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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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unfortunately | adv: by bad luck; unluckily | |
scenario | n: a description of possible actions or events in the future; a written outline of a play, film, or literary work | |
sever | v: to break or separate something by cutting, especially suddenly and forcibly | |
infectious | adj: able to be passed quickly from one person, animal, or plant to another, especially through air or water | |
respiratory | adj: relating to the organs and processes involved in breathing, such as the lungs and the act of inhaling and exhaling air | |
virus | n: a tiny infectious organic material that causes disease in people, animals, and plants | |
infect | v: to affect a person, an animal, or a plant with a disease-causing organism | |
proliferate | v: to grow or increase rapidly in number; to reproduce or spread rapidly, especially in an uncontrolled manner | |
organization | n: a group of people who work together for a shared purpose | |
declare | v: to say, state, or announce something clearly, officially, or publicly | |
pandemic | n: an outbreak of a disease that affects many people over a very wide area | |
toll | n: money that you have to pay to use a particular road, bridge, etc.; (verb) to ring slowly | |
infection | n: a condition in which pathogenic microorganisms or viruses have entered the body | |
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 | |
government | n: the group of people with authority to control a country or state | |
delay | v: to cause something to happen at a later time than originally intended or expected | |
vaccinate | v: to treat with a vaccine, usually by injection, to produce immunity against a disease | |
coordinate | v: to bring the different parts of the activity and the people into an organized, ordered, or efficient relationship; (adjective) of equal importance, rank, or degree | |
crush | v: to press it firmly, usually with your hands or a tool, so that it becomes flat or smaller | |
communal | adj: belonging to or used by a group rather than individuals; for common use | |
halt | v: to bring or come to a stop; to force to stop moving or operating | |
exposed | adj: having no protection or shield from something, such as bad weather, attack, or criticism | |
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 | |
peak | n: the point to which something or someone is at its strongest, best, or most successful; the pointed top of a mountain | |
immediately | adv: now or without delay | |
collapse | v: to fall down or give way suddenly, often after breaking apart | |
survive | v: to live or exist despite a dangerous event or period | |
immune | adj: protected against a particular disease or toxin due to the presence of specific antibodies or sensitized white blood cells | |
herd | n: a group of animals of the same type that live or are kept together as livestock | |
immunity | n: the ability of an organism to resist infection or disease, often due to the presence of antibodies | |
fizzle | v: to fail or end in a weak or unsatisfactory way; to make a hissing or sputtering sound like that of a shorting electrical circuit | |
reset | v: to set again or differently; to return to a previous state or condition | |
facility | n: a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry | |
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.) | |
crucial | adj: extremely vital or necessary | |
tactics | n: the methods or strategies used to achieve a specific goal or outcome, particularly in the context of military, business, or sports | |
widespread | adj: existing or happening in various places or among many people | |
identify | v: to recognize someone or something and say or prove who or what they are | |
quarantine | n: a state of isolation imposed on people or animals to prevent the spread of disease | |
interact | v: to communicate or react with somebody | |
distance | n: the amount of space between two points, measured in units such as miles, meters, or kilometers; the extent, scope, or range between two things, such as distance or emotional distance | |
outbreak | n: a sudden start of something, usually a disease or something dangerous or unpleasant | |
resurgence | n: the return or growth of something after a period of decline or disappearance | |
precise | adj: sharply exact or accurate or delimited | |
vary | v: to become different in terms of size, shape, etc. | |
rewind | v: to make something, such as a film or tape, go back to the beginning | |
strategy | n: a detailed plan of action designed to achieve a long-term or overall goal. | |
simultaneously | adv: at the same time | |
starve | v: to suffer or die from lack of food; to cause someone or something to suffer or die from lack of food; to deprive something of necessary nourishment or sustenance | |
combination | n: a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities | |
restrict | v: to limit someone’s actions or movements, or to limit something to lessen its size or prevent it from increasing | |
critic | n: someone who expresses opinions about the quality of books, music, etc. | |
synchronize | v: to happen or cause to happen at the same time or rate | |
typical | adj: having the usual characteristics or traits of a specific group of things | |
jurisdiction | n: the extent or range of authority, power, or control exercised by a particular entity or organization, such as a government or court; the area within which such authority or control is exercised | |
giant | adj: enormous; much bigger or more important than similar items usually are | |
interconnect | v: to connect similar things | |
coordinated | adj: effectively arranged or organized so that all the parts work smoothly or systematically together | |
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 | |
eradicate | v: to get rid of or destroy something completely, especially something bad | |
unlikely | adj: not probable or likely to happen | |
escalate | v: to increase in intensity, size, or severity; to make something greater, worse, or more serious | |
transmit | v: to send or forward an electronic signal; to pass something from one person or thing to another | |
undermine | v: to make someone or something less powerful, less effective, weaker gradually; to make someone’s fame, confidence, or authority less effective or weaker gradually | |
catastrophe | n: a sudden event that causes extreme ruin and misfortune | |
coordination | n: the act of making all the people involved in a plan or activity work together effectively; the ability to control different parts of the body effectively | |
entice | v: to attract or lure someone with something desirable or tempting | |
reliable | adj: worthy of being relied on; trustworthy | |
cooperation | n: the act or situation of working together with someone towards a shared purpose, benefit, etc. | |
assist | v: to help someone in doing anything | |
steady | adj: firmly fixed, supported, or balanced; not shaking or moving | |
reappear | v: to show up again or return after not being heard of or seen for a period of time | |
disrupt | v: to prevent or stop something, especially an event, activity, or process, from continuing in the usual way by causing a problem or disturbance | |
necessarily | adv: in an essential manner; in such a way as could not be otherwise | |
duration | n: the length of time something lasts or continues | |
symptom | n: any sensation or change in body or mind that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease | |
extreme | adj: very great in amount or degree | |
long-lasting | adj: existing or continuing for a long time | |
breakthrough | n: a sudden, dramatic, and important discovery or development that helps to improve a situation or provide an answer to a problem | |
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 | |
inspiration | n: something that motivates or encourages someone to create or achieve something, or a feeling of excitement or creativity |