Vocabulary

• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• shift in: A change or alteration in something.
• in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
• have on: To be wearing something.
• at that time: During a specific point in the past.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• in part: To some extent; partially.
• going on: To continue doing something
• go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
• assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• tackle: To start working on a difficult problem
• skeptical: Doubting that something is true/probable/useful
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
• shift: To change in position or direction
• conduct: Your behavior
• estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
• criticism: Article or essay that judges quality
• quarantine: To isolate ill people to prevent disease spreading
• cruise: To easily achieve
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• rough: Causing or involving violence, force, and harm
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• indicate: To show something; direct attention to; point out
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• outbreak: Sudden occurrence of illness, discontent etc.
• agency: Business that provides some service for others
• praise: To express approval of something or someone
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• criticize: To assess the work of others
• coronavirus: Any of a group of RNA viruses that cause a variety of diseases in humans and other animals.
• myriad: Very large quantity of something
• diagnose: To determine the cause of an illness or problem
• analysis: Careful study to better understand something
• margin: Edge of an area
• imperial: Of an empire or an emperor
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• partially: In part; in some degree; not wholly
• worldwide: Spanning or extending throughout the entire world
• fever: A high body temperature, indicating illness
• metropolis: Very large and important city
• transparency: Quality of being open to see/to public criticism
• tally: To count or reckon up; to score a point
• repeatedly: (Said, done) many times; over and over
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• travel: To go to a place that is far away
• influenza: Full name for the 'flu'
• calculate: To find an answer using mathematics
• international: Of or relating to several countries
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• report: Account of the necessary facts and information
• show: To be easily seen or displayed
• tout: To praise or promote something
• mid: At (or near) the middle point
• interconnect: To join or be joined together (computers/theories)