Vocabulary

• such as: For example; like
• in check: Under control; restrained.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
• as scheduled: According to the planned or arranged time.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• under control: Being managed or restrained; not out of hand.
• at the moment: At this time; now
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• reveal: To show something that was hidden before
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• psychological: Concerning the study of the mind
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• conduct: Your behavior
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• criticism: Article or essay that judges quality
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• cruise: To easily achieve
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• benefit: Good result or effect, something advantageous
• blow: To move something using air
• couple: To join something to something else
• outbreak: Sudden occurrence of illness, discontent etc.
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• 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.
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• reassure: To make feel less worried about something
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• ceremony: Special social or religious event
• public: Owned by the government
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• point: An item to be discussed
• virus: File secretly put on computers to cause harm
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• marathon: Lasting for a long time
• decisive: Able to make choices quickly and confidently
• blossom: Flower from a tree, often one appearing in spring
• infect: To introduce a computer virus to
• northern: In or toward the north
• neighbor: Person who lives, or is near, you
• dock: To take away a part of an animal's tail
• cherry: Small, round fruit with a red or black skin