Exam: IELTS

Definition: In a way that causes or spreads disease or harm; harmful or dangerous.

Example: The pests infested the garden pestiferously, damaging the plants.

Definition: A serious and often deadly disease that spreads quickly and affects many people, especially in the form of an epidemic.

Example: The town was devastated by a pestilence that swept through the population.

Definition: Causing harm or annoyance, often related to disease or negative effects on health and society.

Example: The pestilent conditions in the overcrowded city led to a rapid spread of illness.

Definition: Relating to or causing a deadly disease; harmful or annoying.

Example: The pestilential conditions in the area led to a rapid spread of illness.

Definition: In a manner that causes or relates to disease or plague; harmful or destructive.

Example: The air was pestilentially filled with the stench of decay.

Definition: In a way that causes or relates to disease or harm; destructively or mischievously.

Example: The pests spread the disease pestilently, affecting the entire crop.

Definition: A unit of measurement for digital information that equals one quadrillion bytes or 1,024 terabytes.

Example: The new data center can store up to 10 petabytes of information.

Definition: A tiny red or purple spot on the skin or mucous membrane caused by bleeding under the skin.

Example: The doctor noticed several petechiae on the patient's arm during the examination.

Definition: Describing something that is related to or looks like small spots of bleeding under the skin.

Example: The doctor noted the petechial rash on the patient's arm during the examination.

Definition: This word describes someone, usually a girl or woman, who is small and slender in build.

Example: She wore a beautiful dress that perfectly suited her petite frame.

Definition: A size of clothing designed for women who are shorter and have a slender build.

Example: She always shops in the petite section for her dresses.