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Patient Zero (M2U1)
Module 2 Unit 1 flashcards
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| dismal | showing or causing gloom |
| superstition | an irrational abject attitude of mind toward the supernatural |
| ominous | foreboding or foreshadowing evil, misfortune, or calamity |
| engulf | to flow over and enclose : overwhelm |
| contaminated | soiled, stained, corrupted, or infected by contact or association |
| pandemic | occurring over a wide geographic area |
| statistics | a branch of mathematics dealing with the collection, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of masses of numerical data |
| intuition | the power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge |
| exclusive | excluding or having power to exclude |
| legacy | something transmitted by or received from an ancestor or predecessor or from the past |
| amulet | a charm often inscribed with a magic incantation or symbol to aid the wearer or protect against evil |
| sanitation | the promotion of hygiene and prevention of disease |
| laudanum | any of various formerly used preparations of opium |
| intravenously | occurring within or entering by way of a vein |
| contaminant | something that soils, stains, corrupts, or infects by contact or association |
| outlandishly | exceeding proper or reasonable limits or standards |
| systematically | methodical in procedure or plan |
| sterilizing | to free from all viable microorganisms |
| commotion | noisy confusion |
| fugitive | a person who flees or tries to escape |
| bureau | a branch of a newspaper, newsmagazine, or wire service in an important news center |
| desolate | showing the effects of abandonment and neglect |