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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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routine | n: a usual or habitual way of doing things; a set sequence of steps, part of a larger computer program | |
redemption | n: the act of saving or being saved from sin, error, or evil, or the process of regaining or earning something of value | |
strain | n: a force or pressure that stretches or pulls something, sometimes causing damage; (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups | |
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 | |
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 | |
symptom | n: any sensation or change in body or mind that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease | |
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 | |
severe | adj: extremely serious or bad in feeling, manner, or strict and harsh; extremely strong or vigorous | |
abdominal | adj: of or relating to the part of the body that contains the stomach, intestines, and other organs | |
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 | |
respiratory | adj: relating to the organs and processes involved in breathing, such as the lungs and the act of inhaling and exhaling air | |
distress | n: a feeling of great worry, sadness, pain, or discomfort | |
menacingly | adv: in a way that suggests a threat or danger; in an intimidating or ominous manner | |
fellow | adj: someone who has the same job or interests as you, or is in the same class, profession, or situation as you | |
surgeon | n: a doctor who is trained to perform medical operations that involve cutting open a person’s body | |
suspicious | adj: making you feel that someone has done something wrong, illegal, or dishonest without any evidence | |
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 | |
malaria | n: a severe disease caused by a parasite that is spread by the bite of an infected mosquito | |
typhoid | n: a severe bacterial infection that is typically spread through contaminated food or water; symptoms include fever, headache, muscle aches, and gastrointestinal problems | |
enteritis | n: inflammation of the small intestine, often caused by infection, food poisoning, or other factors | |
reassurance | n: the act of giving advice or help to make someone feel less worried; the act of giving someone confidence | |
virtual | adj: being actually such in almost every respect; existing in essence or effect though not in actual fact | |
biology | n: the scientific study of life and the natural processes of living things | |
bomb | n: a weapon that explodes and is used to kill or injure people or to cause damage to something | |
explode | v: to burst or break open violently and noisily; to cause something to burst or break open | |
virus | n: a tiny infectious organic material that causes disease in people, animals, and plants | |
panic | n: a sudden strong feeling of fear that cannot be controlled and prevents reasonable thought and action | |
medical | adj: relating to the treatment of illness or injuries; relating to the practice of medicine | |
tsunami | n: a huge ocean wave caused by an earthquake, volcano, or other disturbance | |
devastating | adj: causing a great deal of destruction or damage | |
indelible | adj: cannot be removed, erased, or forgot | |
scar | n: a mark that remains on the skin after a wound has healed | |
graduated | adj: having received a degree from a school, college, or university; marked with or divided into levels or degrees | |
perceive | v: to become aware or conscious of something through the senses | |
disease | n: a disorder or illness that affects the body or mind, often characterized by specific symptoms or abnormal functioning of organs or systems | |
essence | n: the basic or most important part or quality of something that makes it what it is | |
convinced | adj: completely certain about something; having a strong belief or conviction in a particular religion | |
decide | v: to make up someone’s mind about something; to come to a conclusion or judgment after considering options | |
brave | adj: showing courage or fearlessness in the face of danger, difficulty, or adversity | |
fragile | adj: delicate or easily broken or damaged | |
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 | |
infect | v: to affect a person, an animal, or a plant with a disease-causing organism | |
unfortunately | adv: by bad luck; unluckily | |
identify | v: to recognize someone or something and say or prove who or what they are | |
casualty | n: a person who has been killed or injured in a war, accident, or other disasters; a victim | |
president | n: the leader of a republic, for example, the US; the person in charge of the organization such as a company, university, club, etc. | |
impose | v: to officially force a new law, tax, duty, etc. to be obeyed or received | |
quarantine | n: a state of isolation imposed on people or animals to prevent the spread of disease | |
affected | adj: influenced; feeling or showing emotion, especially exaggerated emotion; not natural or sincere | |
statistics | n: the discipline that concerns the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data | |
corps | n: a large group of people trained and organized for a particular purpose, such as the military or a performing arts troupe | |
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 | |
communal | adj: belonging to or used by a group rather than individuals; for common use | |
outbreak | n: a sudden start of something, usually a disease or something dangerous or unpleasant | |
anticipate | v: to expect or predict that something will happen; to tell in advance | |
onset | n: the beginning or early stages of unpleasant something; a military attack | |
temperature | n: the degree of hotness or coldness of a thing or place | |
chlorine | n: a chemical element with the symbol Cl and atomic number 17, a greenish-yellow gas that is highly reactive and used in a variety of applications, including as a bleach and disinfectant | |
concentration | n: the ability to focus all your time and energy on one thing without thinking about anything else. | |
recommend | v: to suggest that someone or something would be a suitable fit for a particular purpose or role | |
pants | n: an item of clothing that covers the lower part of the body and each leg separately, typically with a waistband and two legs | |
bleach | v: to remove color or stains, whiten, or sterilize using a solution of chemicals or other substances, such as bleach | |
touching | adj: evoking an emotional response; causing feelings of sympathy, tenderness, or compassion; having a poignant or emotional impact | |
stigmatize | v: to accuse, condemn, or openly or formally consider somebody or something as not deserving respect | |
suspend | v: to stop something from continuing or being in force or effect, either temporarily or permanently; to hang something freely | |
norm | n: something that is regarded as usual, typical, or standard | |
declare | v: to say, state, or announce something clearly, officially, or publicly | |
emergency | n: a sudden unforeseen crisis usually involving danger that requires immediate action | |
nation | n: a large organized community of people living in a particular country or region and having a particular culture | |
gang | n: a group of people who organize and engage in criminal activity | |
isolation | n: the condition of being alone or lonely; the act or state of separation between persons or groups | |
terrifying | adj: very frightening or intimidating | |
addict | n: a person who cannot stop using or doing something as a habit, especially something harmful | |
presence | n: the fact or state that someone or something exists, occurs, or is present | |
instill | v: to impart, introduce, or cause to be absorbed gradually | |
tremendous | adj: very great in degree or extent or amount or impact; extremely good | |
undergo | v: to go through something unpleasant or that involves a change | |
arrest | v: to take into custody | |
colleague | n: one of a group of a coworker, especially in a profession or a business | |
survivor | n: a person who remains alive after an event in which others have died | |
survive | v: to live or exist despite a dangerous event or period | |
survival | n: the state of continuing to exist or live, frequently in the face of difficulty or danger | |
suffer | v: to experience pain, distress, or hardship; to undergo or endure something painful or unpleasant | |
fulfill | v: to meet the requirements or expectations; to achieve or realize | |
discharge | v: to release or let go of something or someone; to dismiss or terminate an employee or member of an organization; to emit or give off a substance or energy | |
jubilation | n: a deep feeling or expression of great joy, triumph, or celebration, often accompanied by exuberant excitement, happiness, and revelry | |
glimpse | n: a brief or partial view; the act of seeing something or someone for a very short time or only partly | |
define | v: to state or explain precisely the nature, scope, or meaning of something | |
vivid | adj: producing very clear, powerful, and detailed images in the mind | |
release | v: to set free or allow to escape from confinement | |
heaven | n: (of various religious and mythological traditions) a place or state of existence considered to be the abode of the divine, the afterlife, or a higher realm of being; a state of great happiness, contentment, or beauty | |
struggle | v: to make a great effort to do something when it is difficult, or there are a lot of problems; to use force or violence to break away from restraint or constriction | |
debilitating | adj: weakening or damaging; causing a loss of strength, energy, or success | |
joint | adj: shared, held, or made between two or more people; (noun) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton | |
gradual | adj: happening slowly over a long period of time or distance; not steep or abrupt | |
decay | n: the process or state of rotting or decomposition by natural causes such as the action of bacteria and fungi; (verb) to rot or decompose through natural causes | |
intermittent | adj: occurring at irregular intervals; not continuous or steady; stopping and starting periodically; sporadic | |
blind | adj: unable to see; unable or unwilling to perceive or understand the true nature of something | |
neurological | adj: of or relating to the science of neurology or the nervous system | |
disability | n: a physical or mental condition that makes it difficult for someone to do some things that other people do | |
orphan | n: a child whose parents are dead or have abandoned them | |
traumatic | adj: relating to or caused by injury, especially emotional injury | |
disorder | n: an untidy state or a lack of organization; a physical condition or illness that causes problems with how a section of the body or brain functions | |
opportune | adj: suitable or happening at a time that is suitable or convenient for a particular purpose | |
split | v: to divide, or to make something divide into two or more parts, especially along a particular line | |
definitive | adj: serving to provide a final solution or to end a situation; final and not able to be changed | |
transmit | v: to send or forward an electronic signal; to pass something from one person or thing to another | |
intervention | n: the action or process of being done to improve or help a circumstance, often they have not been asked to do so | |
semen | n: the fluid that contains sperm and is ejaculated during sexual activity, which may fertilize an egg and lead to pregnancy | |
counseling | n: the process of providing guidance and support to someone, often in a therapeutic or professional context, to help them overcome personal or emotional difficulties and improve their mental health and well-being | |
promote | v: to encourage or persuade people to like, buy, use, do, or support something; to raise someone to a higher position or rank | |
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 | |
spouse | n: a person’s husband, wife, or partner in marriage | |
obtain | v: to get something, especially by making a great effort | |
adequate | adj: enough, acceptable, satisfactory for a particular purpose or need | |
expand | v: to increase or to make something greater in size, number, or importance | |
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 | |
heal | v: to make a wound or injury to become well again | |
cataract | n: a clouding of the lens in the eye that affects vision; a large waterfall | |
relive | v: to experience again or bring back the memory of a past event or time | |
delay | v: to cause something to happen at a later time than originally intended or expected | |
defer | v: to delay or hold back something until a later time; to refer to another source of authority | |
policy | n: a set of rules, guidelines, principles, or procedures that govern decision-making or action, often used in the context of business or government; a course of action or plan of action adopted or followed by an organization or individual to achieve a goal or objective | |
condone | v: to overlook, forgive, or show approval for an action or behavior that is wrong or disapproved of | |
sporadic | adj: occurring at irregular intervals or only in a few places; scattered | |
resurgence | n: the return or growth of something after a period of decline or disappearance | |
tragic | adj: causing great sadness or suffering; very unfortunate | |
cheer | v: to give a loud shout to show support, praise, or approval | |
thrive | v: to grow vigorously; to make steady progress | |
untold | adj: not yet revealed or known; not having been counted or measured | |
deserve | v: to be worthy of or entitled to something, especially something good or valuable | |
defeat | v: to win against somebody in a fight, war, or attempt | |
pandemic | n: an outbreak of a disease that affects many people over a very wide area | |
stigma | n: a mark of shame or disgrace associated with a particular circumstance, quality, or person | |
identity | n: the fact of being who or what somebody or something is; the features, emotions, or ideas that distinguish persons from one another | |
recover | v: to return to a former condition, health, mind, or strength | |
passport | n: an official document issued by a government used to verify the identity and nationality of a person for international travel | |
deter | v: to discourage or prevent someone from doing something | |
id | n: a part of the psyche that represents the unconscious desires and instincts of an individual; in psychoanalytic theory, it is believed to be the most basic and primal part of the human psyche; (also ID, short for identification) a document or card that proves a person’s identity, such as a driver’s license, passport, or national ID card | |
deny | v: to state that one refuses to admit the existence or truth of something | |
relation | n: the way two persons or groups of people feel and act toward one another | |
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 | |
fuel | n: a substance that is typically burned to generate heat or energy | |
resilient | adj: able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions | |
volunteer | n: a person who performs or offers to perform a job or service without being paid for or forced to do | |
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 | |
contagion | n: the spread of a disease or harmful influence from one person or thing to another | |
perilous | adj: involving a high degree of risk or danger; hazardous or fraught with potential harm | |
ward | n: a room in a hospital for patients requiring special care | |
aftermath | n: the consequences or results of a significant event, particularly a disaster or conflict; a period of time following a significant event |