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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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structure | n: the way of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts, or a complex thing constructed of many parts | |
diameter | n: the length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference | |
pipeline | n: a very long large tube that is usually underground and is used for carrying liquid or gas for long distances | |
monumental | adj: great in importance or influence, size, extent, or solidity; massive | |
ambition | n: a strong wish to do or achieve something | |
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.) | |
grand | adj: important and large in size, scope, or extent | |
vision | n: the ability to think about or see the future with imagination and intelligence; the faculty of being able to see | |
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 | |
influenza | n: (formal for flu) a highly contagious viral disease that causes fever, severe aching, and catarrh and often occurs in epidemics | |
virus | n: a tiny infectious organic material that causes disease in people, animals, and plants | |
particle | n: a small piece of something; a word or piece of a term with grammatical function but little or no significance | |
hemagglutinin | n: a substance, such as a viral protein, which causes agglutination (= the coalescing of small particles) of red blood cells | |
attache | n: a person who works at an embassy, usually having a specialized area of responsibility; a shallow and rectangular briefcase | |
receptor | n: an organ having nerve endings that respond to stimulation such as heat or cold and makes the body react in a particular way | |
fuse | n: a small part in an electrical device or machinery that can interrupt the flow of electrical current when it is overloaded; (verb) to become plastic or fluid or liquefied from heat | |
viral | adj: relating to or caused by a virus | |
membrane | n: a soft, thin layer that forms animal or vegetable tissue | |
infection | n: a condition in which pathogenic microorganisms or viruses have entered the body | |
immune | adj: protected against a particular disease or toxin due to the presence of specific antibodies or sensitized white blood cells | |
react | v: to take action in response to something | |
bust | v: to break something; (noun) a woman’s chest, or the measurement around a woman’s chest; (noun) an occasion for something excessive, such as work, eating, drinking, etc. | |
emperor | n: the male ruler of an empire | |
physically | adv: in a way related to a person’s body or appearance rather than their mind | |
interact | v: to communicate or react with somebody | |
plaster | n: a substance made of lime that becomes hard as it dries and is used for the protective or decorative coating of walls and ceilings and for molding and casting decorative elements | |
mold | n: a hollow container used to give shape to liquid or soft substance, which then becomes solid in the same shape as the container; a soft, green, or gray growth that forms on stale food or objects exposed to warm, moist air for too long | |
antibody | n: a substance produced in the blood that attacks and kills harmful bacteria, viruses, etc., to fight disease | |
bloodstream | n: the blood flowing through the body | |
diminish | v: to reduce or be reduced in size, extent, or importance; to make something smaller, weaker, etc. | |
blueprint | n: a photographic print of an early plan for a building or machine | |
invade | v: to enter aggressively into another’s territory by military force for conquest and occupation | |
constantly | adv: all the time | |
mutation | n: the way in which genes of a person, plant, animal, or other organism change and produce permanent differences | |
subtle | adj: not readily apparent or visible | |
antigen | n: a substance that triggers the body’s immune response (= the reaction for fighting infections) for defending the body, especially by producing antibodies (= proteins that identify and attack harmful bacteria, viruses, etc.) | |
drift | v: to move smoothly and slowly in water or air, especially as a result of outside forces, with no control over the direction | |
infect | v: to affect a person, an animal, or a plant with a disease-causing organism | |
genome | n: the complete set or sequence of genes of a human, animal, plant, or other living things | |
recombine | v: to combine or put together again or differently; to cause genetic recombination (= the process by which genetic material is broken and joined to other genetic material) | |
shift | n: a slight transition in position, direction, or trend | |
epidemic | n: the widespread outbreak of a particular disease in a large number of people at the same time | |
pandemic | n: an outbreak of a disease that affects many people over a very wide area | |
universal | adj: existing or affecting everywhere or everyone | |
conserve | v: to protect something, especially the natural environment or culture, from change, damage, or destruction | |
hinder | v: to make it difficult for someone to do something; to limit the development of something | |
subtype | n: a type that is a subdivision of a more general type; a subdivision of a type of microorganism | |
ferritin | n: a protein produced in mammalian metabolism that stores iron and releases it in a controlled fashion | |
norm | n: something that is regarded as usual, typical, or standard | |
rough | adj: not quite exact or correct; having or caused by an irregular surface | |
attach | v: to fasten, join, or connect one thing to another | |
harmless | adj: not able or not likely to cause damage or harm | |
engineer | n: a person whose job is designing, building, or maintaining something such as machines, structures, or software | |
nanoparticle | n: a particle of matter that is between 1 and 100 nanometres (nm) in diameter | |
identical | adj: being the exact same one | |
vaccinate | v: to treat with a vaccine, usually by injection, to produce immunity against a disease | |
inject | v: to put a liquid such as a drug or other substance into a person’s or an animal’s body using a needle and syringe (= small tube) | |
lethal | adj: causing or capable of causing death; extremely dangerous | |
coronavirus | n: a group of viruses that cause respiratory, gastrointestinal, and neurological diseases in humans and other animals | |
vast | adj: enormous in size, number, amount, or quantity | |
array | n: a large group or collection of things or people, especially one that is impressive or attractive | |
addition | n: the act or process of adding something to something else; the process of adding numbers | |
broad | adj: very wide; general | |
achievement | n: a thing that someone has accomplished, primarily through their effort and ability | |
infectious | adj: able to be passed quickly from one person, animal, or plant to another, especially through air or water | |
squarely | adv: directly and firmly; in a square shape | |
realm | n: a domain of activity, interest, or knowledge | |
fiction | n: the type of book or story, especially novels, that describes imaginary events and people; anything made up or imagined that is not true | |
groundbreaking | adj: producing fresh findings; using novel techniques | |
grasp | v: to take hold of something or someone quickly and firmly |