endemic
adjective
COVID-19 is likely to become an endemic disease.
A Nature survey shows many scientists expect the virus that causes COVID-19 to become endemic, but it could pose less danger over time.
Eighteen months later, most leading immunologists believe Covid-19 will become endemic—a persistent but manageable threat on par with seasonal flu—conceivably by the end of 2022.
Covid will become an endemic disease as early as 2024, Pfizer executives said Friday, meaning the virus will transition from a global emergency to a constant presence causing regional outbreaks across the world — much like the flu.
noun
It typically takes a few years for a new viral pathogen to move from pandemic to endemic
omicron
noun
- the 15th letter of the Greek alphabet
In November 2021, a COVID-19 variant was named Omicron, after the 15th letter of the Greek alphabet.
instant
adjective
instant coffee
Is this coffee instant or regular?
Instant noodle
Instant Pot
clementine
noun
jicama
noun
paprika
noun
tomato sauce made with garlic, paprika, and pepper
Worcestershire sauce
noun
kale
noun
bunch
noun
a bunch of grapes
a bunch of friends
a bunch of children
a bunch of money
He always had a bunch of keys on his belt.
Dried herbs hung in bunches from the kitchen rafters.
parchment
noun
Ancient people wrote on parchment.
recipe
noun
This is one of my grandmother’s recipes.
palindrome
noun
The word “dad” and the number “1881” are palindromes.
cartridge
noun
- a case or container that holds a substance, device, or material which is difficult, troublesome, or awkward to handle and that usually can be easily changed
The printer needs a new ink cartridge.
clipper
noun
- a device used for cutting something
hair clippers
nail clippers
screwdriver
noun
screw
noun
verb
Remember to screw the lid back on the jar.
Screw the light bulb into the fixture.
Screw the cap on tight.
The lid screws onto the jar.
waiver
noun
Please read the following waivers and agreements carefully.
a criminal defendant’s waiver of a jury trial
The college got a special waiver from the town to exceed the building height limit.
He signed an insurance waiver before surgery.
waive
verb
waive a jury trial
waive the fee
She waived her right to a lawyer.
The university waives the application fee for low-income students.
The bank manager waived the charge (= said we didn’t have to pay), as we were old and valued customers.
toad
noun
broom
noun
durian
noun
aisle
noun
The bride walked down the aisle to the altar.
yell
verb
- to make a sudden, loud cry
We saw people yelling for help.
I heard someone yelling my name.
billiards
noun
stapler
noun
awkward
adjective
an awkward attempt
an awkward design
She is awkward at dancing.
The machine is very awkward to operate.
passage
noun
Her office is at the end of the passage.
the passage of food through the digestive system
the passage of air into and out of the lungs
the passage from life to death
kiddo
noun
- child, kid
- used by an adult to speak to a young person
reverence
noun
Their religion has/shows a deep reverence for nature.
Reverence for or worship of the dead is found in all societies, because belief in life after death is universal. — World Religions, 1983
Reverence for Life says that the only thing we are really sure of is that we live and want to go on living. This is something that we share with everything else that lives, from elephants to blades of grass—and, of course, every human being. So we are brothers and sisters to all living things, and owe to all of them the same care and respect, that we wish for ourselves.
vestibule
noun
please leave your wet boots in the vestibule
Synonyms
entranceway, entry, entryway, hall, hallway, lobby
incisor
noun
- a tooth (as any of the four front teeth of the human upper or lower jaw) for cutting
canine
noun
- a conical pointed tooth especially : one situated between the lateral incisor and the first premolar
molar
noun
- a large tooth near the back of the mouth with a broad surface used for grinding
ditch
verb
ditch an old car
If you are using a single-layer cloth mask to protect yourself from a new COVID-19 variant that is believed to be more than six times as infectious as Delta “ditch it, full stop.”
Anglosphere
noun
the countries of the world in which the English language and cultural values predominate
platter
noun
large platters of hot turkey and ham
She ordered the seafood platter.
oat
noun
earbud
noun
- a small earphone inserted into the ear
bud
noun
The bush has plenty of buds but no flowers yet.
verb
The trees budded early this spring.
canonical
adjective
As a canonical example
His proposals were generally accepted as canonical.
gospel
noun
a reading from the Gospel of St. John
drizzle
noun
- rain that falls lightly in very small drops
Yes, it’s raining, but it’s only a drizzle.
the intermittent drizzle was just heavy enough to spoil all of our outdoor activities
verb
- to rain in very small drops
It was beginning to drizzle, so she pulled on her hood.
rebate
noun
There is a $50 rebate offered with the printer.
Mail in your receipt and get a rebate.
wrestle
verb
They’ll be wrestling each other for the championship.
good-for-nothing
adjective
- of no use or value
sparrow
noun
- a common type of small bird that usually has brown or gray feathers
parrot
noun
verb
Some of the students were just parroting what the teacher said.
the toddler parroted everything her father said, often to the latter’s embarrassment
biodegradable
adjective
biodegradable trash bags
fasten
verb
Make sure the lid is tightly fastened.
two boards fastened together by nails
fastener
trampoline
noun
