or something | |
singular | n: being only one of its kind; unique | |
tide | n: the cyclical rise and fall of sea level caused by the moon’s gravitational pull | |
ministry | n: a department of government responsible for a particular area of public service | |
specimen | n: an individual example or sample of something, typically used to represent a larger group or category | |
detect | v: to find or recognize something, especially something difficult to see, hear, etc. | |
discard | v: to throw something away or get rid of something that you no longer wanted or need | |
obvious | adj: easy to see, discover or understand | |
chemical | adj: relating to or connected with chemistry; | |
activate | v: make something start working, more active or dynamic | |
shift | n: a slight transition in position, direction, or trend | |
genome | n: the complete set or sequence of genes of a human, animal, plant, or other living things | |
blueprint | n: a photographic print of an early plan for a building or machine | |
emerge | v: to move out of or away from something and become visible | |
transmit | v: to send or forward an electronic signal; to pass something from one person or thing to another | |
incredibly | adv: in a way that is very difficult to believe; exceedingly or extremely | |
intervene | v: to intentionally get involved in a situation to improve it or prevent it from getting worse | |
mutation | n: the way in which genes of a person, plant, animal, or other organism change and produce permanent differences | |
vaccine | n: a substance that is put into the body and protects them from disease by causing them to produce antibodies (= proteins that attack harmful bacteria, viruses, etc.) | |
therapy | n: the act of caring for someone through medication, remedial training, etc. | |
sequence | n: a series of related events, actions, numbers, etc., which have a particular order | |
fundamental | adj: forming an essential base or core from which everything else develops or is affected | |
develop | v: to grow or expand; to improve or refine through a process of progress and refinement, often to achieve greater sophistication or complexity; to elaborate or add detail to something that is in the process of being created | |
calibrate | v: to measure or adjust something, typically a machine or device, to ensure accurate functioning or to match a standard or desired level of performance | |
silo | n: a tall, cylindrical structure, usually made of concrete or steel, that is used for storing grain, feed, or other dry materials; a system or structure that is isolated or separate from others | |
analyze | v: to think about in-depth and evaluate to discover essential features or meaning | |
submit | v: to give or offer a document, proposal, etc. to a decision-maker for examination or consideration | |
release | v: to set free or allow to escape from confinement | |
quo | n: the existing state or condition of something, especially in relation to a particular situation or issue | |
viral | adj: relating to or caused by a virus | |
suddenly | adv: quickly and unexpectedly | |
virtual | adj: being actually such in almost every respect; existing in essence or effect though not in actual fact | |
communicate | v: to share or exchange information with others by speaking, writing, moving your body, or using other signals | |
expand | v: to increase or to make something greater in size, number, or importance | |
participate | v: to take part in something | |
engage | v: to attract and keep someone’s attention and interest; to participate in or obtain services of something | |
amazing | adj: extremely surprising, especially in a way that you like or admire | |
opportune | adj: suitable or happening at a time that is suitable or convenient for a particular purpose | |
epidemic | n: the widespread outbreak of a particular disease in a large number of people at the same time | |
clinical | adj: of or relating to the examination and treatment of patients rather than theoretical or laboratory studies | |
publicly | adv: in a manner accessible to or observable by the public; by the government | |
lab | n: a workplace for the conduct of scientific research; a laboratory | |
predict | v: to state beforehand that something will happen in the future, mainly based on knowledge or experience | |
prognosis | n: the likely outcome or course of a disease or illness based on medical analysis and examination of the patient; a forecast or prediction of future events or developments | |
accuracy | n: the state or degree of being exact or correct; the ability to perform something with proficiency and without mistake | |
app | n: (abbreviation for application) software designed to run on smartphones and other mobile devices or inside a web browser on a PC | |
healthcare | n: the organized activity or business of preserving mental and physical health by preventing or treating illness through services offered by the health profession | |
validate | v: to check or prove that something is true; to make something officially or legally acceptable or approved | |
tweak | v: to pinch or squeeze something sharply; to adjust something finely | |
beloved | adj: loved very much | |
colleague | n: one of a group of a coworker, especially in a profession or a business | |
separate | v: to force, take, or pull apart; mark as different | |
fuel | n: a substance that is typically burned to generate heat or energy | |
mistrust | v: to have doubts or suspicions about the honesty or sincerity of someone | |
distract | v: to draw someone’s attention away from what they are trying to do | |
division | n: the act or outcome of splitting into separate parts; a critical organizational unit or sector | |
barrier | n: a fence or other obstruction that makes it hard to move or get in; any condition that makes it difficult to make progress or to achieve an objective | |
thrive | v: to grow vigorously; to make steady progress | |
vulnerable | adj: capable of being hurt or influenced physically or mentally | |
strength | n: the quality or state of being physically, or sometimes mentally, strong | |
graduate | n: a person who has a first degree from university or college; (verb) to complete the first course of university or college and get a degree | |
discovery | n: the act or process of finding information, a place, or an object, or learning about something that was previously not known | |
translucent | adj: allowing light to pass through but scattering it so that objects behind cannot be seen clearly; partially transparent | |
gaze | v: to stare at something or someone for an extended time, usually out of surprise or adoration, or because you are thinking about something else | |
profound | adj: extremely great; sensed or experienced very strongly; displaying a high level of knowledge or comprehension | |
microbe | n: a tiny living thing that can only be seen with a microscope and that may cause disease | |
disseminate | v: to spread or distribute widely, especially information or ideas; to scatter or disperse | |
intentionally | adv: in a planned or intended way | |
sacrifice | n: the act of killing an animal or person or surrendering a possession as an offering to a deity; (verb) to give up something important or valuable to help another person or get or do something that seems more important | |
define | v: to state or explain precisely the nature, scope, or meaning of something | |
destruction | n: the act of causing so much damage to something | |
wrought | adj: made or fashioned carefully or decoratively; (of materials) beaten out or shaped by hammering | |
illuminate | v: to light something or to make something lighter or brighter; to make something free from confusion or ambiguity |