Vocabulary

• wake up: To stop sleeping
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
• medical center: A facility providing comprehensive healthcare services, including diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation.
• run by: To be managed or controlled by someone or a group.
• have to: Must do
• open up to: To start talking more freely about your feelings and private thoughts.
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• rely on: To depend on someone or something
• lead to: To result in some action
• cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
• for the world: Used to emphasize something would never happen.
• in the field: Working or doing research in a real-world environment, not in a classroom or laboratory.
• move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• frankly speaking: To be honest; to say what you really think.
• vulnerable: Being open to attack or damage
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• epidemic: Disease that spreads quickly affecting many
• aware: Knowing or feeling that something exists
• surge: Sudden movement in one direction by many
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• frankly: Speaking honestly and directly
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• foundation: Base or important starting point
• huge: Very very large
• adopt: To legally take a child into your family
• benefit: Good result or effect, something advantageous
• immensely: Very much; greatly; a lot
• aid: To help others and provide things
• budget: Amount of money planned to be spent
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• respect: To follow the established rules
• infamous: Famous because of something bad
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
• correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
• leave: To go away from; depart
• foreign: Being of a different place or country
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• policy: Document stating terms of an insurance agreement
• important: Having power or authority
• statistic: Number that represents a piece of information
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• minister: An official who heads a government department
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• mobile: Able to be moved or able to move
• reliance: State of being dependent on something for help
• disadvantage: A negative point; a downside; difficulty
• cape: Clothing without sleeves worn over the shoulders
• incoming: Coming toward a place or position; arriving
• preventative: Intended to stop something bad from happening
• tutu: Short skirt used in ballet
• hiv: Infection by the human immunodeficiency virus