Vocabulary

• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
• wall off: To separate or block an area by building a wall or barrier.
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• in public: In a place where anyone can see or hear you.
• in the west: Located in or towards the west.
• at risk: In danger; likely to be harmed
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• in reality: Actually; in fact; truly.
• catch up: To become equal with another person
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• calm down: To make or become relaxed after being stressed
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• by itself: Alone; without help or assistance.
• vast: Being very large in size or amount
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
• epidemic: Disease that spreads quickly affecting many
• tend: To move or act in a certain manner
• effective: Working efficiently to produce a desired result
• attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• strain: To remove the water from (food) using a colander
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• mortality: Quality or state of being capable of dying
• extent: Point, level or limit to which something reaches
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• quarantine: To isolate ill people to prevent disease spreading
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• vaccine: Shot using weak disease cells to stop same disease
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• rapidly: With great speed; quickly
• feat: Impressive act showing courage or skill
• contain: To keep something from spreading
• proactive: Acting to head off anticipated future problems
• tragic: (Of a play, movie, or book) with a sad ending
• outbreak: Sudden occurrence of illness, discontent etc.
• frequently: Often; regularly
• urban: Concerning a city; located in a city
• detect: To discover or identify the presence of something
• coronavirus: Any of a group of RNA viruses that cause a variety of diseases in humans and other animals.
• react: To change when mixing with other chemicals
• withdraw: To take money out of a bank account
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• organization: Group of people with a particular purpose
• germ: Tiny organism that can cause sickness and disease
• public: Owned by the government
• ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
• virus: File secretly put on computers to cause harm
• breakdown: When normal activity or behavior stops
• great: Very good; better than before
• discover: To find something new that was not known before
• trust: To expect confidently
• sneeze: Act of air suddenly being forced out of nose/mouth
• hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
• thoughtful: Concerned about needs and feelings of other people
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• disastrous: Having very unfortunate or terrible consequences
• isolate: To identify, consider, or deal with separately
• income: Earned money from work, investments or business
• cooperation: Working together to get something done
• complacency: Self-satisfaction, without being aware of problems
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• globe: A round object, e.g. like the earth; sphere
• weak: Not having a strong character
• problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• genome: Complete set of genetic material in an organism
• contagion: Communication of an emotional state among people
• immoral: Without good moral principles
• populous: Having a large population
• interconnect: To join or be joined together (computers/theories)
• lurch: A sudden forward movement