Words Flashcards
(U n) = maltreatment A
Abuse
(C n) = an achievement A
accomplishment
(U n) = the period between childhood and adulthood A
Adolescence
(C n) (adj) = (of a child) legally taken by a family to be looked after as their own A
adopted
(U n) = a substance the body produces when one is angry, scared or excited A
adrenaline
(adv) = without considering anything else A
.alone
(v) = to make an effort A
.attempt
(adj) = helpful and good B
.beneficial
(C n) = a strong connection and feeling of love and friendship shared between people B
.bond
(adj) = assured C
.confident
(U n) (adj) = fairly happy and satisfied C
.content
(adv) = all the time C
continually
(U n) = a hormone in the body C
.cortisol
(adj) = costing a lot of money C
.costly
(C n) = a person who gives advice on a specified subject (e.g. personal or social problems) C
counsellor
(C n) = a treatment or medicine that makes a disease disappear C
.cure
(C n) = a formal discussion on a subject on which people have different views D
.debate
(v) = to become less D
.decreased
(adj) = sad and unable to enjoy anything D
.depressed
(v) = to earn sth because of one’s good actions/qualities, to be worthy of sth D
.deserve
(adj) = extremely shocked and upset D
.devastated
(C n) = a serious illness D
.disease
(adj) = disappointed D
.disheartened
(U n) = a medical term for negative stress D
.distress
(adj) = having ended a marriage D
.divorced
(adj) = unsure; having doubts D
.doubtful
(v) = to accept E
.embrace
(adj) = active E
energetic
(v) = to give energy to sb/sth E
.energise
(adj) = having promised to marry sb E
.engaged
(v) = to improve the value, quality or attractiveness of sth E
.enhance
(v) = to make sure that sth happens E
.ensure
C n) = sb who starts a business and assumes all financial risk E
.entrepreneur
(U n) = a medical term for positive stress E
.eustress
(v) = to develop; to change E
.evolved
(v) = to deal with a problem that will affect you F
.face
(adj) = the first of two things previously mentioned F
.former
(v) = to make sth come true; to achieve a goal F
.fulfilled
(adj) = annoyed and discouraged F
frustreted.
(U n) = the quality of being extremely satisfied because I’ve achieved my goals F
.fulfilment
(C n) = a section of DNA that codes for an inherited characteristic, e.g. eye colour G
.genes
(v) = to deal or cope with a problem or situation H
.handle
(C n) = a chemical made by living cells, which makes an organ of your body do sth H
.hormone
(v) = to become or make sth better I
.improve
(C n) = all the companies, factories and people that produce things for sale I
industry
(adj) = unavoidable I
inescapable
(v) = to be left money, property, etc in sb’s will I
.inherited
(adj) = happening at the beginning I
initial