First Review

Question 1

Tantalise

Answer 1

to make someone feel excited or attracted by an offer or a suggestion of something that is, in fact, unlikely to happen

Question 2

Argument

Answer 2

a disagreement, or the process of disagreeing

Question 3

Argument

Answer 3

a disagreement, or the process of disagreeing

Question 4

Prognosis

Answer 4

a doctor’s judgment of the likely or expected development of a disease or of the chances of getting better:

Question 5

Disease

Answer 5

(an) illness of people, animals, plants, etc., caused by infection or a failure of health rather than by an accident

Question 6

Major

Answer 6

more important, bigger, or more serious than others of the same type:

Question 7

Dilemma

Answer 7

a situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two different things you could do:

Question 8

Physician

Answer 8

a medical doctor, especially one who has general skill and is not a surgeon

Question 9

No longer

Answer 9

in the past but not now

Question 10

Concern

Answer 10

to cause worry to someone:

Question 11

Delay

Answer 11

to make something happen at a later time than originally planned or expected:

Question 12

Inevitable

Answer 12

certain to happen and unable to be avoided or prevented:

Question 13

Progression

Answer 13

the act of changing to the next stage of development:

Question 14

Terminal

Answer 14

(of a disease or illness) leading gradually to death:

Question 15

Individual

Answer 15

a single person or thing, especially when compared to the group or set to which they belong:

Question 16

Benefit

Answer 16

a helpful or good effect, or something intended to help:

Question 17

Stem-cell

Answer 17

a cell, especially one taken from a person or animal in a very early stage of development, that can develop into any other type of cell

Question 18

Rather

Answer 18

1) quite; to a slight degree

“It’s rather cold today, isn’t it?”
2) more accurately; more exactly:

“He’s my sister’s friend really, rather than mine.”

3) used to express an opposite opinion

No, I’m not tired. Rather the opposite in fact.

Question 19

Management

Answer 19

the control and organization of something:

Question 20

Comorbidity

Answer 20

the fact that people who have a disease or condition also have one or more other diseases or conditions:

Question 21

Adverse

Answer 21

having a negative or harmful effect on something:

Question 22

Appropriateness

Answer 22

the quality of being suitable or right for a particular situation or occasion:

Question 23

Trial

Answer 23

a test, usually over a limited period of time, to discover how effective or suitable something or someone is:

Question 24

Discontinuation

Answer 24

the act of stopping doing or providing something:

Question 25

Discontinuation

Answer 25

the act of stopping doing or providing something:

Question 26

Approve

Answer 26

to have a positive opinion of someone or something:

Question 27

Frontline

Answer 27

used to describe a manager whose job involves dealing directly with a group of employees:

Question 28

Initial

Answer 28

of or at the beginning:

Question 29

Controversy

Answer 29

a lot of disagreement or argument about something, usually because it affects or is important to many people:

Question 30

Tantalize

Answer 30

to make someone feel excited or attracted by an offer or a suggestion of something that is, in fact, unlikely to happen

Question 31

Prospect

Answer 31

the possibility that something good might happen in the future:

Question 32

Remission

Answer 32

a period of time when an illness is less severe or is not affecting someone:

Question 33

Manuscript

Answer 33

the original copy of a book or article before it is printed:

Question 34

Explore

Answer 34

to search a place and discover things about it:

Question 35

Influence

Answer 35

the power to have an effect on people or things, or a person or thing that is able to do this:

Question 36

Provide

Answer 36

to give someone something that they need:

Question 37

Pragmatic

Answer 37

solving problems in a sensible way that suits the conditions that really exist now, rather than obeying fixed theories, ideas, or rules: