Vocabulary Quiz: Challenging Words
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What best defines the term 'epidemic'?

  • A small group of individuals facing hardship
  • Widespread outbreak of a disease (correct)
  • An unexpected event that surprises the community
  • An individual's personal health crisis
  • Which action is represented by the term 'implement'?

  • To investigate a situation thoroughly
  • To pass a new law or regulation
  • To establish or set something into practical effect (correct)
  • To obligate someone to take action
  • What is the meaning of 'healthcare professional'?

  • A volunteer in hospitals
  • Someone who only provides essential first aid
  • An expert in administrative healthcare policies
  • Worker in medical services field (correct)
  • What does it mean to 'give birth'?

    <p>To deliver a baby into the world</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'heroism' signify?

    <p>Courageous acts in dangerous situations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary meaning of 'nominate'?

    <p>To propose someone for an award or position</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following defines 'exceptional'?

    <p>Remarkable, far above normal standards</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'expose' mean in this context?

    <p>To reveal something hidden or unknown</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the term 'bravery' refer to?

    <p>Courageous behavior in dangerous situations.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term describes the practice of farming and crop production?

    <p>Agriculture</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the term 'empathy' imply?

    <p>Understanding another person's feelings.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What action does 'reject' describe?

    <p>To refuse to accept or acknowledge.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following best defines 'dilemma'?

    <p>Situation requiring a difficult decision.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'cooperate' mean in a group context?

    <p>To work together toward a common goal.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a 'bystander'?

    <p>A witness to an event without participating.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The term 'enable' means what?

    <p>To allow or make something possible or easier.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Vocabulary and Concepts

    • Dare: To challenge someone to act bravely, risking potential consequences.
    • Enroll: The action of signing up or registering for a program.
    • Fear: An emotional response characterized by feelings of threat or deep worry.
    • Recall: The cognitive process of bringing a memory back to mind.
    • Reject: To refuse to accept or acknowledge an idea, offer, or situation.
    • Sneak: To move stealthily to avoid getting noticed.
    • Abuse: The harmful mistreatment of individuals or entities.
    • Agenda: A list outlining topics to be discussed in a meeting or gathering.
    • Agriculture: The practice of cultivating soil, producing crops, and raising livestock.
    • Approach: To move closer to a target or objective with purpose.
    • Appropriate: Suitable or fitting for a specific context or situation.
    • Assistance: Help or support given to achieve specific goals.
    • Assume: To take something for granted without concrete proof.
    • Backpacking: Traveling while carrying essential supplies in a backpack.
    • Be sentenced to: The legal assignment of punishment following a conviction.
    • Betray: To violate someone's trust or confidence.
    • Bravery: The quality of being courageous in threatening or dangerous circumstances.
    • Break out: To escape or suddenly emerge forcefully from confinement or a starting condition.
    • Bribe: An illegal offer of money or favor in exchange for influence or action.
    • Brick: A rectangular block commonly used in construction.
    • Bury: To place something underground or conceal it from view.
    • Bystander: An individual who witnesses an event but does not actively participate.
    • Carpenter: A skilled tradesperson specializing in working with wood to create structures or objects.
    • Catch up with: To reach the same level or status as others after a period of delay.
    • Circumstance: Specific conditions that influence an event or outcome.
    • Coffin: A box designed for containing and burying a deceased body.
    • Commander: The leader of a military unit or operation.
    • Commendable: Deserving recognition or praise for actions or achievements.
    • Compassionate: Exhibiting empathy and concern for the suffering of others.
    • Conscience: An inner voice that guides moral decision-making and actions.
    • Consulate: A diplomatic office tasked with representing a nation in a foreign country.
    • Continuity: The property of being consistent and unbroken over time.
    • Cooperation: The act of working together towards a shared objective.
    • Coordinate: The process of organizing people or tasks efficiently to achieve a goal.
    • Countless: An amount so large that it is impossible to count accurately.
    • Courageous: Demonstrating bravery in difficult or perilous situations.
    • Dedicated: Committed or devoted to a specific task, purpose, or cause.
    • Departure: The act of leaving a particular place or situation.
    • Desperately: Acting with extreme urgency or in a state of hopelessness.
    • Despite the fact that: Indicates contrast despite certain circumstances.
    • Destination: The final location or goal one is traveling towards.
    • Destruction: The complete ruining or damaging of something substantial.
    • Devastating: Causing intense shock or severe destruction.
    • Dilemma: A situation that requires making a difficult choice between options.
    • Discovery: The act of finding or uncovering something previously unknown.
    • Disloyal: Lacking loyalty or faithfulness to a person or cause.
    • Drown: To suffocate in water, resulting in death.
    • Drug: Refers to administering medication or harmful substances.
    • Duration: The total time that something lasts or continues.
    • Embassy: A diplomatic building that represents a country abroad.
    • Emergency services: Critical support provided in urgent or crisis situations.
    • Empathy: The ability to understand and share the feelings of another.
    • Enable: To make something possible or easier to achieve.
    • Encounter: A meeting or confrontation that occurs unexpectedly.
    • Engrave: The process of carving designs onto solid surfaces.
    • Epidemic: A widespread outbreak that affects many people.
    • Escape: The act of getting away from danger or confinement.
    • Event: A significant occasion or planned activity.
    • Evidence: Information that supports the truthfulness of claims or facts.
    • Exceptional: An individual or event that is remarkably above the norm.
    • Expose: To reveal or make known something hidden or undisclosed.
    • Fluent: Ability to communicate a language easily and proficiently.
    • Force: To compel someone to take action against their will.
    • Former: Referring to something that belongs to an earlier time.
    • Found: Establishing or creating something anew.
    • Funding: Financial support allocated for specific projects or initiatives.
    • Generation: A group of individuals born within the same time frame.
    • Give birth: The process of delivering an infant into the world.
    • Hatred: An intense feeling of dislike or animosity towards something or someone.
    • Healthcare professional: An individual who works within the medical services sector.
    • Heroism: Acts characterized by bravery, often in life-threatening situations.
    • Human kindness: The innate compassion and goodwill towards others.
    • Immigrant: An individual who moves to a different country for various reasons.
    • Implement: To put a plan or strategy into practical action.
    • In charge of: Holding responsibility for managing a task or group.
    • In danger: Being at risk of potential harm or injury.
    • Investigate: To systematically examine or inquire into details for information.
    • Key: An element that is extremely important for understanding or achieving something.
    • Lead a quiet life: To live in a peaceful and undisturbed manner.
    • Make a difference: To have a significant positive impact on a situation or environment.
    • Make an impression: To influence how others perceive you.
    • Mandatory: Something that is required by law or regulations.
    • Media: Platforms used for mass communication and information dissemination.
    • Miracle: An extraordinary event that defies normal expectations or natural laws.
    • Miraculously: Occurring in an unexpected and astonishing manner.
    • Mission: An important task or objective assigned to an individual or group.
    • Mute: Unable to speak or remain silent.
    • Noble: Exhibiting exceptional moral qualities or virtues.
    • Nominate: To propose an individual for an award or position of recognition.
    • Nursing home: A residential care facility for elderly individuals.
    • Oblige: To compel someone to take action or fulfill a duty.
    • Observe: To attentively watch or monitor activities or behaviors.
    • Obtain: To acquire or gain possession of something.
    • Operation: A coordinated procedure or organized activity towards a specific goal.
    • Organization: A structured group formed to pursue collective objectives.
    • Overcome: Successfully dealing with obstacles or challenges.
    • Pain: A state of physical or emotional suffering.
    • Participant: An individual engaged in an activity or event.
    • Pass a law: The formal approval of a new legal regulation.
    • Pass away: A polite term for someone's death.
    • Penalty: A punishment imposed for breaking rules or laws.
    • Perish: To die, often in a tragic or untimely manner.
    • Personal hygiene: Practices aimed at maintaining cleanliness and health.
    • Phenomenon: An observable event or remarkable occurrence.
    • Precious: Something regarded as extremely valuable or cherished.
    • Present: Existing or occurring at the current time.
    • Pretend: To act as if something is real when it is not.

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