Multiple choice

Directions: Select the word that replaces the given expression.

Contagious disease

  1. epidemic

  2. annihilation

  3. repress

  4. survive

  5. nag

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A Correct answer
Explanation

An epidemic is a contagious disease that spreads rapidly through a population. Annihilation means destruction, repress means to suppress, survive means to live, and nag means to complain. Epidemic (from Greek 'epi' + 'demos' meaning upon people) specifically refers to widespread contagious disease.