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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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influenza | n: (formal for flu) a highly contagious viral disease that causes fever, severe aching, and catarrh and often occurs in epidemics | |
pandemic | n: an outbreak of a disease that affects many people over a very wide area | |
catastrophic | adj: extremely harmful; causing physical or financial destruction | |
unlikely | adj: not probable or likely to happen | |
emerge | v: to move out of or away from something and become visible | |
swine | n: a domestic pig, especially one bred for its meat | |
outbreak | n: a sudden start of something, usually a disease or something dangerous or unpleasant | |
surprisingly | adv: in a way that causes amazement or wonder | |
stretch | v: to make or be capable of making anything longer or broader without hurting or breaking | |
probable | adj: likely to happen or likely to be true | |
engineer | n: a person whose job is designing, building, or maintaining something such as machines, structures, or software | |
catalog | n: a complete list of items, often including technical details and prices | |
epidemic | n: the widespread outbreak of a particular disease in a large number of people at the same time | |
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 | |
likelihood | n: the probability or chance that something will happen or be the case | |
estimate | v: to guess or calculate the cost, size, value, etc. of something | |
percentage | n: the number, amount, or rate of something, which is usually the amount per hundred | |
distribute | v: to give something to a large number of individuals, or to spread or furnish something | |
frequent | adj: happening constantly | |
pathogen | n: a bacterium, virus, or other microorganism that causes disease | |
microbe | n: a tiny living thing that can only be seen with a microscope and that may cause disease | |
spill | v: to cause or allow liquid to run or flow over the edge of its container by accident | |
norm | n: something that is regarded as usual, typical, or standard | |
infect | v: to affect a person, an animal, or a plant with a disease-causing organism | |
boundary | n: a real or imaginary line that marks the limit or extent of something and separates it from other things or places | |
variable | adj: likely to change or vary often; (noun) a symbol, like x or y, that is used in mathematical or logical expressions to represent a value that may be changed | |
spillover | n: the occurrence of a disease or infection spreading from one species to another, often from animals to humans; (economics) any indirect effect of public expenditure | |
reservoir | n: a natural or artificial lake used to store water for community use; a large or extra supply of something | |
immunity | n: the ability of an organism to resist infection or disease, often due to the presence of antibodies | |
virus | n: a tiny infectious organic material that causes disease in people, animals, and plants | |
prime | adj: main or most important; basic | |
candid | adj: honest, straightforward, and frank in someone’s words or actions | |
undiscovered | adj: not yet found or known | |
mammal | n: any animal of which the female gives birth to live young, not eggs, and feeds her young on milk from her own body | |
roughly | adv: approximately but not precisely; with a violent manner | |
communal | adj: belonging to or used by a group rather than individuals; for common use | |
generate | v: to produce or create something; to make offspring by reproduction | |
virtual | adj: being actually such in almost every respect; existing in essence or effect though not in actual fact | |
lifetime | n: the duration of someone’s life or something’s existence; | |
diagram | n: a simplified illustration of the appearance, structure, or workings of something | |
scenario | n: a description of possible actions or events in the future; a written outline of a play, film, or literary work | |
branch | n: a division of a tree or woody shrub that grows out from the trunk or a main stem; a division of some larger or more complex organization | |
represent | v: to speak, act, or be present on behalf of another person or group; to form or constitute | |
multiply | v: to add a number to itself a specified number of times; to increase or cause to increase very much in number or quantity | |
minus | adj: subtracting or taking away; having a value less than zero | |
optimistic | adj: hoping or expecting that good thing will happen or something will be successful | |
pessimistic | adj: tending to see the worst aspect of things or expecting the worst possible outcome | |
ignore | v: to intentionally not listen or pay attention to | |
generation | n: all the people born and living at about the same time, regarded collectively; the production of heat or electricity | |
random | adj: made, done, or happening without method, conscious decision, or any regular pattern | |
independence | n: freedom from another’s or others’ control or influence | |
absolutely | adv: without restriction or limitation; completely or utterly | |
destructive | adj: causing or able to cause tremendous and irreparable damage | |
warn | v: to make someone aware of potential danger or difficulty, particularly one that may occur in the future | |
trace | v: to find or discover someone or something that was lost | |
mention | v: to speak or write about something or someone briefly | |
vaccine | n: a substance that is put into the body and protects them from disease by causing them to produce antibodies (= proteins that attack harmful bacteria, viruses, etc.) | |
sweep | v: to clean something, especially a floor or an area, by using a broom; move swiftly and smoothly | |
globe | n: the earth or world, mainly used to emphasize its vastness | |
full-blown | adj: fully developed or manifesting in its complete form, often used to describe a difficult situation or condition | |
interact | v: to communicate or react with somebody | |
monitor | v: to observe, check, and track the progress or quality of something over a period of time | |
isolation | n: the condition of being alone or lonely; the act or state of separation between persons or groups | |
universal | adj: existing or affecting everywhere or everyone | |
antiviral | adj: inhibiting or stopping the growth and reproduction of viruses; (noun) any drug that destroys viruses | |
technological | adj: based on scientific and industrial progress | |
defeat | v: to win against somebody in a fight, war, or attempt | |
prophecy | n: a statement or prediction that something will happen in the future, typically one made by a religious leader |