Word List
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 adm inister 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 o f any real nutrients.epidemic [epademik] n.
An epidemic is an outbreak of a disease that spreads quickly.
-* It was d ifficult 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 fo r him to fin d 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 jo y in the children.