Vocabulary

• prioritize: To rank things in importance
• effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
• urge: A strong desire for something
• epidemic: Disease that spreads quickly affecting many
• doubt: Not being sure of something; lack of certainty
• reputation: Common opinion that people have about someone
• manipulate: To try to control others to gain an advantage
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• combat: To fight someone or something physically
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• viral: Of or caused by a virus
• disrupt: To cause a disturbance in an activity in progress
• military: Army or armed forces
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• fertile: (Of imagination, etc.) working strongly; productive
• outbreak: Sudden occurrence of illness, discontent etc.
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• censorship: Removing inappropriate material from books, films
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• coronavirus: Any of a group of RNA viruses that cause a variety of diseases in humans and other animals.
• reliable: Being likely to be true; believable
• command: To be able to see far from a certain location
• soar: (Of prices, etc.) to increase a lot in a short time
• fake: Not real; made to look like something real
• escort: Person going with you for protection/help/company
• document: Official (printed) record that gives information
• biological: Being related to life and living things
• maturity: Time at which an investment is ready to be paid
• impose: To make someone to do or endure something
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• malaria: Disease caused by being bitten by a mosquito
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• bleach: Chemical that disinfects and whitens
• disruptive: Causing trouble; disturbing a class, etc.
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• confirm: To formally approve or check something
• raid: Sudden entry by police; surprise attack by army
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• provoke: To deliberately annoy to make someone aggressive
• virus: File secretly put on computers to cause harm
• amendment: A change, addition, or improvement to something
• enforce: To force something to be done or accepted
• prop: Moveable item used on the set of a theater/film
• suspend: To hang something or someone from something
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• echo: (Of a place) to be filled with repeating sounds
• mount: To attach something to something else
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• widely: To a large degree; over a large range
• reputable: Known and respected for being reliable or honest
• fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
• dangerous: Involving the chance of hurt or damage; risky
• tenure: Land or buildings one owns
• groan: To make a deep sound from despair, pain etc.
• misinformation: Information that is incorrect
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• health: (Person, company) being in a good condition; well
• patriotism: Love of your country and willingness to defend it
• penicillin: Medicine that treats infection by killing bacteria