cause
verb
used about something that makes an illness start
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To cause someone to have an illness or feel ill
pass on
to give someone an infectious illness
spread
verb
if a disease spreads, or if something spreads it, it affects more people as it is passed from one person to another
go around
if something such as an illness or a piece of news is going around, people are giving or telling it to each other
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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dray
a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer
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conflict mineral
a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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