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excessive

extreme, too much, unnecessary

skyscraper

tower, multistory building, high-rise building.

ingenious

skillful, creative, effective, clever

recovery

improvement, revival, retrieval, healing,

the culmination of sth

something, especially something important, that happens at the end of a long period of effort or development

Earth sciences

the branch of science dealing with the physical constitution of the earth and its atmosphere.

crisis

disaster, catastrophe, difficulty

gadget

tool, gizmo, machine, device, appliance

squander (on)

waste, consume, spend

mechanically

automatically, instinctively, unconsciously, without thinking #consciously

run out (of)

be used up, end, expire, finish, come to an end

capacity

power, ability, volume, #inability

sweeping

far-reaching, comprehensive, wide-ranging, widespread, #restricted

reinvent

reform, to make changes in order to improve it or make it more modern

reliance

dependence, support, # independence

sealed

closed, stuck #opened

solely

exclusively,only, lone, merely, just

via

through, thru, by, by means of, using

vast

massive, huge, immense, considerable, #small

accommodate

supply, provide, assist

ventilation

the movement of fresh air around a closed space, or the system that does this

relentless

unstoppable, persistent, #gentle, #moderate

aggressive

forceful,strong, insistent #mild

market (verb)

advertise, promote, sale

contemporary

current, modern, latest, up-to-date

habitable

livable, comfortable, inhabitable, fit to, #uninhabitable

sealed

closed, wrapped, stuck down

emission

a gas or other substance that is sent into the air

spectacular

remarkable, outstanding, stunning, impressive, #unimpressive

substantial

significant, plentiful, abundant

catching up

to come from behind and reach someone in front of you by going faster

frightening

scary, making you feel afraid or nervous

highlight

underline, emphasize, stress, draw attention to, bring to light

sophisticated

complex, advance, complicated

pathogen

virus, bacterium, germ

airstream

a current of air

model

show, demonstrate, display #show off

tuberculosis

a serious infectious disease that can attack many parts of a person's body, especially their lungs.

coughing

to suddenly push air out of your throat with a short sound, often repeatedly

ward

a large room in a hospital which is used for treating people with similar illnesses or conditions

generate

produce, make, form, create

air change

a measure of how many times the air within a defined space (normally a room or house) is replaced

appropriate

fitting, suitable, applicable, #inappropriate

communal

shared, public, #private

dementia

a medical condition that affects especially old people, causing the memory and other mental abilities to gradually become worse, and leading to confused behaviour

fraction

a small part, segment, part, section

contend

argue, claim, insist, declare

mindset

attitude, outlook, approach, belief, frame of mind, way of thinking

skill-set

the range of things that someone is good at, especially things that are useful in a particular job

lament

to express sadness and feeling sorry about something

volume

amount, quantity, degree, number

ingenuity

creativity, inventiveness, resourcefulness, imagination, initiative

panicked

nervous, worried, frightened,

clamour

demanding, call out, insisting, #whispering

lethal

deadly, fatal, mortal, poisonous, toxic

miasma

mist, fog, haze

toxic

harmful, detrimental, damaging

principal

main, major, key, primary

agent

cause, vehicle, driving force

epidemic

the appearance of a particular disease in a large number of people at the same time

infection

disease, illness, virus

cholera

a serious disease that causes sickness and sometimes death. It is caused by eating infected food or drinking infected water.

outbreak

suddenly starts to happen

foul

unpleasant, stinking, disgusting, #clean

germ

bacteria, virus, bug

driver

cause, reason, source

the prosperous

rich people, the rich, wealthy people, the wealthy

steer clear

to avoid sb or sth implesant or difficult.

theory

hypothesis, speculation, assumption

disprove

invalidate, negate, refute, show to be false, #prove

advocate

support, back, suggest, promote

in somebody’s/something’s wake

behind or after someone or something

give over

to stop doing or saying something that is annoying other people

reinvent

remake, revive, reform.

legacy

heritage, inherence, inheritance

abandon

discard, give up, stop.

ventilate

to let fresh air into a room, building etc

lit

past form of

light

to provide light for a place

auditorium- auditoria (plural)

hall, theatre

seat

accommodate, contain, hold, take

fraction

portion, segment, part, #whole

comparable

similar, equivalent, equal, as good as, #dissimilar

contend (that)

insist, to argue or state that something is true

liability

accountability, legal responsibility, obligation, charge

convince

persuade, prove, influence

sufficiently

adequately, satisfactorily, suitably, appropriately, #inadequately

hybrid

combination, mixture, cross

harsh

hard, serve, tough

back-up

something that you can use to replace something that does not work or is lost

switched off

to turn off a machine, light, radio etc using a switch

milder

warmer, pleasanter, clement

recipe

method, formula, guidelines, instructions, steps

reimagine

reinterpret (an event, work of art, etc.) imaginatively; rethink.

compelling

convincing, powerful, persuasive, forceful, undeniable

outlook

viewpoint, attitude, view, point of view