quarantine

Day 10Level 2

KWAWR-uh-n-teen

isolation

isolation to prevent the spread of disease

Part of Speech: noun

Synonyms:

detention, seclusion, lazaretto

Example Sentence:

A quarantine has been lifted at a Norfolk, Nebraska, nursing home after an outbreak of scabies.

Related Words

sour

uh-SI-juh-luhs

sour or sharp in taste or behavior

recess

AL-kohv

recess; partially enclosed place

comfort

uh-MEN-i-tee

a feature that provides comfort or pleasure

claim without justification

AA-ruh-gayt

to claim for oneself without right

surgically clean

uh-SEP-tik

surgically clean; free from living germs of disease

deprived

bih-REFT

robbed or deprived of something