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Part I
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| epidemiologist | a medical scientist who studies the transmission and control of epidemic diseases |
| sultry | (of the air or weather) hot and humid |
| pariah | an outcast |
| demarcation | the action of fixing the boundary or limits of something |
| pestilence | a fatal epidemic disease, esp. bubonic plague |
| disparate | essentially different in kind; not allowing comparison |
| vilification | abusively disparaging speech or writing |
| bigotry | intolerance toward those who hold different opinions from oneself |
| venality | the condition of being susceptible to bribery or corruption |
| fjord | a long, narrow, deep inlet of the sea between high cliffs, as in Norway and Iceland, typically formed by submergence of a glaciated valley |
| clout | influence or power, esp. in politics or business |
| sire | to bring into being |
| tenuous | very weak or slight |
| cajole | persuade someone to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery |
| belie | (of an appearance) fail to give a true notion or impression of (something); disguise or contradict |
| arduous | involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring |
| heath | an area of open uncultivated land, esp. in Britain, with characteristic vegetation of heather, gorse, and coarse grasses |
| T-cells | the quarterbacks in the body's defensive line against disease |
| wan | (of a person's complexion or appearance) pale and giving the impression of illness or exhaustion |
| virulent | (of a disease or poison) extremely severe or harmful in its effects |
| marauder | a raider |