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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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physician | n: a medical doctor who practices medicine | |
infectious | adj: able to be passed quickly from one person, animal, or plant to another, especially through air or water | |
disease | n: a disorder or illness that affects the body or mind, often characterized by specific symptoms or abnormal functioning of organs or systems | |
greet | v: to say hello to someone; to express welcome on meeting someone | |
chief | adj: most important or primary; (noun) a person who is in charge | |
refugee | n: a displaced person who has crossed national borders and who cannot or is unwilling to return home due to political, religious, or economic reasons or because of a war | |
epidemic | n: the widespread outbreak of a particular disease in a large number of people at the same time | |
responsible | adj: answerable or accountable for something within one’s power, control, or management | |
largely | adv: virtually entirely; to a large degree | |
relate | v: to establish a connection or association between two or more things; to narrate or tell about an event, experience, or relationship; to empathize or feel sympathy with someone or something | |
tuberculosis | n: an infectious disease usually caused by tubercle bacteria that can attack many parts of a person’s body, especially their lungs | |
strike | v: to wallop somebody or something with the hand, fist, or weapon; to have an emotional or cognitive impact upon | |
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 | |
inhibit | v: to prevent something, such as an action, process, etc., from happening or make it less likely to happen than normal | |
recruit | v: to persuade someone to work for a company; to find new members for an organization, the armed forces, etc. | |
organization | n: a group of people who work together for a shared purpose | |
assign | v: to give a specific job or piece of work to a someone | |
primary | adj: first or highest in rank, order, or importance; most fundamental or essential; pertaining to the initial or introductory stage of something, such as a school year or election cycle | |
assignment | n: a duty or task given to someone, usually as part of their job or studies | |
intervention | n: the action or process of being done to improve or help a circumstance, often they have not been asked to do so | |
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 | |
oversea | adj: situated or operating beyond national boundaries; in, from, or to foreign countries | |
exhausted | adj: extremely tired | |
emotional | adj: relating to people’s feelings | |
isolate | v: to physically or socially separate someone or something from other people or things | |
panic | n: a sudden strong feeling of fear that cannot be controlled and prevents reasonable thought and action | |
wail | v: to make a prolonged, high-pitched cry expressing grief, pain, or anger | |
desert | n: arid land with little or no vegetation often covered with sand or rocks | |
regulatory | adj: having the power to control or restrict something such as business or industry according to rules or principles | |
device | n: a piece of equipment, tool, or technology that serves a particular purpose or function, often mechanical or electronic | |
temperature | n: the degree of hotness or coldness of a thing or place | |
degree | n: a unit of measurement for angles, temperature, or level of proficiency or achievement; a rank or level of academic or professional attainment | |
essential | adj: indispensable; fundamental | |
prevalent | adj: existing very commonly in a particular area or in a specific time | |
punishment | n: a penalty or consequence inflicted for wrongdoing or offense; a means of enforcing discipline or preventing further wrongdoing | |
discuss | v: to talk about or examine in detail through conversation or debate; to exchange ideas, opinions, or information on a particular topic | |
overvalue | v: to value or estimate something too high; to assign too much worth or importance to something; to assess or appraise something beyond its actual market or intrinsic value | |
ancient | adj: relating to the long ago, particularly the historical period preceding the fall of the Western Roman Empire; very old | |
misunderstand | v: to interpret or understand something in the wrong way | |
plague | n: any epidemic disease with a high death rate; (also called pest) a serious, sometimes fatal, infection spread by rats that causes fever and swellings on the body | |
typhus | n: an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Rickettsia, transmitted by fleas or lice, and marked by high fever, headache, rash, and often delirium or stupor | |
leprosy | n: a chronic infectious disease that affects the skin, nerves, and mucous membranes and is caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium leprae, characterized by disfiguring skin lesions, nerve damage, and the loss of sensation in affected areas | |
humor | n: the quality of being amusing or funny; the liquid parts of the body | |
widow | n: a woman whose spouse has died and who has not remarried | |
drag | v: to pull or haul with force | |
moat | n: a deep, wide ditch, typically filled with water, surrounding a castle, fort, or town, primarily as a defense | |
dungeon | n: a room or cell in which prisoners are held, especially underground | |
communal | adj: belonging to or used by a group rather than individuals; for common use | |
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 | |
giant | adj: enormous; much bigger or more important than similar items usually are | |
gap | n: a conspicuous disparity or difference separates something such as a figure, people, their opinions, situation, etc. | |
violent | adj: involving or caused by physical force or aggression against someone or something | |
stick | v: to put something, usually a sharp object, into something; to restrict yourself to doing or using one certain thing and not change; (noun) a thin piece of wood or other material | |
historic | adj: famous or significant in history, or potentially so | |
diarrhea | n: a common digestive disorder with the frequent passage of loose, watery stools that can be caused by various factors such as infections, food poisoning, and certain medications | |
malaria | n: a severe disease caused by a parasite that is spread by the bite of an infected mosquito | |
frequent | adj: happening constantly | |
strategy | n: a detailed plan of action designed to achieve a long-term or overall goal. | |
rethink | v: to consider again a plan, idea, etc., especially to change it | |
graph | n: a picture consisting of a line, lines, points, etc., that shows how two or more sets of certain quantities are related to each other | |
cluster | n: a group of similar things or people close together, often forming a distinct mass or unit | |
typical | adj: having the usual characteristics or traits of a specific group of things | |
combination | n: a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities | |
predict | v: to state beforehand that something will happen in the future, mainly based on knowledge or experience | |
preceding | adj: occurring or coming before something or somebody in time or order; previous or former | |
influenza | n: (formal for flu) a highly contagious viral disease that causes fever, severe aching, and catarrh and often occurs in epidemics | |
exposed | adj: having no protection or shield from something, such as bad weather, attack, or criticism | |
contagious | adj: able to be passed on to others through contact or proximity, especially by infection or disease | |
gang | n: a group of people who organize and engage in criminal activity | |
genocide | n: the intentional killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation | |
reverse | v: to change something’s direction, order, position, decision, etc., to the opposite one; (adjective) directed or moving toward the rear | |
interrupt | v: to say or do something that causes someone to stop in their speech or action | |
transmission | n: the act or process of sending something from one person or place to another; the process of broadcasting over the airwaves, as in radio or television | |
detect | v: to find or recognize something, especially something difficult to see, hear, etc. | |
infect | v: to affect a person, an animal, or a plant with a disease-causing organism | |
specific | adj: clearly defined or particular to a certain thing or situation; distinct, explicit, and precise | |
shifting | adj: constantly changing or moving | |
norm | n: something that is regarded as usual, typical, or standard | |
bunch | n: a grouping of several similar things which are growing or fastened together | |
remodel | v: to change the structure or form of something | |
immunity | n: the ability of an organism to resist infection or disease, often due to the presence of antibodies | |
decide | v: to make up someone’s mind about something; to come to a conclusion or judgment after considering options | |
hire | v: to give somebody a job | |
district | n: a part of a country or town, especially one with particular features | |
statistics | n: the discipline that concerns the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data | |
credible | adj: capable of being trusted or believed | |
persuade | v: to convince or induce someone to do something by presenting a reason or argument; to sway or influence someone’s decision or opinion | |
reframe | v: to reinterpret, rephrase, or redefine an issue, situation, or question in a different way | |
outreach | n: an effort to extend help or services to people who may not be aware of them, often in a targeted manner; the process of establishing connections and communication with a wider community or audience; (verb) to reach out or make contact with people or groups to offer help, support, or information | |
therapy | n: the act of caring for someone through medication, remedial training, etc. | |
experiment | n: the scientific test conducted to observe what happens and gain new knowledge | |
unfortunately | adv: by bad luck; unluckily | |
fortunate | adj: having good luck or lucky | |
independence | n: freedom from another’s or others’ control or influence | |
evaluate | v: to assess or estimate the quality, significance, quantity, or value of something | |
justice | n: the quality of being fair and reasonable and treating people equally according to their due | |
reduction | n: a decrease in size, amount, or degree | |
feat | n: a notable or impressive achievement, especially one that requires great skill or bravery | |
economical | adj: providing a satisfactory return on the money, time, or effort; not using more money, fuel, etc. than necessary | |
prominence | n: the state of being important, easily seen, or well known | |
criticism | n: the act of analyzing, evaluating, or judging something, especially literary or artistic work, to find fault with it or to offer suggestions for improvement; the expression of disapproval or censure | |
opposition | n: the act of disagreeing or resisting; the state of strong disagreement | |
opponent | n: a person against whom you are playing or fighting in a game, competition, debate, etc. | |
industrious | adj: hardworking, diligent, and persistent in effort | |
background | n: the details of a person’s social heritage, such as family, vocational or educational experience; past information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem | |
critic | n: someone who expresses opinions about the quality of books, music, etc. | |
tremendous | adj: very great in degree or extent or amount or impact; extremely good | |
addition | n: the act or process of adding something to something else; the process of adding numbers | |
economy | n: the system by which a country or region produces manages, and distributes goods and services, including the money and finances involved in these activities; (of an airline) the lowest-priced, most basic option for seating in commercial travel | |
healing | n: the process of becoming or making somebody or something well again | |
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 | |
depart | v: to go away or leave, especially to start a journey | |
embrace | v: to accept something willingly and enthusiastically; (noun) the act of clasping another person in the arms as in greeting or affection | |
enforcement | n: the act of ensuring that rules, regulations, or laws are obeyed or implemented; the act of applying force or pressure to compel compliance with rules or laws | |
trauma | n: an emotional wound or shock often has long-lasting effects caused by a highly upsetting or shocking experience | |
confer | v: to have a meeting or discussion to come to a decision or agreement or exchange ideas; to bestow something | |
endorse | v: to officially approve, support, or recommend someone or something | |
uptake | n: the rate or amount of something that is taken in or used by a particular system or organism; the process of taking food into the body through the mouth by eating | |
environment | n: the natural world such as air, water, and land in which humans, animals, and plants live | |
elect | v: to choose someone for a specific position by voting for them; to decide or choose to do something | |
valid | adj: having a reasonable basis in logic or fact; still legally or officially acceptable | |
institute | n: an organization that has a specific purpose, particularly one dealing with science, education, or a particular profession; (verb) to initiate, introduce, or establish something | |
medicinal | adj: of or relating to the treatment or cure of disease | |
workshop | n: a place where people work, especially one where they do manual or practical work; a brief intensive course for a small group | |
neuroscience | n: the scientific study of the function, structure, and disorder of the brain and the nervous system | |
transmit | v: to send or forward an electronic signal; to pass something from one person or thing to another | |
opportune | adj: suitable or happening at a time that is suitable or convenient for a particular purpose | |
possibility | n: a chance that something may happen or be true | |
replace | v: to take the place of something | |
playground | n: an area where many people go for recreation, especially at a school or in a park | |
convert | v: to have a talk with someone; (adjective) reversed in order, relation, or action | |
morality | n: principles of right and evil or good and bad behavior | |
emotion | n: a strong feeling such as love, anger, etc. deriving from one’s situation, mood, or relationships with others |