Vocabulary

• rise up: To attempt to defeat government or ruler
• in a series: Arranged or happening one after another.
• under normal circumstances: Typically; usually; in the absence of unusual factors or conditions.
• of age: Having reached the legal age of adulthood.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• at bay: Kept at a distance; held back.
• run by: To be managed or controlled by someone or a group.
• in ruins: Reduced to a state of destruction or disrepair.
• at least: As a minimum
• incorporate into: To include something as part of a larger thing.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• no go: A failure; something that does not proceed as planned.
• sergeant major: A non-commissioned officer in the army, typically ranking above a staff sergeant and below a warrant officer.
• except for: Not including; excluding.
• request for: A formal application or appeal for something.
• for life: For the duration of one's life; permanently.
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• for the best: Resulting in the most positive or beneficial outcome, even if it's difficult or painful in the short term.
• shout out: A public expression of greeting or praise.
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
• awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
• contagious: Able to be passed on by touch
• tackle: To start working on a difficult problem
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• territory: Area of land defended by an animal
• military: Army or armed forces
• tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
• tiny: Very, very small
• external: Concerning foreign countries
• vaccine: Shot using weak disease cells to stop same disease
• footage: A certain amount of film or video of something
• eradicate: To remove or destroy something completely
• declare: To make a statement in a strong and confident way
• deny: To refuse to allow or accept something
• surgery: Medical operation involving cutting into body
• device: Object, machine, or equipment for a specific use
• outbreak: Sudden occurrence of illness, discontent etc.
• agency: Business that provides some service for others
• infection: (Computers) Having a computer virus
• patient: Not getting annoyed when things take a long time
• dissolve: To cause something to end
• leave: To go away from; depart
• patch: Cover worn over an eye to protect or hide it
• activate: To cause to happen; cause a chemical reaction
• pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
• destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
• destruction: Act of destroying; damaging beyond repair
• invasive: Entering the body, etc. in a destructive way
• border: To be right next to another country or state
• transform: To change the shape completely in a good way
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• education: Academic field studying the practice of teaching
• zone: Area of space designated for a particular use
• dose: An amount of medicine to be taken at any one time
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• virus: File secretly put on computers to cause harm
• sesame: Tropical plant with seeds used as food in oil
• medical: Of or relating to physical health or medicine
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• land: Region or country
• part: Division of a book
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• cough: To suddenly expel air from the lungs
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• university: High-level educational institution; college
• rash: Without much thought; done or acting too quickly
• vaccination: Type of injection to prevent getting a disease
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
• electrical: Related or connected to electricity
• buffer: Data in computer memory allowing fast access
• strong: (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
• flu: Illness causing headache, fever etc.
• inject: To add or put in more (money, energy etc.)
• blessing: To make something holy by saying a special prayer
• heartbeat: Beat of your heart
• syringe: Device with a needle to take blood/inject drugs
• runny: Being able to flow as a liquid
• newborn: Having just/recently arisen or come into existence
• northwestern: Area in the north and west
• coca: Type of South American plant used to make cocaine