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adhere [adhiar] v.
To adhere means to act in the way that a rule or agreement says is right.
-* If the new employees wish to succeed, they must adhere to the boss’s rules.
administer [administar] V.
To administer means to take responsibility for organizing something.
—» The teacher’s assistant will administer the test.
Compassionate [kampaejanit] adj.
When people are compassionate, they feel pity and sympathy for others.
—►The compassionate nurse tried to make the sick man feel comfortable.
Contaminate [kantaemaneit] v.
To contaminate something means to put dirty or harmful chemicals into it.
—* The lake was contaminated when pollutants entered into the water.
deficiency [difijansi] n.
A deficiency is a lack of something, especially something that is needed.
—►Your snack has a deficiency of any real nutrients.
epidemic [epademik] n.
An epidemic is an outbreak of a disease that spreads quickly.
-* It was difficult to stop the flu epidemic.
hazard [haezard] n.
A hazard is something that could be dangerous to a person’s health or safety.
—* Smoking cigarettes poses many health hazards.
imperative [imperativ] adj.
When something is imperative, it is extremely important and must be done.
—»It was imperative for him to find a job.
intestines [intestinz] n.
Intestines are tubes through which food passes after it leaves the stomach.
—* Whatever you eat goes into your intestines.
manifest [maenafest] v.
To manifest means to make something visible or obvious.
—* The holiday season manifested joy in the children.
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