unit 9 Flashcards

(39 cards)

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addicted

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unable to stop doing something or consuming a certain substance

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alleviate

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to make easier to put up with

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3
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automatic

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doing something without having to think about it

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4
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bark

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the wooden material on the outside of the tree

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5
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boost

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to increase

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6
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botanical

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related to plants

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7
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burnout

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exhaustion an early stage in life or career

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8
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chronic

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constant; nonstop

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9
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cranky

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irritable, in a bad mood

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crash

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to suddenly run out of energy and feel very tired

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derive

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to receive or obtain from a source

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12
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disrupt

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to prevent something from functioning in its normal way

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13
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distracted

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not focused because you are thinking abut other things

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14
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drowsy

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sleepy

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15
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habit

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something that you do regularly, often without thinking about it

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heal

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to make or become healthy

17
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herb

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a plant used for making medicine

18
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incentive

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something that encourages you to act a certain way

19
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leukemia

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a cancer of the blood

20
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merge

21
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morning person

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a person who likes to get up early and is typically at his/hers best during the morning hours

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neuron

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night owl

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a person who likes to stay up late

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power through

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to use all your energy and will to accomplish something, often quickly, despite difficulties

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prescription
a paper on which a doctor writes an order for medicine
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prone
having a tendency to be affected by something, usually in a negative way
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recover
to become well again
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reinforce
to support or make something stronger
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REM
deep, dreaming sleep
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remedy
a medicine or treatment that cures or relieves
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resilience
the strength and ability to recover quickly from something bad
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revert
to go back to an old habit or way of doing something
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routine
a habit, something you do regularly at the same time
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sleep deprivation
a serious lack of sleep
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sleep through
to continue sleeping without waking up
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synthetic
produced artificially
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toss and turn
to keep turning around in bed because you cannot sleep
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turn in
to go to bed
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willpower
self- discipline; strong determination to do something