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Word	Meaning	Advanced
legitimate	adj: accordant with or allowed by law; lawful
avian	adj: relating to or characteristic of birds
influenza	n: (formal for flu) a highly contagious viral disease that causes fever, severe aching, and catarrh and often occurs in epidemics
brilliant	adj: extremely clever, skilled, or impressive
pandemic	n: an outbreak of a disease that affects many people over a very wide area
cardiovascular	adj: of or relating to the heart and blood vessels (= tubes that carry blood around the body)
disease	n: a disorder or illness that affects the body or mind, often characterized by specific symptoms or abnormal functioning of organs or systems
diabetes	n: a medical condition in which the body cannot produce enough insulin to control the glucose levels in the blood
hypertension	n: a medical condition characterized by abnormally high blood pressure in the arteries, often leading to an increased risk of heart disease, stroke, and other health problems
diet	n: the food and drink that a person, animal, or community eats and drinks regularly; a legislative assembly in certain countries, for example, Japan
globalization	n: the process by which economies, societies, and cultures around the world become increasingly integrated and interconnected through the rapid exchange of goods, services, ideas, and people across international borders
generation	n: all the people born and living at about the same time, regarded collectively; the production of heat or electricity
obesity	n: the condition of being significantly overweight, typically defined as having a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or greater.
critic	n: someone who expresses opinions about the quality of books, music, etc.
opportune	adj: suitable or happening at a time that is suitable or convenient for a particular purpose
literally	adv: in the real or original meaning of a word or phrase; in a literal sense or way; not figuratively
medicinal	adj: of or relating to the treatment or cure of disease
vessel	n: a ship or large boat
combine	v: to join or merge to form a single thing or group
reversible	adj: capable of being turned or done in the opposite direction or way; capable of being reversed or undone
technological	adj: based on scientific and industrial progress
state-of-the-art	adj: characterized by the use of the latest and most advanced technology or methods; cutting-edge
intervention	n: the action or process of being done to improve or help a circumstance, often they have not been asked to do so
quantitative	adj: relating to, measuring, or expressing in terms of quantity; involving numerical or statistical data
artery	n: one of the thick tubes in humans and most other animals that takes blood away from the heart to one or more parts of the body such as tissues, lungs, brain, etc.
cardiac	adj: of or relating to the heart or heart disease
pet	n: an animal that you have at home as a companion and treated kindly
scan	v: to examine something hastily, with the eyes or with a machine, to get information
reverse	v: to change something’s direction, order, position, decision, etc., to the opposite one; (adjective) directed or moving toward the rear
progression	n: the act or process of changing to the next stage or phase or moving forward
prostate	n: a small gland located near the bladder (= an organ located in the lower abdomen) in males that produces fluid that becomes part of semen
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
regress	v: to move or develop backward; to return to an earlier or less advanced state or condition; to decline or deteriorate
tumor	n: a mass of diseased tissue that forms when cells in the body divide and grow in an uncontrolled way
inhibit	v: to prevent something, such as an action, process, etc., from happening or make it less likely to happen than normal
spectroscope	n: an optical instrument used for spectrographic analysis (= measurement of properties of light over a specific portion of the electromagnetic spectrum)
diminish	v: to reduce or be reduced in size, extent, or importance; to make something smaller, weaker, etc.
epidemic	n: the widespread outbreak of a particular disease in a large number of people at the same time
span	n: the entire length of something, such as time or space from beginning to end; the amount of space that something covers
pitiful	adj: making people feel sorrow or sympathy; very small or poor
elect	v: to choose someone for a specific position by voting for them; to decide or choose to do something
obese	adj: excessively overweight, particularly to the point of being a serious health risk; having a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or more
devolve	v: to transfer or delegate responsibility, power, or authority to someone else, often as a result of a process or procedure; to degrade, deteriorate, or regress to a less advanced or more primitive state or form
crunch	n: a loud, crackling noise made by something being crushed or broken; a difficult or critical situation
convenient	adj: useful, helpful, or quick to do
advisory	adj: giving advice or suggestions on a particular matter; having the function of providing recommendations or guidance
revenue	n: the income that a government receives from taxes or that a company earns from its business
malaria	n: a severe disease caused by a parasite that is spread by the bite of an infected mosquito