Vocabulary - 3/10/2023

Malaria (noun)

/məˈleriə/

A serious disease that causes a high temperature and shivering (= shaking of the body) caused by the bite of some types of mosquito

River blindness (noun)

/ˈrɪvər blaɪndnəs/

A tropical skin disease caused by a parasite of certain flies that are found in rivers, which can also cause a person to become blind

Roost (Verb)

/ruːst/

A place where birds sleep

Sacred (adj)

/ˈseɪkrɪd/

Connected with God or a god; considered to be holy

Long-term (adj)

/ˌlɔːŋ ˈtɜːrm/

Over a long period of time