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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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epidemic | n: the widespread outbreak of a particular disease in a large number of people at the same time | |
neurology | n: the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the nervous system | |
disease | n: a disorder or illness that affects the body or mind, often characterized by specific symptoms or abnormal functioning of organs or systems | |
cheer | v: to give a loud shout to show support, praise, or approval | |
population | n: the total number of people in a country, region, or location | |
distribute | v: to give something to a large number of individuals, or to spread or furnish something | |
pyramid | n: a polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular sides with a common vertex; a massive monument with a square base and four triangular sides, begun by Cheops around 2700 BC as royal tombs in ancient Egypt | |
flatten | v: to make something flat, smooth, or level; to remove or reduce any irregularities or bumps; to crush, squash, or press something down to become level or compressed | |
column | n: one of the vertical blocks that split content on a page or screen from top to bottom; an upright pillar that often supports an arch, entablature, or other structure or stands alone as a monument | |
invert | v: to turn something upside down, inside out; to reverse the position, order, or relationship of something | |
lifespan | n: the length of time for which a person, animal lives, or thing exists | |
entirely | adv: completely | |
Alzheimer | n: a neurodegenerative disease that causes memory loss, cognitive decline, and behavioral issues; is the most common cause of dementia in older adults | |
exponential | adj: becoming more and more rapid; of or involving mathematical exponents | |
statistics | n: the discipline that concerns the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data | |
prevention | n: the action, process, or strategy of stopping something undesirable or harmful from happening; the act of preventing, interfering, or hindering unwanted events or outcomes | |
trillion | n: the number 1,000,000,000,000; a million million | |
doll | n: a child’s toy that typically represents a human figure, especially a young girl; an attractive woman; a woman who is subservient or passive | |
protein | n: a molecule made up of a long chain of amino acids, which is essential for the structure and function of the body’s tissues | |
prop | n: a piece of wood, metal, etc., placed beneath or against something to support it or keep it in position; a system, institution, or person that gives help or support to someone or something | |
demented | adj: mentally disturbed or deranged; crazed; irrational or insane in behavior, thought, or perception | |
origami | n: the Japanese art or practice of folding paper into decorative shapes and figures | |
function | n: the purpose or use of an object, system, or process; a particular activity or operation that is designed to serve a specific purpose; a mathematical concept that describes a relationship between two sets of values, called the input and output sets; (verb) to operate or work in a specific way, or to perform a particular task or purpose | |
molecular | adj: of or relating to molecules (= a group of two or more atoms held together by attractive forces known as chemical bonds) | |
scotch | v: to put an end to or stop something from happening or continuing; to prevent, hinder or restrain something or someone from doing or achieving something; (noun, Scotch) things or people from Scotland, which is a country located in the United Kingdom | |
tap | v: to hit someone or something quickly, gently, and often repeatedly; to use existing resources, such as energy, knowledge, etc. | |
tangle | n: a confused mass of something twisted together | |
sect | n: a group of people who follow a particular religious or philosophical belief system, especially one that is regarded as outside the norm or mainstream | |
brain | n: the organ inside the head that is responsible for one’s movement, thought, memory, and feeling | |
fascinating | adj: extremely interesting | |
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 | |
incidence | n: the frequency or rate at which a particular event or condition occurs within a specific population, group, or area; the occurrence or manifestation of something, especially something harmful or unpleasant | |
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 | |
fascinate | v: to attract and hold the attention of someone deeply and irresistibly | |
creative | adj: relating to or involving the use of skill and original and unusual ideas to create something | |
philanthropy | n: the practice of voluntarily helping the poor, especially by giving money | |
tremendous | adj: very great in degree or extent or amount or impact; extremely good | |
scope | n: the range of one’s perceptions, thoughts, or actions, or a subject that | |
addition | n: the act or process of adding something to something else; the process of adding numbers | |
government | n: the group of people with authority to control a country or state | |
meantime | n: the interval or period of time between two events; the interim or temporary time period between two actions or stages of something else | |
caffeine | n: a stimulant drug that is found in coffee, tea, and other beverages and that is used to increase alertness and improve mental and physical performance | |
protective | adj: serving to protect or shield from harm or danger; designed to prevent damage or injury | |
extent | n: the point or degree or area to which something extends | |
injury | n: harm done to a person’s or an animal’s body caused by an accident or an attack | |
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 | |
chronic | adj: being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering; habitual | |
glaucoma | n: a group of eye disorders characterized by damage to the optic nerve, often associated with increased pressure within the eye; a leading cause of blindness | |
cognitive | adj: of or relating to mental processes of understanding | |
stimming | n: a behavior often exhibited by individuals on the autism spectrum characterized by repetitive bodily movements or sounds, such as hand flapping or rocking, often used as a form of self-regulation or sensory stimulation | |
tick | n: a light, sharp, repetitive sound or action; a mark indicating that something is correct or has been done; any of two families of small parasitic arachnids with barbed proboscis |