Lesson 7 Flashcards
What is this word and what does it mean?
appear
to begin to be seen
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contagious
having an illness that can be passed to someone else
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origin
the place where someone or something comes from
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overwhelm
to cause someone to have too many things to deal with
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rapid
happening quickly
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realize
to become aware of something
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report
to give information about something you have seen or done
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resident
a person who lives in a particular place
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symptom
a change in your body that shows you are sick
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thrive
to grow strong and healthy and succeed
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antibiotics
drugs that kill bacteria and stop infection
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bacteria
very small living things that often cause disease
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censorship
the act of examining and controlling content that is considered harmful to society
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influenza (flu)
an illness caused by a virus that can cause fever and pain
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pandemic
a time when a disease spreads quickly across a large area
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plague
a disease that kills many people
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bubonic plague
causing or characterized by swollen inflamed lymph nodes in the armpit or groin
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conclusion
a judgment or decision reached by reasoning
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bio-
root word meaning “life”
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-er
suffix meaning “a person who”
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autobiography
the written story of a person’s own life
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biodiversity
many different kinds of living things in an environment
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biographer
a person who writes the story of someone’s life
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biohazard
a living thing that is dangerous to humans or the environment
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biology
the science that studies life
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biosphere
the part of the Earth that supports life
