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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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battleground | n: a place where a battle is fought | |
epidemic | n: the widespread outbreak of a particular disease in a large number of people at the same time | |
context | n: the circumstances, facts, or conditions that surround a particular event, situation, or statement and that give it meaning | |
nonprofit | adj: not established for commercial profit | |
squatter | n: a person who lives in or occupies a property or land without legal ownership or permission; a person who occupies a place or position without having the proper qualifications, training, or authority | |
settlement | n: an official agreement that brings an argument to a close; the process of establishing permanent residence in a place. | |
displace | v: to force someone or something to leave their home or place of origin, especially as a result of conflict, natural disaster, or manipulation | |
proximity | n: the state or quality of being near or close to something or someone in distance or time | |
suffer | v: to experience pain, distress, or hardship; to undergo or endure something painful or unpleasant | |
disproportionate | adj: too large or too small when compared with something else, or not deserving its importance or influence | |
historic | adj: famous or significant in history, or potentially so | |
margin | n: the space around the edge of a page or document; (finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold | |
communal | adj: belonging to or used by a group rather than individuals; for common use | |
poorest | adj: having the least wealth or resources | |
launch | v: to send or propel something into the air or space using a device such as a rocket, missile, or spacecraft; to make something available or on sale for the first time | |
dialogue | n: a conversation in a book, play, or film | |
resistant | adj: not affected by something, especially changes or new ideas; of or relating to immunity to disease or infection | |
tuberculosis | n: an infectious disease usually caused by tubercle bacteria that can attack many parts of a person’s body, especially their lungs | |
surgery | n: medical treatment of injuries or diseases involving an incision with instruments and often removing or replacing some parts of the body; the branch of medical science that treats disease or injury by operative procedures | |
cancer | n: abnormal growth of cells that can invade and destroy surrounding tissues and organs; a disease characterized by the uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells | |
communicate | v: to share or exchange information with others by speaking, writing, moving your body, or using other signals | |
disease | n: a disorder or illness that affects the body or mind, often characterized by specific symptoms or abnormal functioning of organs or systems | |
coronavirus | n: a large family of viruses that can cause illness in humans and animals, which name comes from the crown-like spikes on the surface of the virus, which can be seen under a microscope, and COVID-19 is caused by a specific type of coronavirus known as SARS-CoV-2 | |
immediately | adv: now or without delay | |
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 | |
continent | n: one of the earth’s large landmasses; (adjective) abstaining from your feelings, especially your desire to have sex | |
union | n: a group of employees who have banded together to advocate for their rights and better their working conditions; the act or the state of joining together or being joined together | |
trace | v: to find or discover someone or something that was lost | |
statistics | n: the discipline that concerns the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data | |
governor | n: the person who holds the highest executive office in a state or province | |
identify | v: to recognize someone or something and say or prove who or what they are | |
vulnerable | adj: capable of being hurt or influenced physically or mentally | |
ironic | adj: using words to express something different from and often opposite to their literal or usual meaning, often for humorous or rhetorical effect | |
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 | |
crucial | adj: extremely vital or necessary | |
setup | n: the arrangement or organization of something, often with a specific purpose or intention; a scheme or plan that is intended to deceive or trick someone | |
diagnose | v: to determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a careful analysis | |
comprehensive | adj: complete and including all or everything necessary | |
provision | n: the act of providing or supplying something; a clause in a document or law that specifies a particular requirement or condition | |
transport | n: a system for moving people or products from one location to another using automobiles, roads, and so on | |
infectious | adj: able to be passed quickly from one person, animal, or plant to another, especially through air or water | |
disproportionately | adv: in a way that is not reasonably or appropriately balanced, equal, or distributed; in a manner that is unequal or excessive about something else | |
staple | adj: essential, crucial, or regularly used | |
investigate | v: to conduct a systematic or formal inquiry to identify and evaluate the facts of a crime, problem, statement, etc. to establish the truth | |
innumerate | adj: unable to perform simple numerical calculations; having little or no skill in mathematics | |
exposed | adj: having no protection or shield from something, such as bad weather, attack, or criticism | |
facilitate | v: to make something easier or more likely to happen | |
quarantine | n: a state of isolation imposed on people or animals to prevent the spread of disease | |
cholera | n: a severe infectious disease that causes acute diarrhea, vomiting, and dehydration, often resulting in a rapid and dangerous loss of body fluids and electrolytes | |
transmit | v: to send or forward an electronic signal; to pass something from one person or thing to another | |
component | n: one of several parts that combines with others to form something bigger | |
equity | n: the value of the shares issued by a company | |
critic | n: someone who expresses opinions about the quality of books, music, etc. | |
pandemic | n: an outbreak of a disease that affects many people over a very wide area | |
moral | adj: concerned with the principles of what is right and wrong, fairness, honesty, etc. | |
imperative | adj: very important or requiring attention or action | |
epidemiology | n: the study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states or events, including diseases, in specified populations, and the application of this study to the control of health problems | |
invest | v: to put money, effort, time, etc. into something to make a profit or achieve a result | |
irrelevant | adj: not connected with or related to something and therefore not important | |
strategy | n: a detailed plan of action designed to achieve a long-term or overall goal. | |
mitigate | v: to make less severe or less intense; to alleviate or lessen the adverse effects of something | |
argue | v: to express differing opinions or points of view, often in a heated or contentious manner; to present a case or reasoning to persuade or convince others | |
process | n: a series of actions or operations performed to achieve a particular outcome or goal; a systematic procedure or approach used to accomplish a specific task or objective; a method of treating milk to make it suitable for consumption or use in other dairy products | |
lockdown | n: an emergency policy for people, communities, or a country to stay where they are, usually due to specific risks, such as COVID-19 | |
massive | adj: enormous amount; very heavy and solid | |
workforce | n: all the people who work in a company, industry, country, etc. | |
aspect | n: one part or feature of a situation, problem, subject, etc. | |
isolation | n: the condition of being alone or lonely; the act or state of separation between persons or groups | |
remarkable | adj: worthy of attention because unusual or special | |
medical | adj: relating to the treatment of illness or injuries; relating to the practice of medicine | |
pregnant | adj: having a baby or young animal developing in the uterus | |
fracture | n: the breaking or cracking of a rigid material or object such as bone | |
hamper | v: to hinder or impede the progress or movement of something or someone; to prevent or limit the functioning or effectiveness of something or someone; to obstruct or block access to something | |
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 | |
assistant | n: someone who helps or supports someone else to do a job | |
frustration | n: the feeling of being upset or annoyed as a result of being unable to change or achieve something | |
movement | n: a group of people working together to achieve a shared goal, especially a political, social, or artistic one; the process of moving or being moved, physically or figuratively | |
church | n: a building or institution dedicated to religious worship or activities; a Christian religious organization or denomination | |
virus | n: a tiny infectious organic material that causes disease in people, animals, and plants | |
platform | n: the raised flat space close to the track at a train station where passengers get on or off the train; (technology) a computational or digital environment in which a piece of software is executed | |
outbreak | n: a sudden start of something, usually a disease or something dangerous or unpleasant | |
prompt | v: to make someone decide to or try to do something, or to make something happen | |
tardy | adj: delayed beyond the usual or expected time; late or overdue | |
inviting | adj: having an attractive or tempting quality that draws people in; encouraging or alluring in a way that makes people want to take part or participate | |
disaster | n: an unexpected event or series of events that cause widespread damage, destruction, or loss of life | |
keen | adj: having or showing quick and eager intelligence or interest | |
infrastructure | n: the basic systems, services, or features that are necessary for an organization or country, such as transport and power supplies | |
anonymous | adj: having no known name, identity, or known source | |
politician | n: a person who is a member of a government or law-making organization, especially as an elected member of parliament, etc. | |
procedure | n: a way of doing something, especially the official or well-known way | |
profit | n: money that is earned in business or by selling things after deducting the costs involved | |
rethink | v: to consider again a plan, idea, etc., especially to change it | |
environment | n: the natural world such as air, water, and land in which humans, animals, and plants live | |
suspicion | n: the act of doubting something, especially something wrong | |
privacy | n: someone’s right to keep their personal matters and relationships not watched or interrupted by other people | |
fundamental | adj: forming an essential base or core from which everything else develops or is affected | |
surveillance | n: the act of carefully monitoring a person suspected of a crime or a place where a crime may be committed or expected | |
colleague | n: one of a group of a coworker, especially in a profession or a business | |
technological | adj: based on scientific and industrial progress | |
attach | v: to fasten, join, or connect one thing to another | |
construct | v: to build or create something; to assemble or combine different parts to form something whole | |
frame | n: a strong border or structure of the wood, metal, etc. that surrounds something such as a picture, door, or window | |
conversation | n: an informal talk between two or more people to exchange their views, ideas, information, etc. | |
investigation | n: the act or process of thoroughly examining a crime, problem, statement, etc., to uncover the truth | |
tracer | n: a substance or device that makes something visible or distinguishable by leaving a visible mark or path behind it; a person or thing that traces, tracks, or follows; (of graphics) a tool or technique used to produce a precise outline of an image | |
redouble | v: to intensify or increase the effort or magnitude of something; to repeat or do something over again with increased intensity or fervor | |
expand | v: to increase or to make something greater in size, number, or importance | |
depart | v: to go away or leave, especially to start a journey | |
employ | v: to give somebody a job and pay them for it; to make use of | |
cadre | n: a group of trained and committed members of an organization or movement | |
coordinate | v: to bring the different parts of the activity and the people into an organized, ordered, or efficient relationship; (adjective) of equal importance, rank, or degree | |
delivery | n: the act of taking or sending something to a destination; the bringing of a baby during childbirth | |
unemployed | adj: not having a job, although able to work | |
distance | n: the amount of space between two points, measured in units such as miles, meters, or kilometers; the extent, scope, or range between two things, such as distance or emotional distance | |
regress | v: to move or develop backward; to return to an earlier or less advanced state or condition; to decline or deteriorate | |
progressive | adj: relating to or supporting development or advancement, especially social or political one | |
employee | n: a person who is hired to work for a business or organization in exchange for wages or salary; a worker | |
hire | v: to give somebody a job | |
facility | n: a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry |