Lesson 11 & 12 & 13 Flashcards
Aggravate(v)
To make worse
🔺running will aggravate your sore knees.
Decrepit (adj)
Weakened or worn out because of illness or excessive use or age
= old , antiquated , worn out
🔺the once beautiful building is now decrepit.
Fatal(adj)
= lethal , deadly
Fatally(adv)
🔺the soldier was fatally wounded in the battle.
Prognosis(n)
A medical guess for a disease
🔺the room fell silent when the doctor gave a prognosis of months of treatment.
Vein(n)
tubes that carry blood in themselves in human body
🔺veins transport oxygen.
Anesthesia(n)
Techniques for reducing pain in surgeries.
🔺 anesthesia was widely used during the civil war in amercia
Augment(v)
= increase , increment , rise , raise , enhance , enlarge , expand , extend , boost
Augmentation(n) = enhancement , increase
Complicated(adj)
= complex , intricate , multifaceted
Complication(n) = complexity
Inject(v)
To insert a liquid by means of a syringe.
Injection(n)
Obese(n)
= fat
Obesity (adj) = being fat
🔺 more americans are obese now
Scar(n,v)
The mark left on the skin after a wound
🔺the surgery was successful but it left a large scar on his abdominal.
Haunt(v)
To continually appear in the form of a ghost in the same place or to the same person.
🔺some say his ghost haunts this castle.
Horror(n)
Strong fear mixed with disgust
🔺horror movies
Horrify(v)
Invoke(v)
To call on for support , to beg , to request
🔺in many religions, believers invoke their god by holding out their hands.
🔺in closed my eyes and invoked him
Meditate(v)
To think deeply about sth , consider , think about , ponder , contemplate
🔺he went off to meditate the idea.
