abhorrent; abominable; detestable; ominous; inauspicious; unlucky
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
herdboy; shepherd boy; young ranch hand; cowboy
blasphemy; profanity; sacrilege; desecration; defilement
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
germ (of a cereal, e.g. wheat, rice); embryo bud
queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess
to be titled (e.g. a book); to be named
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
infectious disease; infection
plural; multiple; plural (number)
contagious disease; communicable disease; transmissible disease; infectious disease; epidemic
medium; agency; carrier; vector; fomite
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
through (e.g. an intermediary, a medium); via; over (e.g. a network); across; by way of; by means of
bacterium; bacteria; germ
the same kind; accomplice; partner
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
spreading; disseminating; scattering; diffusion (of light, gas)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
special characteristics; peculiarity; distinctiveness
origin of an illness; cause of a disease; pathogenesis; etiology
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
pioneer; leader; taking the initiative; leading an attack; charging ahead of others (towards the enemy)
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
to lead a life; to live a life
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable