Healthy Lifestyle Flashcards

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DISRUPTION (a noun C1)

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the action of preventing something, especially a system, process or event from continuing as usual or as expected

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CONCRETE ( a noun B2)

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a very hard building material made by mixing together cement, sand, small stones and water

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CONCRETE (a verb)

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to cover something in concrete

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CONCRETE (an adjective C1)

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clear and certain, or real and existing in a form that can be seen or felt

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ADEQUATE ( an adjective)

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enough of satisfactory for a particular purpose

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PRIME (an adjective C2)

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main or most important, of the best quality

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PRIME (a noun C2)

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the period in your life when you are the most active and successful

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PRIME (a verb C2)

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to tell someone something that will prepare them for a particular situation

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INTRICATE (an adjective)

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having a lot of small parts or pieces arranged in a complicated way, and therefore sometimes difficult to understand in detail

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INVADER (a noun)

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something foreign that you don’t want and it’s coming in without asking you

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POSSESS (a verb C1)

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to have or own something or to have a particular quality

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INNATE (an adjective C2)

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(of a quality) which you are born with, or which is present naturally

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MUCUS (a noun)

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a thick liquid produced inside the nose and other parts of the body

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ENZYMES (a noun)

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any of a group of chemicals substances that are produced by living cells and which cause particular chemical reaction to happen

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SPLEEN (a noun)

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an organ near the stomach that produces and cleans the body’s blood

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THYMUS (a noun)

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a small gland behind the breastbone that helps build the immune system

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MARROW (a noun)

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soft tissue containing a lot of fat in the center of a bone

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TISSUE (a noun)

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a group of connected cells in an animal or plant that are similar to each other, have the same purpose, and form the stated part of the animal or plant

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LYMPH NODE (a collocation)

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one of many organs in the body that remove infectious cells, germ, etc. form tissues in the body

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MOLD ( a noun)

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1) a hollow container into which you pour a soft or liquid substance so that it will cool or harden into the shape of the container;
2) a soft green, grey, black growth that develops on old food or on objects that have been left too long in warm, slightly wet places

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MOLD ( a verb)

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1) to shape something into a particular form; 2) someone who molds someone else has an important influence on how the person develops

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INFLAMMATION (a noun)

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a red, painful and often swollen area in or on a part of your body

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SWELL ( a verb C2)

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to become larger and rounder than usual

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SWELL (an adjective)

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very good or pleasant

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PROLONGED ( an adjective C1)

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continuing for a long time

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LUPUS (a noun)

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a general name for various serious skin diseases that also affect the internal organs and bones

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DEPRESS ( a verb)

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1) to cause someone to feel unhappy and without hope; 2) to reduce the value of something, especially money; 3) to reduce the amount of activity in something, especially a business operation; 4) to lower the level or amount of something

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HERIDITARY (an adjective)

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(of characteristics or diseases) passes from the genes of a parent to a child, or (of titles and positions in society) passed from a parent to a child as a right

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SUSCEPTIBLE (an adjective)

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easily influenced or harmed by something

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IMPAIR (a verb)

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to damage or weaken something so that it is less effective

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SUPPRESS ( a verb C2)

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1) to end something by force; 2) to prevent something from being expressed or known