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affect
US /əˈfɛkt/
UK /ə'fekt/
- Transitive Verb
- To cause a change in something else
- To pretend to have or feel (something).
- Noun
- (Psychology) Emotion or feeling.
A2TOEICMorealert
US /əˈlɚt/
UK /ə'lɜ:t/
- Adjective
- Being aware and able to respond quickly
- Transitive Verb
- To warn someone so they can respond to it
B1TOEICMoreappetite
US /ˈæpɪˌtaɪt/
UK /'æpɪtaɪt/
- Noun
- Feeling of hunger or desire for something
B1Moreat risk
US
UK
- Phrase
- In danger; likely to be harmed
bilingual
US /baɪˈlɪŋɡwəl/
UK /ˌbaɪˈlɪŋgwəl/
- Adjective
- Being able to speak two languages well
- Noun
- Person able to use two languages well
B2Morecontagious
US /kənˈtedʒəs/
UK /kənˈteɪdʒəs/
- Adjective
- Able to be passed on by touch
- (of a disease) able to be transmitted by infection.
C2Morecontaminate
US /kənˈtæməˌnet/
UK /kənˈtæmɪneɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To make impure by adding a harmful element
B2Morecontamination
US /kənˌtæməˈneʃən/
UK /kənˌtæmɪ'neɪʃən/
- Uncountable Noun
- Being impure because of a harmful agent
B2Morecritical
US /ˈkrɪtɪkəl/
UK /ˈkrɪtɪkl/
- Adjective
- Making a negative judgment of something
- Being important or serious; vital; dangerous
A2Morecritical to
US
UK
- Adjective
- Extremely important or essential.
- Of decisive importance with reference to the outcome of something; vital.
B2Moredeal with
US /dil wɪð/
UK /di:l wið/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To buy or sell goods or services.
- Phrasal Verb
- To take action to solve a problem or manage a situation.
- To be about; concern.
A1Moredecrease
US /dɪˈkris/
UK /dɪˈkri:s/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To reduce the size, amount or number of something
- Uncountable Noun
- Amount by which something has been reduced
B1TOEICMoredefend
US /dɪˈfɛnd/
UK /dɪ'fend/
- Transitive Verb
- To protect and explain your position in court
- To protect against an attack
B1TOEICMoredevastate
US /ˈdɛvəˌstet/
UK /'devəsteɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
- To cause (someone) to feel extreme emotional pain.
B1Morediarrhea
US /ˌdaɪəˈriə/
UK /ˌdaɪə'rɪə/
- Uncountable Noun
- Frequent and watery bowel movements
- Frequent and watery bowel movements
C1Moredisease
US /dɪˈziz/
UK /dɪˈzi:z/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
- A disorder of structure or function in a plant, especially one caused by a pathogen.
- Transitive Verb
- To affect with disease; to corrupt or sicken.
A2TOEICMoredisinfect
US /ˌdɪsɪnˈfɛkt/
UK /ˌdɪsɪn'fekt/
- Transitive Verb
- To remove bacteria by cleaning
C1Moredisposal
US /dɪˈspozəl/
UK /dɪˈspəʊzl/
- Uncountable Noun
- Act of giving or throwing something away
B1TOEICMoreenhance
US /ɛnˈhæns/
UK /ɪn'hɑ:ns/
- Transitive Verb
- To improve; make bigger or better
B1TOEICMoreensure
US /ɛnˈʃʊr/
UK /ɪn'ʃʊə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To make something sure, certain, or safe
A2TOEICMorefatality
US /feˈtælɪti, fə-/
UK /fə'tælətɪ/
- Noun
- Death resulting from an accident or a disaster
B1Moreferal
US /ˈfɪrəl, ˈfɛr-/
UK /ˈferəl/
- Adjective
- Wild; behaving like a wild animal
C1TOEICMorefever
US /ˈfivɚ/
UK /'fi:və(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A high body temperature, indicating illness
- State of excited emotion or activity
- Transitive Verb
- To cause to have a fever.
B1Moreherd
US /hɜ:rd/
UK /hɜ:d/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Group of the same animal that eat, live together
- Group of people who are easily influenced
- Transitive Verb
- To gather animals together to move them
B2Moreinfection
US /ɪnˈfɛkʃən/
UK /ɪnˈfekʃn/
- Noun
- (Computers) Having a computer virus
- Making or becoming sick with a bacteria/virus
A2Moreinvestigation
US /ɪnˌvɛstɪˈɡeʃən/
UK /ɪnˌvestɪ'ɡeɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Search for information about something
B1Morelivelihood
US /ˈlaɪvliˌhʊd/
UK /ˈlaɪvlihʊd/
- Uncountable Noun
- Way someone earns money to live
B2TOEICMorelivestock
US /ˈlaɪvˌstɑk/
UK /ˈlaɪvstɒk/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Any animals kept for use or profit
B2Moremaintain
US /menˈten/
UK /meɪn'teɪn/
- Transitive Verb
- To keep saying something a certain way
- To keep (machine) working by checking, repairing
A2TOEICMoremanure
US /məˈnʊr/
UK /məˈnjʊə(r)/
- Uncountable Noun
- Animal waste put on soil to help plants grow
- Transitive Verb
- To spread manure on the ground to help plants grow
B2Morepathogen
US /ˈpæθədʒən/
UK /ˈpæθədʒən/
- Noun
- Any disease-producing agent
C1Morepork
US /pɔ:rk/
UK /pɔ:k/
- Uncountable Noun
- Meat of a pig, used for food
B2Moreprevent
US /prɪˈvɛnt/
UK /prɪ'vent/
- Transitive Verb
- To stop something from happening or existing
A2TOEICMoreproper
US /ˈprɑpɚ/
UK /'prɒpə(r)/
- Adjective
- Correct according to social or moral rules
- Behaving in a polite and socially acceptable way.
A2TOEICMorerapidly
US /ˈræpɪdlɪ/
UK /'ræpɪdlɪ/
- Adverb
- With great speed; quickly
B1TOEICMoreregularly
US /ˈregjələrli/
UK /ˈregjələli/
- Adverb
- At the usual time each day, week, or month
- In a normal or customary way.
B1TOEICMorerespiratory
US /ˈrɛspərəˌtɔri, -ˌtori, rɪˈspaɪrə-/
UK /ˈrespərəˌtɔ:ri:, -ˌtəʊri:, rɪˈspaɪərə-/
- Adjective
- (Medical) concerning breathing
- Having the function of respiration.
- Noun
- The branch of medicine concerned with the organs of respiration.
- The system of organs involved in breathing.
C1Moresaliva
US /səˈlaɪvə/
UK /səˈlaɪvə/
- Uncountable Noun
- Liquid produced by glands in the mouth
B2Moresecure
US /sɪˈkjʊr/
UK /sɪ'kjʊə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To get or achieve something with certainty
- To firmly attach something to something else
- Adjective
- Being attached to something tightly and surely
- (Place that is) locked, guarded and safe
A2TOEICMoresneeze
US /sniz/
UK /sni:z/
- Noun
- Act of air suddenly being forced out of nose/mouth
- Intransitive Verb
- To suddenly force air out of nose/mouth
B1Morespot
US /spɑt/
UK /spɒt/
- Noun
- A certain place or area
- A difficult time; awkward situation
- Transitive Verb
- To see someone or something by chance
A2TOEICMorespread
US /sprɛd/
UK /spred/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
- The distance between two things
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To place over a large area; to cover a large area
- (Of ideas, gossip) to pass to and affect others
A2TOEICMorestrict
US /strɪkt/
UK /strɪkt/
- Adjective
- Tending to enforce rules; severe
- (Of orders) that must be obeyed
A2Moresudden
US /ˈsʌdn/
UK /ˈsʌdn/
- Adjective
- Happening or done quickly or unexpectedly
B1Moresuspect
US /səˈspɛkt/
UK /sə'spekt/
- Noun
- Person thought to have committed a crime
- Transitive Verb
- To consider someone is the one guilty of a crime
- To doubt or lack trust
A2TOEICMoreswine
US /swaɪn/
UK /swaɪn/
- Countable Noun
- A pig
C1Morethreat
US /θrɛt/
UK /θret/
- Noun
- Warning of probable trouble
- A warning that you may be harmed
A2TOEICMoretrade
US /treid/
UK /treɪd/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
- Action of buying and selling things in business
- Transitive Verb
- To buy, sell and exchange goods in business
- To give something in return for something else
A2TOEICMoreurine
US /ˈjʊrən/
UK /ˈjʊərɪn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Yellow liquid waste from the body
C1Morevaccine
US /vækˈsin,ˈvækˌsin/
UK /'væksi:n/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Shot using weak disease cells to stop same disease
- A preparation of weakened or killed microorganisms, or of antigenic proteins derived from them, used to induce protective immunity in animals.
B2Moreveterinarian
US /ˌvɛtərəˈnɛriən, ˌvɛtrə-/
UK /ˌvetərɪˈneəriən/
- Countable Noun
- One whose job is to care for animals' health; vet
B2Morevigilant
US /ˈvɪdʒələnt/
UK /ˈvɪdʒɪlənt/
- Adjective
- Being watchful; careful to monitor events
B2TOEICMorevirus
US /ˈvaɪrəs/
UK /'vaɪrəs/
- Noun
- File secretly put on computers to cause harm
- Living organism that causes disease or sickness
B1Morevomit
US /ˈvɑ:mɪt/
UK /ˈvɒmɪt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Food coming back up from stomach, due to illness
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To bring (blood, etc.) up and out of mouth
B2More
