Week 7

Word: Eradicate

Definition: Destroy completely so that it cannot return or recur; put an end to

Part of Speech: Verb.

Sentence: Because of modern medicines, many diseases have been eradicated. 

Collocation: "successfully eradicate", "be impossible to eradicate", "eradicate from","an attempt to eradicate" 


Word: Mutate

Definition: Change in a gene or chromosome; change in form or nature

Part of Speech: Verb.

Sentence: Viruses that are mutating can be hard to control.

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Word: Fragile

Definition: easily broken; not having a strong structure

Part of Speech: Adjective.

Sentence: Because the natural environment is fragile, pollution can cause permanent damage to sensitive plant and animal species.

Collocation: "seem fragile", "ecologically fragile", "remain fragile"


Word: Curb

Definition: To limit, restrain, or control

Part of Speech: Verb.

Sentence: Vaccines are used to curb the spread of certain diseases.

Collocation: "greatly curb","attempt to curb","aimed at curbing"


Word: Parasite

Definition: An organisms living on another organism (host) in a way that harms the host

Part of Speech: Noun.

Sentence: Dangerous diseases like malaria are parasites which harm the humans or animals they live in. 

Collocation: "dangerous parasite","carry parasite", "have parasite" 


Word: Impunity

Definition: Exemption from punishment or freedom from the injurious consequences of an action

Part of Speech: Noun.

Sentence: It is necessary to stop impunity for violence against women in South Africa.  

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Word: Autonomy

Definition: Personal independence; the capacity to make moral decisions and act on them; freedom from external control or influence  

Part of Speech: Noun.

Sentence: Women all around the world hope to achieve the right to autonomy.  

Collocation: "considerable autonomy","degree of autonomy","seek autonomy","autonomy from","demand for autonomy"


Word: Abolition

Definition: Act of officially ending a law, regulation or practice

Part of Speech: Noun.

Sentence: Some women hope to see the abolition of laws that violate the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. 

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Word: Tackle

Definition: Make determined efforts to deal with a problem or difficult task

Part of Speech: Verb.

Sentence: The group United Nations Women proposes a goal that tackles or attempts to deal with unequal power relations between men and women. 


Collocation: "properly tackle ", "attempt to tackle", "a way of tackling"


Word: Stall

Definition: Stopped making progress

Part of Speech: Verb.

Sentence: The progress towards Women's equality has been stalled because of the failure to address the basic causes of discrimination and violence against women. 

Collocation: "effectively stall", "stall for time"