The Human Body Flashcards

1
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someone who works on a farm
Synonym(s): farmer
Antonym(s):

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FARMHAND
E.g. Though my grandparents were farmlands, they tried their best to send my father to school
Collocation + ~:
~ + Collocation:

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the practice of controlling the number of children you have
Synonym(s): contraception
Antonym(s):

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BIRTH CONTROL
E.g. Birth control pills decrease the chances of getting pregnant.
Collocation + ~: ~Pill
~ + Collocation: effective/practice/use/a method of ~

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a problem or situation that makes something more difficult to understand or deal with
Synonym(s): drawback
Antonym(s):

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COMPLICATIONS
E.g. The age difference is a complication to the relationship
Collocation + ~:
~ + Collocation: major/cause/avoid/arise

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A quality or illness that is hereditary is passed from a parent to a child before the child is born → genetic
Synonym(s): inherited
Antonym(s):

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HEREDITARY
E.g. In men, hair loss is hereditary.
Collocation + ~: Medical condition
~ + Collocation: .

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a medical condition in which you become ill or in which your skin becomes red and painful because you have eaten or touched a particular substance
Synonym(s): hypersensitivity
Antonym(s):

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ALLERGY
E.g. I have an allergy to cats.
Collocation + ~:
~ + Collocation: have, suffer from | develop | cause

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a desire for food
Synonym(s): craving
Antonym(s):

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APPETITE
E.g. (1) The aroma of the herbs and spices helps stimulate the appetite.
(2) Symptoms of Covid-19 include fever and loss of appetite.
Collocation + ~:
~ + Collocation: a good/healthy appetite/a big/huge/enormous appetite/ have an appetite/stimulate your appetite

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a disease or illness is one that continues for a long time and cannot be cured
Synonym(s): persistent
Antonym(s): acute

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CHRONIC
E.g. After be infectious of covid-19, my dad had a chronic cough.
Collocation + ~:
~ + Collocation:

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an ___ illness can be passed from one person to another, especially through the air you breathe
Synonym(s): contaminating
Antonym(s):

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INFECTIOUS
E.g. When a person has an infectious disease, he is usually isolated
Collocation + ~:
~ + Collocation: remain/be/highly/potentially

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9
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able to reply in a clever or funny way without thinking for a long time

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“QUICK-WITTED /ˌkwɪkˈwɪt̬.ɪd/

E.g. I think Co Hao is very quick-witted.”

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“the moment during which someone wakes after sleeping
Synonym(s):
Antonym(s): “

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“AROUSAL
E.g. a sudden arousal from sleep
Collocation + ~:
~ + Collocation: “

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