"Introduction to Homeland Security," Vocabulary from Chapter 10

This list focuses on mitigation, prevention, and preparedness.

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  1. mitigation
    the action of lessening in severity or intensity
  2. improvise
    manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand
  3. avian
    pertaining to or characteristic of birds
  4. influenza
    an acute febrile highly contagious viral disease
  5. continuity
    uninterrupted connection or union
  6. initiative
    the first of a series of actions
  7. adverse
    contrary to your interests or welfare
  8. deteriorate
    become worse or disintegrate
  9. epidemic
    a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease
  10. function
    the actions and activities assigned to a person or group
  11. framework
    a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process
  12. induce
    cause to occur rapidly
  13. sustained
    continued at length without interruption or weakening
  14. scenario
    a postulated sequence of possible events
  15. principle
    a rule or standard especially of good behavior
  16. unified
    operating as one entity
  17. role
    the actions and activities assigned to a person or group
  18. align
    bring into proper or desirable coordination correlation
  19. approach
    ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem
  20. pandemic
    epidemic over a wide geographical area
  21. aftermath
    the consequences of an event, especially a catastrophic one
  22. potential
    existing in possibility
  23. occurrence
    an event that happens
  24. intervene
    get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action
  25. risk
    the probability of becoming infected
  26. probability
    a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur
  27. mock
    imitating something; not genuine
  28. simulate
    create a representation or model of
  29. exercise
    a task performed to develop skill or understanding
  30. anxiety
    a vague unpleasant emotion in anticipation of a misfortune
Created on Thu Oct 20 17:38:49 EDT 2016 (updated Mon Oct 24 15:13:30 EDT 2016)

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