Aqua Reading Test 2 Passage 3

1. [v] (transitive) To make less severe, as a pain or difficulty.

1. [n] The act of inflaming, kindling, or setting on fire.

1. [n] A substance used to kill insects.

1. [n] The part of a country which borders or faces another country or unsettled region

1. [n] (pathology, immunology) Any organism or substance, especially a microorganism, capable of causing disease, such as bacteria, viruses, protozoa or fungi.

1. [adj] Of, relating to, or caused by microbes or microorganisms.

serving or intended to regulate something.

1. [n] (psychology) The implicit memory effect in which exposure to a stimulus influences response to a subsequent stimulus.

1. [n] A perceived threat or danger.

1. [n] An eruption; the sudden appearance of a rash, disease, etc.

a small plant bug which is typically brightly colored and leaps when disturbed. It can be a serious crop pest in warm regions.

treat (something) with a chemical before use.

1. [v] (transitive) To make smaller.

give a practical exhibition and explanation of

1. [n] (countable) A small shoot or scion of a tree inserted in another tree, the stock of which is to support and nourish it. The two unite and become one tree, but the graft determines the kind of fruit.