Vocabulary

• number of people: The total count of individuals within a group or gathering.
• slow down: To reduce the speed
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• spread out: To extend or stretch over a large area.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• have to: Must do
• go on: To continue doing something
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• end up with: To have something as a result.
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• empty out: To remove all the contents of something.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
• check out
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• overwhelming: To defeat something or someone completely
• pandemic: (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
• constant: Happening frequently or without pause
• encounter: To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
• capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
• intuition: Natural ability to guess or feel things
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• overwhelm: To defeat something or someone completely
• paradox: Surprising statement containing two opposing ideas
• counterintuitive: Contrary to what common sense would suggest
• instantly: In a manner without delay; immediately
• parade: Large group walking in a public celebration
• plot: Small piece of land for a house growing crops etc.
• huge: Very very large
• drastic: Serious, severe or extreme
• vaccine: Shot using weak disease cells to stop same disease
• suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
• grant: To admit an opinion is true but not fully agreeing
• temporarily: For a limited amount of time
• resistance: Force that stops or slows movement of something
• empty: Containing nothing; with no contents
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• outbreak: Sudden occurrence of illness, discontent etc.
• detect: To discover or identify the presence of something
• tale: Story that is not true
• curve: Smooth rounded line that is not straight
• rapid: Moving or happening very quickly
• important: Having power or authority
• starve: To (cause to) be hungry or go without food
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• multiply: To increase in number by reproducing/having babies
• bucket: Open container with a handle used to carry liquids
• infectious: Capable of transmitting disease to others
• ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
• exponential: (Of an increase) at a faster and faster rate
• dig: To move material to create a hole
• fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
• virus: File secretly put on computers to cause harm
• mere: Just enough of something
• attend: To take care of someone in need
• halfway: A middle point between two extremes
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• explosion: Loud and sudden expression of emotion
• isolate: To identify, consider, or deal with separately
• slope: Angle of a decline, e.g. where a road dips down
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• cover: To record a different version of another song
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• influenza: Full name for the 'flu'
• full: Containing all the parts; complete
• answer: To reply to a question someone asks
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• care: To feel interest, concern, or worry
• calculus: Branch of math dealing with rates of change, etc.
• logistic: Concerning planning and organizing a large project
• lily: Type of plant with big, leafy flowers