| A | B |
|---|
| acronym | a word formed from the first letters or parts of other words |
| eradicate | destroy or remove something |
| budget | a plan to spend money or resources |
| stand for | represent |
| sharp | sudden |
| overwhelming | too much or too difficult to deal with; extremely large |
| emergency | a crisis, disaster |
| routine | something done regularly |
| malnutrition | a condition caused by a lack of food |
| expand | increase |
| global | all around the world |
| access | the ability to get |
| adequate | not bad, but not very good; minimal |
| transmit | to pass from one person to another |
| contaminate | unsafe or dirty |
| discrimination | unfair treatment, especially because of race, sex, age, religion |
| traumatized | shocked emotionally |
| ignorance | lack of knowledge or information about something |
| vital | very important |
| donate | give away something |
| surveys | examinations of groups of people done by asking them questions and recording their answers |
| disaster | a sudden event that causes destruction and loss |
| persist | to continue steadily in the same manner in spite of obstacles or opposition |
