mosquito bites

  • 101chikungunya — noun /tʃɪkʊŋˈɡʊnjə/ A viral fever caused by an alphavirus spread by mosquito bites …

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  • 102wetlands — noun An area or region that is characteristically saturated; a marsh. Their hike in the wetlands took them all the way across the marsh but gave them dozens of mosquito bites …

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  • 103cut out — 1. adjective Well suited; appropriate; fit for a particular activity or purpose. Im not really cut out for camping outdoors. Im allergic to mosquito bites. 2. verb a) To remove or shape …

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  • 104bite — 1. verb /baɪt,bʌit/ a) To cut off a piece by clamping the teeth. As soon as you bite that sandwich, youll know how good it is. b) To hold something by clamping one’s teeth. That dog is about to bite! 2. noun /baɪt,bʌit/ a) The act of bitin …

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  • 105The Nerds — was a series of sketches on American sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live.[1] The protagonists of the sketch were Lisa Loopner (played by Gilda Radner) and Todd DiLaMuca (played by Bill Murray), whose repartée with one another would be the… …

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  • 106lotion — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ sun, sunscreen (esp. AmE), suntan, tanning ▪ cleansing, moisturizing, setting ▪ body …

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  • 107infect — 01. Don t come close to me; I have a bad cold, and I don t want to [infect] you. 02. Many people who have been [infected] with AIDS got the disease through a blood transfusion. 03. Chicken pox is an [infectious] disease which is usually not too… …

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  • 108scratch — 01. Can you please [scratch] my back under my left shoulder? It s really itchy, and I can t reach it. 02. Dad is going to freak out when he founds out you [scratched] the car. 03. The little girl s arms were covered in [scratches] from her new… …

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  • 109sore — 01. My arm is [sore] from where I was hit with the ball. 02. He is a [sore] loser, so no one likes to play with him. 03. Her eyes were [sore] and red from trying to read in the dark. 04. Cathy s finger is still [sore] from where she squished it… …

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  • 110malaria — ma|lar|i|a [məˈleəriə US ˈler ] n [U] [Date: 1700 1800; : Italian; Origin: mala aria bad air ; because it was believed that the disease came from gases rising from wet land] a disease that is common in hot countries and that you get when a type… …

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