Vocabulary

• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• at least: As a minimum
• fight off: To defend a position, often violently
• in the news: Being widely reported in the media.
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• with just: Using only; with no more than.
• update on: To provide the latest information about something.
• also known as: Also called; alternatively named.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
• such as: For example; like
• in prison: Confined in a prison; incarcerated.
• in hospital: Admitted to a hospital for treatment.
• over the counter: Denoting a security traded directly between two parties, not on an exchange.
• in the post: Sent by mail or postal service.
• subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
• immune: Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
• severe: Very bad; harsh
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• respiratory: (Medical) concerning breathing
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• mortality: Quality or state of being capable of dying
• current: Electricity flowing through wires
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• concentrate: To cause to be present in large amount or number
• theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
• quarantine: To isolate ill people to prevent disease spreading
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• cruise: To easily achieve
• pneumonia: Serious illness affecting the lungs and breathing
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• syndrome: A group of signs and symptoms of a disease
• genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
• saliva: Liquid produced by glands in the mouth
• contact: Touching or feeling something
• contain: To keep something from spreading
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• outbreak: Sudden occurrence of illness, discontent etc.
• infection: (Computers) Having a computer virus
• delicacy: Something pleasing because of its good taste
• mammal: Animal which drinks milk from its mother
• exhale: To breathe out the air or smoke in your lungs
• coronavirus: Any of a group of RNA viruses that cause a variety of diseases in humans and other animals.
• diagnose: To determine the cause of an illness or problem
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• arthritis: Diseases of the joints often with painful swelling
• menstrual: Concerning a female's period
• confirm: To formally approve or check something
• akin: Similar to; like; almost the same as
• fever: A high body temperature, indicating illness
• host: Mass; a great number
• breath: Air you take in and out of your body
• virus: File secretly put on computers to cause harm
• shell: Hard outer cover of an egg, fruit, nut, or seed
• disregard: To treat something as unimportant; ignore
• pharmaceutical: Concerning the science of drugs and medicines
• sneeze: Act of air suddenly being forced out of nose/mouth
• icon: Small image on a computer screen
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• cough: To suddenly expel air from the lungs
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• link: Any one of the rings that are part of a chain
• crown: To put a crown on to make someone a king/queen
• apocalyptic: Involving great disaster or destruction
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
• excrement: Waste matter discharged from the body; feces
• neutralize: To remove or take away a threat
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• penguin: Black and white sea bird that cannot fly
• long: Person's name
• flu: Illness causing headache, fever etc.
• report: Account of the necessary facts and information
• ship: Large boat
• face: To cover a surface with something like paint
• hydration: Process of supplying or adding water to
• notify: To inform; to communicate specific information
• corona: Outermost region of the sun's atmosphere
• witchcraft: Performing magic using spells, often to harm
• handwash: Washing or laundering by hand not with a machine