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cite

(v.) to quote; to mention; to summon to appear in court; to commend, recommend

Pathogen

A disease causing agent عامل بیماری

toll

A toll is a payment made for something. To drive on some highways, drivers have to pay a toll when they exit.

myth

A traditional story about gods, ancestors, or heroes, told to explain the natural world or the customs and beliefs of a society.

aluring

Something alluring is attractive and enticing. Alluring things are tempting.

remediate

The act or process of correcting a fault or deficiency

defraud

To defraud is to con someone out of money. Defrauding is a sneaky crime. If you know that a fraud is some kind of a scam, then you're on the way to understanding what defraud means. If someone defrauds you, they are cheating you out of money. Ponzi schemes—also known as pyramid schemes—are a type of defrauding. A guy trying to sell you a bridge is a type of defrauding, as is a foreign prince asking for money via email. Be wary!

lure

To tempt or attract with the promise of something good To lure is to entice or bait someone. A lure is used to bait or entice fish to attach themselves to your hook. "He had a new shiny lure, which was enough to lure me into going on the fishing trip

pay off

a positive result brought about by hard work

transmissible

ability to transfer from one animal to the next قابل سرایت

feat

achievement, accomplishment, exploit

testimonial

attempts to persuade the reader by using a famous person to endorse a product or idea

intervention

direct involvement مداخله

egregious

extremely bad

philanthropist

lover of humanity; person active in promoting human welfare charitable

therapeutic

medicinal; curative

compelling

really convincing.

outbreak

sudden start of something unwelcome

grail

the object of a prolonged endeavor target

litigation

the process of taking legal action طرح دعاوی

purebred

type of organism whose ancestors are genetically uniform

lawsuit

دادخواست

sue

شکایت کردن

supposedly

ظاهرا


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