33 Kuzmina 23 Houmework

Question 1

wealth
welθ

Answer 1

Wealth is the total of one’s possessions (money, land, etc.).

One of the most important things for some people is wealth.

Question 2

a large amount of money, property, etc. that a person or country owns

Answer 2

wealth
welθ

Question 3

wise

/waɪz/

Answer 3

He played the role of the wise old man

Question 4

able to make sensible decisions and give good advice because of the experience and knowledge that you have

Answer 4

wise

/waɪz/

Question 5

heart
hɑːrt

Answer 5

A heart is an organ that keeps the body alive.

My heart beats fast when I am nervous.

Question 6

the organ in the chest that sends blood around the body, usually on the left in humans

Answer 6

heart
hɑːrt

Question 7

earache

Answer 7

earache

Question 8

headache

Answer 8

headache

Question 9

heartache

Answer 9

heartache

Question 10

toothache

Answer 10

toothache

Question 11

backache

Answer 11

backache

Question 12

sore
sɔːr

Answer 12

Sore means feeling or causing pain.

After lifting the heavy box, Mona’s back was sore

Question 13

it is painful, and often red, especially because of infection or because a muscle has been used too much

Answer 13

sore
sɔːr

Question 14

throat

/θrəʊt/

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Answer 14

a sore throat

Question 15

a passage in the neck through which food and air pass on their way into the body; the front part of the neck

Answer 15

throat

/θrəʊt/

Question 16

cough

/kɔːf/

Answer 16

I couldn’t stop coughing.

Question 17

to force out air suddenly and noisily through your throat, for example when you have a cold

Answer 17

cough

/kɔːf/

Question 18

pressure
ˈpreʃər

Answer 18

Pressure is what you apply to make someone do something.

They put pressure on him to change his mind.

Question 19

the force or weight with which something presses against something else

Answer 19

pressure
ˈpreʃər

Question 20

examine
ɪɡˈzæmɪn

Answer 20

To examine something is to look at it carefully.

The doctor examined my eyes today.

Question 21

to look at somebody/something closely, to see if there is anything wrong or to find the cause of a problem

Answer 21

examine
ɪɡˈzæmɪn

Question 22

X-rayed

Answer 22

X-rayed

Question 23

prescribe
prɪˈskraɪb

Answer 23

To prescribe medicine means to tell someone to take it.

When I was sick, the doctor prescribed me flu medicine for me to take.

Question 24

of a doctor) to tell somebody to take a particular medicine or have a particular treatment

Answer 24

prescribe
prɪˈskraɪb

Question 25

chemist ˈkemɪst

Answer 25

A chemist is a scientist who works with chemicals. My mother is a successful chemist who helps invent new products.

Question 26

a person whose job is to prepare and sell medicines, and who works in a shop

Answer 26

chemist ˈkemɪst

Question 27

complicate ˈkɑːmplɪkeɪt

Answer 27

To complicate something means to make it harder than necessary. The bad weather complicated finishing the job quickly.

Question 28

to make something more difficult to do

Answer 28

complicate ˈkɑːmplɪkeɪt

Question 29

gentleman ˈdʒentlmən

Answer 29

A gentleman is a nice man. My grandfather is a kind and helpful gentleman.

Question 30

a man who is polite and well educated

Answer 30

gentleman ˈdʒentlmən

Question 31

weak wiːk

Answer 31

If someone is weak, they are not strong and healthy. She is still weak after the illness.

Question 32

not physically strong

Answer 32

weak wiːk

Question 33

insomnia ɪnˈsɑːmniə

Answer 33

Insomnia is a condition in which a person has difficulty sleeping. Nate’s insomnia prevented him from getting enough rest.

Question 34

the condition of being unable to sleep

Answer 34

insomnia ɪnˈsɑːmniə

Question 35

liver ˈlɪvər

Answer 35

The liver is a large organ in the body that produces bile and cleans blood. The professor showed us what the human liver looks like.

Question 36

a large organ in the body that cleans the blood

Answer 36

liver ˈlɪvər

Question 37

disease dɪˈziːz

Answer 37

A disease is an illness that causes specific problems. He had a disease that caused him to lose his hearing.

Question 38

an illness affecting humans, animals or plants, often caused by infection

Answer 38

disease dɪˈziːz

Question 39

cheerful ˈtʃɪrfl

Answer 39

A cheerful person is happy and pleasant. The children were cheerful because they didn’t have to go to school.

Question 40

happy, and showing it by the way that you behave

Answer 40

cheerful ˈtʃɪrfl