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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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mosquito | n: a small flying insect whose female bites people and animals and sucks their blood, and sometimes transmits serious diseases such as malaria | |
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) | |
chemical | adj: relating to or connected with chemistry; | |
lump | n: a small, irregularly shaped mass or piece, typically of a soft substance such as coal, flour, or dough | |
accompany | v: to go somewhere or travel with someone or something | |
telltale | adj: revealing or betraying information or evidence; serving as a sign or indicator of something | |
itch | v: to have an uncomfortable feeling on the skin that makes you want to scratch it | |
nuisance | n: something or someone that causes annoyance, inconvenience, or discomfort; an unpleasant or irritating thing or person | |
bump | v: to hit or knock against something hard, often with a dull sound; to meet with by accident | |
immune | adj: protected against a particular disease or toxin due to the presence of specific antibodies or sensitized white blood cells | |
safeguard | v: to protect something or someone from harm, damage, or loss | |
infection | n: a condition in which pathogenic microorganisms or viruses have entered 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 | |
vast | adj: enormous in size, number, amount, or quantity | |
tissue | n: an ensemble of similar cells of the animal or plant that together carry out a specific function | |
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 | |
defend | v: to protect someone or something from attack, criticism, danger, etc. | |
threat | n: a strong indication or likelihood of harm, danger, or adverse consequences; an expression of intent to inflict harm or injury on someone or something, often made as a means of coercion or intimidation | |
exposed | adj: having no protection or shield from something, such as bad weather, attack, or criticism | |
bacteria | n: single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms that exist in large numbers in the air, water, and soil, and also in living and dead creatures and plants, and are often a cause of disease | |
virus | n: a tiny infectious organic material that causes disease in people, animals, and plants | |
toxin | n: a poisonous substance produced by a living organism, such as a plant, animal, or microorganism; a chemical compound that can cause harm or illness to a living organism | |
rely | v: to require a specific thing or the assistance and support of someone or something to continue, run properly, or succeed. | |
defensive | adj: used or intended to protect someone or something against attack or aggression | |
leukocyte | n: the cells of the immune system that are involved in protecting the body against both infectious diseases and foreign invaders | |
originate | v: to come into existence in a particular place or situation; to start something in a specific place | |
marrow | n: a soft, fatty, vascular substance in the cavities of bones, in which blood cells are produced; the choicest or most essential part of some idea or experience | |
migrate | v: to move from one country or region to another and settle there; to move from one place to another periodically or seasonally | |
bloodstream | n: the blood flowing through the body | |
lymph | n: a colorless fluid containing white blood cells that carry waste matter away from body tissue and help to prevent infections from spreading | |
vessel | n: a ship or large boat | |
teem | v: to be abuzz; to move in large numbers; to fall heavily | |
personnel | n: a group of people who are employed in an organization or one of the armed forces; the department responsible for hiring, training, and placing employees | |
constantly | adv: all the time | |
suspicious | adj: making you feel that someone has done something wrong, illegal, or dishonest without any evidence | |
cue | n: a signal, gesture, or action that provides information or direction for someone else to act or respond; a reminder or prompt for someone to do something | |
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.) | |
molecular | adj: of or relating to molecules (= a group of two or more atoms held together by attractive forces known as chemical bonds) | |
trace | v: to find or discover someone or something that was lost | |
pathogen | n: a bacterium, virus, or other microorganism that causes disease | |
substance | n: the real physical material of which a thing or person consist; the most important or main part of some idea or experience; an illegal drug | |
betray | v: to reveal or deliver to an enemy by treachery or disloyalty; to reveal something unintentionally | |
presence | n: the fact or state that someone or something exists, occurs, or is present | |
invade | v: to enter aggressively into another’s territory by military force for conquest and occupation | |
detect | v: to find or recognize something, especially something difficult to see, hear, etc. | |
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 | |
adaptable | adj: able or willing to modify or be modified to deal with new situations | |
tackle | v: to try to deal with a complex problem or situation | |
diversity | n: the quality or fact of many different types of things or people being included in something; a range of different things or people | |
cellular | adj: of or connected with the cells of animals or plants; of or connected with a mobile telephone system that uses several short-range radio stations instead of wires | |
two-pronged | adj: having two prongs: | |
phagocyte | n: a type of cell in the immune system that is capable of engulfing or absorbing foreign, harmful particles or microorganisms to protect the body from infection or disease | |
trigger | v: to make something happen suddenly; to cause something such as a device, machine, etc. to function | |
macrophage | n: a large white blood cell that helps to engulf and destroy foreign objects or materials in the body, such as bacteria or cancer cells | |
dendrite | n: a branched, tree-like structure that extends from a neuron (= nerve cell) and receives signals from other neurons and sensory receptors | |
circulate | v: to move continuously or freely around a place or closed system | |
destroy | v: to ruin or damage severely or completely; to eradicate or eliminate completely | |
encounter | v: to face something, particularly something unpleasant or difficult, while attempting to do something else; to meet, especially unexpectedly | |
consume | v: to spend something, especially fuel, energy, or time, in a large amount | |
identify | v: to recognize someone or something and say or prove who or what they are | |
ingest | v: to take food or drink into the body, often through the mouth; to absorb or assimilate something, often used to describe the intake of information or knowledge | |
transmit | v: to send or forward an electronic signal; to pass something from one person or thing to another | |
orchestrate | v: to plan, coordinate, or arrange something, especially skillfully or cleverly; (noun) the act of organizing or directing the elements of a composition, especially in music | |
lymphocyte | n: a type of white blood cell that plays a role in the immune system’s response to infection and disease | |
infect | v: to affect a person, an animal, or a plant with a disease-causing organism | |
swift | adj: happening, moving, or capable of moving quickly | |
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 | |
antibody | n: a substance produced in the blood that attacks and kills harmful bacteria, viruses, etc., to fight disease | |
resistance | n: the act of defending oneself from an aggressor or refusing to accept something | |
latch | n: a device for holding a door or gate closed, typically a sliding bar or bolt | |
cycle | n: an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs; a bicycle or motorcycle | |
neutral | adj: not helping or assisting either side in a conflict, argument, etc. | |
symptom | n: any sensation or change in body or mind that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease | |
temperature | n: the degree of hotness or coldness of a thing or place | |
swelling | n: an abnormal local enlargement of a part of your body, mainly because of illness or injury | |
process | n: a series of actions or operations performed to achieve a particular outcome or goal; a systematic procedure or approach used to accomplish a specific task or objective; a method of treating milk to make it suitable for consumption or use in other dairy products | |
aid | n: things sent to help countries in need, notably food or money; support | |
reproduce | v: to make a copy of something such as a picture, piece of text, music, etc.; to produce offspring through a sexual or asexual process | |
sensitive | adj: able to notice slight changes, signals, or influences; able to feel or perceive other’s feelings; susceptible to the things people say or do | |
dam | n: a wall constructed over a river to block the flow of water, mainly used to generate energy | |
release | v: to set free or allow to escape from confinement | |
fluid | n: a substance that can flow and is not solid | |
leak | v: to allow liquid or gas to get in or out from a hole or crack in a pipe or container | |
surrounding | adj: that is near or around, or closely encircling something | |
attract | v: to draw or entice someone or something towards them through the qualities they have, especially positive ones | |
eradicate | v: to get rid of or destroy something completely, especially something bad | |
escalate | v: to increase in intensity, size, or severity; to make something greater, worse, or more serious | |
constant | adj: happening repeatedly or all the time | |
surveillance | n: the act of carefully monitoring a person suspected of a crime or a place where a crime may be committed or expected | |
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 | |
immunity | n: the ability of an organism to resist infection or disease, often due to the presence of antibodies | |
recognize | v: to acknowledge or realize something or someone; to identify, remember, or become aware of something that was previously known or encountered | |
revisit | v: to go to a place again, especially after a long period | |
deploy | v: to move troops or weapons into a position or military action; to bring into something in an effective way | |
pox | n: a group of infectious diseases that cause skin eruptions and fever, such as smallpox, chicken pox, and cowpox; often used to refer specifically to the skin eruptions caused by these diseases | |
autoimmune | adj: relating to a condition in which the body’s immune system attacks and destroys healthy body tissue, mistaking it for harmful foreign substances | |
disorder | n: an untidy state or a lack of organization; a physical condition or illness that causes problems with how a section of the body or brain functions | |
sabotage | n: the deliberate and malicious damage, destruction, or disruption of equipment, machinery, or other property, often by someone with a particular agenda or motive; the subversion of an organization or institution by secret agents or spies | |
vary | v: to become different in terms of size, shape, etc. | |
degree | n: a unit of measurement for angles, temperature, or level of proficiency or achievement; a rank or level of academic or professional attainment | |
underlie | v: to be the support, basis, hidden cause of something; to be located under or below | |
arthritis | n: inflammation of one or more joints of the body, which include pain and stiffness | |
diabetes | n: a medical condition in which the body cannot produce enough insulin to control the glucose levels in the blood | |
sclerotic | adj: referring to the hardening or thickening of a tissue, organ, or other body parts, often due to infection, disease, or aging | |
individual | n: a single person or thing, as distinct from a group | |
estimate | v: to guess or calculate the cost, size, value, etc. of something | |
innumerable | adj: too many to be counted | |
lifetime | n: the duration of someone’s life or something’s existence; | |
scratch | v: to cut or damage the surface of something or the skin with a sharp or pointed object |