Vocabulary

• go away: To go on vacation
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• at least: As a minimum
• in the hospital: Located inside a hospital receiving medical care.
• down with: Suffering from an illness.
• such as: For example; like
• stay home: To remain in one's house or residence.
• at risk: In danger; likely to be harmed
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• plenty: When there is not too little of something; a lot
• rid: To cause to no longer have (pest, problem)
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
• diarrhea: Frequent and watery bowel movements
• vomit: Food coming back up from stomach, due to illness
• laundry: Business or room to wash bed sheets, clothes etc.
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• soil: Conditions in which something develops
• stomach: Place in the body where food is processed
• important: Having power or authority
• rinse: To wash off small amounts of dirt, soap suds, etc.
• wipe: To clean or dry something with a cloth
• bleach: Chemical that disinfects and whitens
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• contaminate: To make impure by adding a harmful element
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• handle: To cope with or take responsibility for
• virus: File secretly put on computers to cause harm
• diaper: Towel/paper for baby's bottom for urine/feces
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• disinfect: To remove bacteria by cleaning
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• person: Man, woman or child
• poop: Feces
• squash: To stop a revolt, etc. continuing; overcome; defeat
• prepare: To make something ready for use
• elderly: Being very old
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• bug: To bother someone
• base: Place military personnel live, train, and operate
• machine: Piece of equipment used to do work
• shake: To cause someone to be surprised or upset
• prevention: Act of stopping something bad from happening
• infect: To introduce a computer virus to
• shellfish: Sea animals such as shrimps, lobsters, clams etc.
• dehydrate: To cause (skin, body) to lose water that is needed
• soap: Hard cream-like substance used to wash something
• bathroom: Room where you take a bath or go to the toilet
• clothe: To put a certain type of clothing on someone; dress
• nursing: To care for and look after someone who is sick
• baby: A very young child, who cannot yet speak