The definitions and parts of speech below indicate how the words in this unit are used. The words below are listed alphabetically by Lesson Unit.

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Vocabulary Word	Part of Speech	Definition
Unit 7 Introduction
pandemic	noun	a disease that spreads over an entore country or the entire world
Unit 7 reading passage
deceased	adjective	dead
far-reaching	adjective	something that affects many areas
foster parents	adjective + noun	guardians who temporarily fulfill the role of parents for a child
key	adjective	essential
lethal	adjective	deadly, something that can kill
sibling	noun	brother or sister
stigma	noun	feelings of disapproval that a society has about particular illnesses or social behaviours