Set 3 Flashcards
Disseminate (v.)
To spread information or ideas to as many people as possible. “her finding have been widely disseminated”
in situ (adv.)
if something remains in situ, it remains in its usual place
metropolitan (adj.)
relating or belonging to a very large city
desalination (v.)
the process of removing salt from sea water so that people can use it
monopoly (n.)
if a company has a monopoly of a business or a political activity, it has complete control of it so that other organizations cannot compete with it
vocational (adj.)
teaching or relating to the skills you need to do a particular job
niche (n.)
if you find your niche, you find a job or activity that is very suitable for you
droop (v.)
to hang o bend down or make something do this
crumble (v.)
to break apart into lots of pieces
contagion (n.)
a situation in which a disease is spread by people touching each other
dire (adj.)
extremely serious or terrible
ineptitude (n.)
lack of skill; incompetence. “the ineptitude of the people in charge”
plague (n.)
a disease that causes death and spreads quickly to a large number of people
pestilence (n.)
(literary) a disease that spreads quickly and kills a lot of people; plague
populace (n.)
the people who live in a country
