Vocabulary Unit 4 Flashcards
to leave a place quickly because you are in
danger or are afraid
to flee (your country)
to leave a place without taking something
or someone with you
to leave behind
the fact of continuing to live or exist,
especially after a difficult or dangerous
situation
survival
someone who has been forced to leave
their country, especially because of a war
a refugee
pieces of broken bricks from a building
that has been destroyed
(to turn into) rubble
face the possibility that something very
bad will happen
to face a threat
to make a very strong and urgent request
to beg
to run after someone or something in
order to catch them
to chase
to force someone to have sex when they
do not want to
to rape
to lose the respect that your feel for
yourself
to lose your pride
to accept something unpleasant
to swallow
a rude and offensive remark or action
an insult
to remove a person’s clothes in order to
look for illegal things
to strip-search
wanting or needing food
to be hungry
a political situation which is not likely to
change
political stability
uncertainty caused by the possibility of a
sudden change in the political situation
political instability
protection of a person or a country against
threats
security
unfair or cruel treatment over a long
period of time because of race, religion, or
political beliefs
persecution
land that plants grow well in
fertile land
a situation where all crops/plants on a
farm are lost
crop failure
the food provided for a town or area
food supply
a lack of food during a long period of time
famine
the way the Earth’s weather is changing
climate change
a violent storm with very strong winds
a hurricane
a sudden, violent shaking of the earth’s
surface
an earthquake
something that can be dangerous or cause
damage
a hazard
a large amount of water covering an area
that is usually dry
a flood
the group of people who officially control
a country
government
a service provided by the government
public service
the system of buses, trains, etc. provided
by the government
public transportation
the service of providing medical care
health care
the process of teaching and learning
education
not expensive; cheap enough that people
can afford to pay it
affordable
jobs that may be possible for a person in
their line of work
job opportunities
the state of being successful and having a
lot of money
prosperity
the level of health, comfort, and happiness
that a particular person or group has
quality of life
the state of being poor
poverty
the state of being rich
wealth
the belief in the existence of a god or gods
and the activities that are connected with
the worship of them
a religion
of the present time
current
the number of crimes that are committed
during a period of time in a particular
place
crime rates
a disorder or illness that affects the lungs
a lung disease
a medical condition in which an organ
pushes through the muscle which is
around it
a hernia
a very bad pain in the head, often one that
makes you vomit
a migraine (attack)
a common illness that makes you sneeze
and makes your nose produce liquid
a cold
an illness in which your solid waste is more
liquid than usual, and comes out of your
body more often
a diarrhoea
an illness like a very bad cold, that makes
you feel hot and weak
the flu
a pain you feel inside your head
(to have) a headache
feeling like everything is turning round, so
that you feel sick or as if you might fall
to feel dizzy
having less colour than usual because you
are sick or frightened
to be pale
to have an illness or other health problem
to suffer from
have a high body temperature because
you are sick
to have a fever
your nose is producing liquid all the time
to have a runny nose
to send air out from the nose and mouth
in an explosive way that you cannot
control
to sneeze
to make air come out of your throat with a
short sound
to cough
to have a condition in which your throat is
red and feels painful
to have a sore throat
to have a continuous pain
to ache
not physically strong
(to feel) weak
have a pain in your back
a backache
feeling as if you might vomit
to be nauseous / to suffer from nausea
to empty the contents of the stomach
through the mouth
to vomit
lose the feeling that you want to eat food
to lose your appetite
have pains in the stomach
to have cramps
to have pain in your stomach
to have a stomach ache
an illness caused by infection
a disease
spread from one person to another,
typically by direct contact / having a
disease that can be transmitted by contact
contagious
an examination to determine someone’s
physical health.
a medical examination
having a baby developing inside the uterus
to be pregnant
encouraging, or making you feel you want
to do something
inspiring
having such a big effect that it changes
somebody’s life
life-changing
showing courage
brave
