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measles
Measles, also known as morbilli, English measles, or rubeola (and not to be confused with rubella or roseola) is an infection of the respiratory system, immune system and skin caused by a virus, specifically a paramyxovirus of the genus Morbillivirus.

chicken pox
Chickenpox is a highly contagious disease caused by primary infection with varicella zoster virus (VZV). It usually starts with a vesicular skin rash mainly on the body and head rather than on the limbs.

Washington Post
an American daily newspaper. It is the most widely circulated newspaper published in Washington, D.C., and was founded in 1877, making it the area's oldest extant newspaper.

ann- :year

e.g.: annual, anniversary

mono- :one

e.g.: monopoly, monorial

de- :down, away from

e.g.: depart, detatch

vocabulary

1.absurd (adjective)

    Contrary to reason or propriety; obviously and flatly opposed to manifest truth; inconsistent with the plain dictates of common sense; logically contradictory; nonsensical; ridiculous; silly.

2.perversion (noun)

    The action of perverting someone or something; humiliation; debasement.
    The state of being perverted; depravity; viciousness.
    A sexual practice or act considered abnormal; sexual deviance.

3.depravity (noun)

    The state or condition of being depraved; moral debasement.
    A particular depraved act or trait.
    Inborn corruption, entailing the belief that every facet of human nature has been polluted, defiled, and contaminated by sin.

4.inborn (adjective)

    innate, possessed by an organism at birth
        e.g. :inborn errors of steroid metabolism
    inherited or hereditary

5.hereditary (adjective)

    which is passed on as inheritance, by last will or intestate

6.hyperbole (noun)

    Extreme exaggeration or overstatement; especially as a literary or rhetorical device.
    Deliberate exaggeration.
    An instance or example of this technique.

7.deliberate (adjective)

    Done on purpose; intentional.
        e.g.: Tripping me was deliberate action.
    Of a person, weighing facts and arguments with a view to a choice or decision; carefully considering the probable consequences of a step; circumspect; slow in determining.
        e.g.: The jury took eight hours to come to its deliberate verdict.

8.circumspect (adjective)

    Carefully aware of all circumstances; considerate of all that is pertinent.
        e.g.: Being aware of the danger of upsetting her audience, she was somewhat circumspect in her comments.

9.pertinent (adjective)

    important with regard to (a subject or matter); relevant

10.pertinency (noun)

    The quality of being pertinent to the matter at hand; relevance.

11.incentive (noun)

    Something that motivates, rouses, or encourages.
        e.g.: I have no incentive to do housework right now.
    A bonus or reward, often monetary, to work harder.
        e.g.: Management offered the sales team a $500 incentive for each car sold.

12.ale (noun)

    An intoxicating liquor made from an infusion of malt by fermentation and the addition of a bitter, usually hops.
        Note: The word ale, in England and the United States, usually designates a heavier kind of fermented liquor, and the word beer a lighter kind. The word beer is also in common use as the generic name for all non-distilled malt liquors.
    A festival in English country places, so called from the liquor drunk.

13.pagan (adjective)

    Relating to, characteristic of or adhering to non-Abrahamist religions, especially earlier polytheism.
        e.g. :Many converted societies transformed their pagan deities into saints

14.astound (verb)

    To astonish, bewilder or dazzle.

15.pamphlet (noun)

    A small booklet of printed informational matter, often unbound, having only a paper cover.

16.colossal (adjective)

    Extremely large or on a great scale.
        e.g.: A single puppy can make a colossal mess.

17.feasible (adjective)

    That can be done in practice.
        e.g.: His plan to rid Trafalgar Square of pigeons by bringing in peregrine falcons to eat them was dismissed as not feasible.

18.outright (adverb)

    Wholly, completely and entirely.
        e.g.: I refute those allegations outright.
    Openly and without reservation.
        e.g.: I have just responded outright to that question.

19.implicit (adjective)

    Implied indirectly, without being directly expressed
    Contained in the essential nature of something but not openly shown
    Having no reservations or doubts; unquestioning or unconditional; usually said of faith or trust.

20.exquisite (adjective)

    Especially fine or pleasing; exceptional.
        e.g.: They sell good coffee and pastries, but their chocolate is exquisite.
        e.g.: Sourav Ganguly scored an exquisite century in his debut Test match.

21.facilitate (verb)

    To make easy or easier.
    To help bring about
    To preside over (a meeting, a seminar)

22.eccentric (comparative more eccentric, superlative most eccentric)

    not at or in the centre.
    not perfectly circular.
        e.g.: an eccentric or elliptical orbit
    having a different center; not concentric.

23.motto (noun)

    A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement.

24.prefix (noun)

    That which is prefixed; especially one or more letters or syllables added to the beginning of a word to modify its meaning; as, pre- in prefix, con- in conjure.

25.sleek (adjective)

    Having an even, smooth surface; smooth; hence, glossy.
        e.g.: sleek hair