How Dogs Are Sniffing Out COVID-19 Flashcards
Rival
verb
To be equal to something else
No one can rival his leadership abilities.
Their performance rivals that of their competition.
Devastating
adjective
Very destructive / severe shock
I had to give her the devastating news of her father’s death.
The earthquake was the most devastating one the city has ever seen.
Unwittingly
adverb
Doing something without knowing you’re doing it
You could be unwittingly spreading the virus to others.
I apologize for any confusion I might have caused unwittingly.
Unintentionally
adverb
Not on purpose
I unintentionally forgot to remind her of the meeting.
His lawyers unintentionally made that information public.
Contagious
adjective
A disease that can be spread from one person to another
Luckily cancers are not contagious.
They have opened their windows to stop contagious viruses from spreading.
Body odor
noun
The smell of a person’s body
He tries to disguise his body odor with a lot of deodorant.
She can’t stand her husband’s body odor.
Diagnostic
noun
The technique of identifying a disease
Her cancer diagnostic came back negative.
They are trying to revolutionize HIV diagnostics.
Distinctive
adjective
Something that is easy to recognize because it is different from other things
Natto has a very distinctive texture and smell.
She has a very distinctive singing voice.
Detect
verb
To identify / discover something
They were able to make money by detecting small changes in the market.
We were able to detect small fluctuations in the temperature.
Deploy
verb
To use something / someone in an effective way
I was able to deploy all of my skills in my new job.
We will be able to deploy all our new workers to our new offices.