Unit 4 Part 1 Flashcards

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Addiction

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The condition of being addicted to something

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Aggression

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Feelings of anger and hatred that might result in threatening or violent behaviour

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Artery

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Any of the tubes that carry blood from the heart to other parts of the body

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4
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Baldness

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Having little or no hair on the head

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Be in two minds

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To be unable to decide what you think about something

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Bone

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Any of the hard parts that form the skeleton

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Brain

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The organ inside the head that controls movement, thought, feeling

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8
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Break somebody’s heart

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To make someone feel very unhappy

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Burden

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A duty, responsibility that causes difficulty, worry

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Cause

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The person or thing that makes something happen

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Change your mind

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To change a decision or an opinion

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12
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Come to your senses

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Cause someone to behave rationally after a period of irrationality

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13
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Cross your mind

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To come into your mind

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14
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Deafness

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The state of being unable to hear anything

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Depression

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A medical condition in which a person feels very sad and anxious and often has physical symptoms

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Dig your heels in

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To refuse to do something

17
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Disability

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A physical or mental condition that means you cannot use a part of your body easily

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Dismally

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Causing or showing sadness

19
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Engineer

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A person whose job involves designing and building engines etc.

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Flowing

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Hanging or drawing loosely and gracefully