WorksheetsHot Zone Vocabulary quiz
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 20mins
Choose the BEST definition for the word husbandry.
a believer in or adherent of naturalism
the science, skill, or art of farming
an organization whose members are arranged in ranks
a form of defense against an accusation that proves he was somewhere else at the time of the crime
Choose the BEST definition for the word Hierarchy.
a believer in or adherent of naturalism
the science or skill or art of farming
an organization or group whose members are arranged in ranks
a form of defense against an accusation that proves he was somewhere else at the time of the crime
Choose the BEST definition for the word alibi.
a believer in or adherent of naturalism
the science or skill or art of farming
an organization or group whose members are arranged in ranks
a form of defense against an accusation that proves he was somewhere else at the time of the crime
Choose the BEST definition for the word lesion.
a wound, especially an area of skin that is broken or infected
a state of physical slowness and mental dullness resulting from tiredness, disease, or drugs
an action taken to protect against possible harm or troubles
the exploration or examination of an area to gather information
Choose the BEST definition for the word lethargy.
a wound, especially in an area of skin that is broken or infected
a state of physical slowness and mental dullness resulting from tiredness, disease, or drugs
an action taken to protect against possible harm or trouble
the exploration or examination of an area to gather information
Choose the BEST definition for the word contorted.
showing or possessing shimmering, milky colors
Carefully thought out and done intentionally
greatly or violently twisted out of shape
unstoppable
Choose the BEST definition for the word tantalize.
to tease or torment somebody by letting him see, but not have, something desirable
to shed something, or to be shed
to kill all living microorganisms in something to make it incapable of causing infection
to distribute someting over a wide area
Choose the BEST definition for the word sterilized.
to tease someone by showing him something and letting him see it but not have it.
to make somebody irrational or extraordinarily angry
to shed something or to be shed
to kill all living microorganisms in or on something to make it incapable of causing infection
Choose the BEST definition for the word precautions.
carnivorous animals that hunts and eats other animals to survive
actions taken to protect against possible harm if something goes wrong
forms of defense against an accusation that proves the person was not at the scene of the crime at that time
explorations or examinations of an area to gather information
Choose the BEST definition for the word statutory.
at a later time, and often as a consequence
carefully thought out and done intentionally
covered by a written law passed by a legislative body and subject to penalty
greatly or violently twisted out of shape
Choose the BEST definition for the word deliberate.
to distribute something over a large area
at a later time, and often as a consequence
covered by a statute and subject to a penalty
carefully thought out and done intentionally
Choose the BEST definition for the word reconnaissance.
to shed something or to be shed
an exploration or examination of an area to gather information
to move across, over or through a place
to become or cause something to become wider
Choose the BEST definition for the word sloughing.
to shed something or be shed
to travel or move across, over, or through some area or place
to kill an incurably sick person or animal to relieve suffering
to send out energy such as heat or light, in the form of rays or waves
Choose the BEST definition for the word subsequently.
carefully thought out and done intentionally
greatly and violently twisted out of shape
at a later time, and often as a consequence
extremely unhappy and discouraged
Choose the BEST definition for the word traverse.
to travel or move across, over, or through an area or place
the exploration or examination of an area to gather information
with charming, old-fashioned qualities
impossible to pacify or reduce in strength or force
Choose the BEST definition for the word opalescent.
to shed something or be shed
showing or possessing shimmering, milky colors
to kill living microorganisms on or in something ot make it incapable of causing infection
with a charming, old-fashioned quality
Choose the BEST definition for the word concierge.
someone who is employed at a hotel to help the guests
an out break or disease that spreads more rapidly than normal
not a threat to life or long-term health
an action taken to protect against a long-term threat
Choose the BEST definition for the word deranged.
to make someone extraordinarily angry or irrational
to distribute something over a wide area
to shed something or be shed
to become or cause something to become wider
Choose the BEST definition for the word benign.
a quantity that has both direction and magnitude
unstoppable
not a threat to life or long-term health
impossible to reduce in strength or force
Choose the BEST definition for the word inexorably.
impossible to pacify
greatly or violently twisted out of shape
carefully thought out and/or done intentionally
unstoppable
Choose the BEST definition for the word mutate.
to change
to make a person or animal do something by offering a thing he or she desires
to move quickly and with suppleness
to look at somebody in surprise and wonder
Choose the BEST definition for the word parasite.
a bitter verbal or written attack on somebody or something
a member of an order of mammals with large brains and complex hands
a plant or animal that lives on or in another , being of no advantage to the other.
relating to, or typically cause by, a virus
Choose the BEST definition for the word agile.
an object or design with three lobes or connected parts
able to move quickly and with suppleness, skill, and control
to send out energy or light in rays
a plant with a cluster of three leaves
Choose the BEST definition for the word pathologist.
a person who studies the disease origin and spread
a believer or adherent of naturalism
a person who studies the causes of diseases and how they affect people
a hollow wooden horse that hid soldiers that came out at night and surprised those who took it in as a gift from the enemy
Someone who is employed at a hotel and helps the guests
Choose the BEST definition for the word epidemiologist.
a scientist who studies the disease origin and spread
a believer or adherent of naturalism
a scientist who studies the causes of diseases and how they affect people
a hollow wooden horse that hid soldiers that came out at night and surprised those who took it in as a gift from the enemy
Someone who is employed at a hotel and helps the guests
Choose the BEST definition for the word vaccine.
a naturally produced substance that kills or inactivates bacteria, but has no effect against viruses
a preparation containing a weakened or dead microbe of the kind that causes the disease, administered to activate the immune system against that agent
an illness causing yellow skin
a fixed annual sum, paid at regular intervals, for a professional job
Choose the BEST definition for the word antibiotic.
a naturally produced substance that kills or inactivates bacteria, but has no effect against viruses
a preparation containing a weakened or dead microbe of the kind that causes the disease, administered to activate the immune system against that agent
an illness causing yellow skin
a fixed annual sum, paid at regular intervals, for a professional job
Monet ________ the animal to sit on his shoulder by offering it a banana.
dilated
gaped
enticed
tantalized
sterilized
Soon after the outbreak in Germany, a team of investigators, under the ____ of the World Health Organization flew to Uganda to try to find out where the monkeys had come from.
auspices
archipelago
ultraviolet
primordial
antiquity
Then, they carried the hatbox with the dead monkey corpse to the ______ room away from the other monkeys.
husbandry
trefoil
necropsy
implacable
alibi
Once the virus enters the cell, it becomes a _____ with enemy cells pouring into the body.
archipelago
Trojan horse
primate
diatribe
lesion
He had an international reputation as a knowledgeable and skilled veterinarian who specialized in primate _______.
husbandry
antiquity
Trefoil
diatribe
statutory
The monkeys froze into _____ shapes, with their chest cavities spread wide and their intestines hanging out.
quiant
despondent
invasive
lethargy
contorted
A scientist should take proper _____ not to do any necropsies on animals until we've completed the test to know what we might be dealing with here.
promiscuous
precautions
opalescent
epidemic
vector
They tried to reach Kinshasa by radio, to tell Karl Johnson and the others that the ___ had already peaked.
antiquity
epidemic
vector
traverse
salaried
He has a reputation for being a top-notch ____, going out into the field and researching the first location of an outbreak and tracking its spread.
pathologist
Trojan horse
primate
epidemiologist
parasite
The virus, unknown to its host, is able to shift its shape and _____, able to become a new thing.
radiate
mutate
tantalize
deliberate
invasive
