Vocabulary

• in isolation: Separately from other people or things; alone.
• put together: To build or assemble something small, e.g. a toy
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• break from: To separate oneself from an association or way of life, typically due to disagreement or disillusionment.
• turn back: To stop and move backward on some issue
• in use: Being used at the present time.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• prior to: Before a particular time or event.
• from the dead: Returned to life after being dead.
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• check out
• in the meantime: During the time between two events; meanwhile.
• extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• contagious: Able to be passed on by touch
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• arbitrary: (Of decisions) unsupported; without any evidence
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• familiar: Well-known or easily recognized
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• implement: To start to do something you plan to do
• quarantine: To isolate ill people to prevent disease spreading
• suspect: Person thought to have committed a crime
• refer: To talk about or write about something
• adopt: To legally take a child into your family
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• plague: To cause to have continual problems with something
• religious: Following the rules and beliefs of a faith
• crew: Organized group of workers (e.g. on a ship)
• shore: Land along the edge of a sea, lake or river
• depict: To represent or describe something using words
• patron: Person buying products or services of a business
• prior: Existing or coming earlier in time
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• inconsistent: Not tying together logically or with the facts
• isolation: Condition of being in a distinct, separate place
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• influential: Having the power to cause change; having influence
• speculation: Taking risks that might lead to big profits
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• root: Emotional connection with a place, history etc.
• communication: Talking to people; giving information to people
• equally: In an equal, even, or identical manner
• desert: To leave a place for ever; abandon
• century: Period of 100 years
• enforcement: Process of making sure that rules are followed
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• significance: The potential for something to have a big effect
• derive: To come from another thing
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• isolate: To identify, consider, or deal with separately
• bore: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• catholic: One of many Christian belief systems
• esoteric: Being known only by a few people; obscure
• precaution: Action performed in order to prevent trouble
• prominence: State or quality of being important or well known
• biblical: Concerning the bible
• saint: Person who is very good, kind or patient
• posit: To put forward a theory or idea; suggest
• infest: (Of bad things) to be present in in large numbers
• leprosy: Disfiguring infectious skin disease
• latin: Ancient Roman language affecting many languages
• babe: Romantic term often used to your lover; darling
• venetian: From Venice, Italy