Healthy Lifestyle Flashcards
DISRUPTION (a noun C1)
the action of preventing something, especially a system, process or event from continuing as usual or as expected
CONCRETE ( a noun B2)
a very hard building material made by mixing together cement, sand, small stones and water
CONCRETE (a verb)
to cover something in concrete
CONCRETE (an adjective C1)
clear and certain, or real and existing in a form that can be seen or felt
ADEQUATE ( an adjective)
enough of satisfactory for a particular purpose
PRIME (an adjective C2)
main or most important, of the best quality
PRIME (a noun C2)
the period in your life when you are the most active and successful
PRIME (a verb C2)
to tell someone something that will prepare them for a particular situation
INTRICATE (an adjective)
having a lot of small parts or pieces arranged in a complicated way, and therefore sometimes difficult to understand in detail
INVADER (a noun)
something foreign that you don’t want and it’s coming in without asking you
POSSESS (a verb C1)
to have or own something or to have a particular quality
INNATE (an adjective C2)
(of a quality) which you are born with, or which is present naturally
MUCUS (a noun)
a thick liquid produced inside the nose and other parts of the body
ENZYMES (a noun)
any of a group of chemicals substances that are produced by living cells and which cause particular chemical reaction to happen
SPLEEN (a noun)
an organ near the stomach that produces and cleans the body’s blood
THYMUS (a noun)
a small gland behind the breastbone that helps build the immune system
MARROW (a noun)
soft tissue containing a lot of fat in the center of a bone
TISSUE (a noun)
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
LYMPH NODE (a collocation)
one of many organs in the body that remove infectious cells, germ, etc. form tissues in the body
MOLD ( a noun)
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
MOLD ( a verb)
1) to shape something into a particular form; 2) someone who molds someone else has an important influence on how the person develops
INFLAMMATION (a noun)
a red, painful and often swollen area in or on a part of your body
SWELL ( a verb C2)
to become larger and rounder than usual
SWELL (an adjective)
very good or pleasant