Week 6 Glossary
Choose the vocabulary words from lessons 1 and 5 under Unit 5: Medicine and Health
Do not post words that your classmates have posted before you.
Words must be posted on the blog page no later than Wednesday @ 11:00 p.m.
Example:
Word: _________________
Definition: _________________
Your sentence: _________________
Part of Speech: __________________ (noun, verb, adjective, adverb)
Do not post words that your classmates have posted before you.
Words must be posted on the blog page no later than Wednesday @ 11:00 p.m.
Example:
Word: _________________
Definition: _________________
Your sentence: _________________
Part of Speech: __________________ (noun, verb, adjective, adverb)
Word: hammer
ReplyDeleteDefinition: a tool with a handle and a heavy metal head, used for breaking things or hitting nails.
Sentence: The decision is a hammer blow for the steel industry.
Part of speed: noun
Word: vision
Definition: the ability to see
Sentence: Cats have good night vision.
Part of speed: noun
Word: exaggerate
Definition: to make sth seem larger, better, worse or more important than it really is.
Sentence: The hotel was really filthy and I'm not exaggerating.
Part of speed: verb
Word: inherit
Definition: to receive money, property, etc.
Sentence: She inherited a fortune from her father.
Part of speed: verb
Word: complain
Definition: to say that you are annoyed, unhappy or not satisfied about somebody.
Sentence: I'm going to complain to the manager about this.
Part of speed: verb
Word: headache
ReplyDeleteDefinition: a pain located in the head.
Sentence: She has a bad headache.
Part of speed: noun.
Word: pain
Definition: physical suffering or distress.
Sentence:The headache makes me feel pain.
Part of speed: noun.
Word: blurred
Definition: to make (something) unclear to the understanding.
Sentence:Everything blurred as we ran.
Part of speed: adj.
Word: forehead
Definition: the part of the face above the eyebrows.
Sentence:The lines on her forehead.
Part of speed: noun.
Word: warning
Definition: a message informing of danger.
Sentence:Without warning he fired.
Part of speed: noun.
Word: pound
ReplyDeleteDefinition: the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Example: The shop is selling choice apple, so I buy 3 pound.
Part of speed: noun.
Word: Swell
Definition: a rounded elevation
Example: The hills swell gradually up from the plain.
Part of speed: noun
Word: migraine
Definition: a severe recurring vascular headache; occurs more frequently in women than men
Example: Migraine headache often happen on women
Part of speed: noun.
Word: vomit
Definition: the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth
Example: He vomited up all he had eaten.
Part of speed: noun.
Word: aspirin
DeleteDefinition: it is a kind of midicine
Example: Aspirin cannot help for muscle headache
Part of speed: noun.
Word: personal
ReplyDeleteDefinition: private; about oneself
sentence: personal right should be fair
part speech: adj
Word: stare
Definition: look intensely
sentence: he stared at her in amazement
part speech: verb
Word: attractive
Definition: pretty; handsome
sentence: this women look attractive
part speech: adj
Word: confident
Definition: feeling or showing confidence in oneself; self-assured.
sentence: you should be confident in your chose
part speech: adj
Word: deal with
Definition: cope with
sentence: deal with you friend helpful
Word: Angiogram
ReplyDeleteDefinition: A x-ray of the heart arteries, produced by a angiography.
Sentence: I’ll to a hospital to take an angiogram.
Part of speech: noun
Word: Encourage
Definition: To inspire with courage.
Sentence: I was encouraged by my friend to do exercises.
Part of speech: verb
Word: Herbs
Definition: Plants valued for its medicinal purposes, flavor or scent.
Sentence: People use some herbs to treat sickness.
Part of speech: noun
Word: Aerobic
Definition: (process)depending on oxygen.
Sentence: If I want to lose weight, I need to do aerobic exercises.
Part of speech: adjective
Word: Valve
Definition: A structure that controls the flow of a fluid
Sentence: Doctors can use cameras to see our blood circulating through the heart valves
Part of speech: noun
Word: recur
ReplyDeleteDefinition: occur again, periodically, or repeatedly.
Sentence: when the symptoms recurred, the doctor diagnosed something different.
Part of speech: verb
Word: sore
Definition: (of a part of one's body) painful or aching.
Sentence: my feet were sore and my head ached.
Part of speech: Adj.
Word: analyze.
Definition: examine methodically and in detail the constitution or structure of (something, especially information),
Sentence: we need to analyze our results more clearly.
Part of speech: verb.
Word: lifestyle.
Definition: the way in which a person or group lives.
Sentence: the benefits of a healthy lifestyle.
Part of speech: noun.
Word: aspirin.
Definition: a synthetic compound used medicinally to relieve mild or chronic pain and to reduce fever and inflammation.
Sentence: a tablet containing aspirin.
Part of speech: noun.
Word: Bright
ReplyDeleteMeaning: giving out or reflecting a lot of light; shining.
Sentence: Today was a bright day.
Part of Speech: adjective
Word: Deciliter
Meaning: a metric unit of capacity, equal to one tenth of a liter.
Sentence: The ingredients are, one cup of milk and to deciliter of sugar.
Part of Speech: noun.
Word: Occurs
Meaning: happens; take place.
Sentence: This bomb occurred before sunrise.
Part of Speech: Verb
Word: Substance
Meaning: a material of a particular kind
Sentence: The substance in the cup is Chocolate milk.
Part of Speech: Noun
Word: nutrition
Meaning: the process of providing food necessary for health and growth.
Sentence: My nutrition doctor is great!
Part of Speech: noun.
Word: Cholesterol
ReplyDeleteDefinition:a sterol, C 27 H 46 O, that occurs in all animal tissues, especially in thebrain, spinal cord, and adipose tissue, functioning chiefly as aprotective agent in the skin and myelin sheaths of nerve cells, adetoxifier in the bloodstream, and as a precursor of many steroids:deposits of cholesterol form in certain pathological conditions, asgallstones and atherosclerotic plaques.
Sentence: Eat junk food is dangerous for our healthy, because can cause high cholesterol in our blood.
Part of speech: Noun.
Word: Heart
Definition:Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composedmainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chestbetween the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of fourchambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the bodyvia the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumpsthe blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation,a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonaryveins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle thatpumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
Sentence: Do exercise is good, in order to take care of your heart.
Part of speech: noun.
Word: circulate
Definition:to move in a circle or circuit; move or pass through a circuit back tothe starting point
Sentence: He circulated among his bedroom in order to find his cell phone.
Part of speech: verb
Word:unfamiliar
Definition: not familiar; not acquainted with or conversant about:
Sentence: This kind of subject is unfamiliar for me.
Part of speech: adjective
Word: reduction
Definition: the act of reducing or the state of being reduced.
Sentence: The reduction of speed can cause less acidente on the roads.
Part of speech: noun.
Word : Anxiety
ReplyDeleteDefinition : distress or uneasiness of mind caused by fear of danger or misfortune
Sentence : He felt anxiety about the possible loss of his job.
Part of Speech : Noun
Word : Snack
Definition : a small portion of food or drink or a light meal, especially one eaten between regular meals.
Sentence : I was very hungry,so I went out and bought a snack.
Part of Speech : Noun
Word : Impolite
Definition : not polite or courteous; discourteous; rude:
Sentence : He give me an impolite reply.
Part of Speech : Adjective
Word : Recipe
Definition : a set of instructions for making or preparing something
Sentence : Your cake was very good so I ask for a recipe.
Part of Speech : Noun
Word : Lungs
Definition : either of the two saclike respiratory organs in the thorax of humans and the higher vertebrates.
Sentence : Everybody has two lungs.
Part of Speech : Noun
Word: snack
ReplyDeleteDefinition: a small quantity of food; light meal or refreshment taken between regular meals
Sentence: my favorite snack fruit
Part of speech: noun
Word: pain
Definition: is any sort of mental or physical suffering or distress
Sentence: I am in a lot of pain
Part of speech: noun
Word: lifestyle
Definition: is the way you live including your style, attitudes and possessions.
Sentence: The lifestyle in Qatar is very different different from the lifestyle in the USA
Part of speech: noun
Word: deposit
Definition: as to place, entrust, put, lay or set down for safekeeping or payment.
Sentence: I deposit all my money in the bank
Part of speech: verb
Word: attractive
Definition: is rousing interest and pleasure, especially in terms of physical looks
Sentence: she is very attractive
Part of speech: adjective
Word :avoid
ReplyDeleteDefinition : to keep away from; keep clear of; shun.
Sentence : to avoid a person; to avoid taxes; to avoid danger.
Part of Speech :verb
Word :association
Definition : an organization of people with a common purpose and having a formal structure.
Sentence : Their close association did not last long.
Part of Speech :noun.
Word :adults
Definition : having attained full size and strength; grown up; mature.
Sentence : an adult person, animal, or plant.
Part of Speech :adjective.
Word :deposits.
Definition : to place for safekeeping or in trust, especially in a bank account.
Sentence : He deposited his paycheck every Friday.
Part of Speech :verb
Word :eventually
Definition : finally; ultimately; at some later time.
Sentence : Eventually we will own the house free and clear.
Part of Speech :adverb
Word: arteries
ReplyDeleteDefinition: any of the tubular branching muscular - and elastic walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body.
Sentence: The surgical insertion of a new blood vessel or vein graft around the constricted artery from the aorta.
Part of Speech: noun
Word: watery
Definition: consisting of filled with, surrounded by water.
Sentence: The pollen caused her eyes to become watery.
Part of speech: adjective
Word: cluster
Definition: a number of a similar things that occur together.
Sentence: A small cluster of people had gathered at the scene of the accident.
Part of speech: noun
Word: disease
Definition: illness that affects a person, animal, or plant : a condition that prevents the body or mind working normally.
Sentence: He suffers from a rare genetic disease.
Part of speech: noun
Word: physical
Definition: a medical examination to see if the person's body is healthy.
Sentence: My sister physical examination is healthy.
Part of speech: noun
Part of speech: adjetive