Deadliest Diseases Flashcards
ravage
ˈrævɪʤ
Darkness unleashed, it ravaged the land, destroying everything in its path.
cause severe and extensive damage to.
Plague
/pleɪg/
a contagious bacterial disease
طاعون
rodent
/ˈrəʊdənt/
a gnawing mammal of an order that includes rats, mice, squirrels, hamsters, porcupines, and their relatives
جونده
flea
/fli/
کک
gerbil
موش صحرایی
squirrel
/ˈskwərəl/
سنجاب
susceptible
/səˈsɛptəbəl/
Less robust people and children are more susceptible to the disease.
susceptible hosts
likely or liable to be influenced or harmed by a particular thing.
مستعد
succumb
/səˈkʌm/
Do not succumb to the temptation of jumping into impulsive and sensational outbursts of heavy workouts.
fail to resist
fever
/ˈfivər/
an abnormally high body temperature
تب
chills
/ʧɪlz/
an unpleasant feeling of coldness in the atmosphere, one’s surroundings, or the body.
لرز
swell
/swɛl/
(especially of a part of the body) become larger or rounder in size
تورم
respiration
The effects of sleep on respiration include changes in central respiratory control,
the action of breathing.
prompt
The nature of media is that all of these requests require a prompt response.
rapid, fast, immediate
Lurk
/lɜrk/
Criminals seem to be lurking around every corner.
ambush, stalk
کمین
pandemic
همه جا گیر
war-torn
جنگ زده
eradicate
The minister said she also wants to offer support for a program to eradicate illiteracy.
destroy, spoil, put down
ریشه کن کردن
foci
/fə́wsɑj/
center, focus, heart
کانون
fatality rate
نرخ مرگ و میر
Smallpox
ابله
prehistory
ماقبل تاریخ
adorn
A portrait of Eddie, complete with cigar, still adorns one of the walls in the hotel.
make more beautiful or attractive.
contaminate
/kənˈtæməˌneɪt/
Chemicals in everyday products such as good packaging and cosmetics contaminate our air, water and soil.
آلوده کردن، سرایت دادن
incubation
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