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page 31 3.13 slip of the mind (expr) /slɪp əv ðə maɪnd/
sth you forget ● Because of a slip of the mind,
3.1 monitor (v) /ˈmɒnɪtə/
she forgot to keep her dental appointment.
check the progress of sb/sth ● The man with a
head injury was monitored carefully overnight 3.14 accompany (v) /əˈkʌmpəni/
to make sure he was OK. go/come with ● My headache was accompanied
by a sore throat, so I knew it was flu.
3.15 bewilderment (n) /bɪˈwɪldəmənt/
Word Focus page 32 confusion ● She felt terrible bewilderment
3.2 amnesia (n) /æmˈniːzɪə/ when she could not remember her name.
a medical condition in which sb cannot ➣ bewildered (adj), bewildering (adj),
remember things ● She has amnesia and bewilder (v)
cannot remember her name. 3.16 recollection (n) /rekəˈlekʃn/
3.3 blunder (n) /ˈblʌndə/ memory of sth ● He has no recollection of
a stupid or careless mistake ● Asking after her the accident although he does remember the
ex-husband was a bit of a blunder! You know events leading up to it. ➣ recollect (v)
she hates him. ➣ blunder (v) 3.17 vast (adj) /vɑːst/
3.4 neuron (n) /ˈnjʊərɒn/ very large ● It would be impossible to count the
a cell which is part of the nervous system vast number of hairs on one person’s head.
● Our brains consist of billions of neurons. ➣ vastness (n)
3.5 spectrum (n) /ˈspektrəm/ 3.18 virus (n) /ˈvaɪrəs/
a range ● People from across the social a microscopic living thing that causes disease
spectrum attend this university. ● There is a flu virus going around at the

3.6 ravage (v) /ˈrævɪʤ/ moment.

damage badly ● The fire ravaged the forest and 3.19 chunk (n) /ʧʌŋk/
not a single tree was left standing. a thick, solid piece of sth ● I ate a large chunk
of cheese before lunch so I’m not very hungry

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3.20 literally (adv) /ˈlɪtərəli/
3.7 anterograde amnesia (expr) according to the original meaning of a word
● Literally millions of people watched the
/ˈæntɪrəʊgreɪd æmˈniːzɪə/
loss of memory after an event that caused Olympic Games. ➣ literal (adj)
amnesia ● After suffering a head injury, he 3.21 mixed blessing (expr) /mɪkst ˈblesɪŋ/
got anterograde amnesia and can’t remember sth that has advantages and disadvantages
anything from that day to today. ● Living here is a mixed blessing because

3.8 retrograde amnesia (expr) although my friends live nearby, it is a noisy

/ˈretrəʊgreɪd æmˈniːzɪə/ area.
loss of memory before an event that caused 3.22 precise (adj) /prɪˈsaɪs/
amnesia ● The man with retrograde amnesia exact ● The information she gave me was
does not know his own name. clear and precise. ➣ precision (n), precisely
3.9 recall (v) /rɪˈkɔːl/ (adj) ✎ Opp: imprecise
remember ● He said he knew me but I could 3.23 insignificant (adj) /ɪnsɪgˈnɪfɪkənt/
not recall ever having met him. unimportant ● The price is insignificant; what
3.10 wipe out (phr v) /waɪp aʊt/ matters is that you like the gift. ➣ significance (n)
destroy ● He remembers nothing because the ✎ Opp: significant
shock wiped out any memory of the accident. 3.24 minor (adj) /ˈmaɪnə/
3.11 vivid (adj) /ˈvɪvɪd/ small; less important ● It is hard to remember
producing very clear images in the mind minor events because they tend not to make
● Grandma has vivid memories of her childhood
an impression on us. ✎ Opp: major
as if it was only yesterday. ➣ vividness (n) 3.25 task sb with sth (expr) /tɑːsk ˈsʌmbədi
3.12 oblivious (adj) /əˈblɪvɪəs/ wɪð ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
unaware ● Being deaf, he was oblivious give sb the responsibility for doing sth ● I was
to the sound of the doorbell. ➣ oblivion (n) tasked with writing up the minutes of our last
meeting.
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3.41 delirium (n) /dɪˈlɪriəm/
state of not being able to think or speak
clearly, usually because of fever ● He was in
3.26 consult (v) /kənˈsʌlt/
a state of delirium when he ran into the road
ask for expert advice ● He consulted a doctor
without looking. ➣ delirious (adj)
about his constant headaches. ➣ consultation
(n), consultant (n) 3.42 hysteria (n) /hɪˈstɪərɪə/
violent and uncontrolled emotion ● She had
3.27 nurse (v) /nɜːs/
a fit of hysteria and needed medication to
care for a sick or injured person ● She nursed
calm down. ➣ hysterical (adj)
her brother when he had a high temperature.
➣ nurse (n), nursing (n) 3.43 disorder (n) /dɪsˈɔːdə/
a problem/illness of the mind or body ● He has
3.28 practise (v) /ˈpræk.tɪs/
a skin disorder which makes him excessively
work as a doctor, lawyer, etc. ● He wants to
sensitive to the sun.
become a doctor and practise medicine in Africa.
3.44 bony (adj) /ˈbəʊni/
3.29 prescribe (v) /prɪˈskraɪb/
so thin that your bones show ● The bony model
(as a doctor) tell sb what medicine to take
● The doctor prescribed a course of
probably weighed about 48 kilos. ➣ bone (n)
antibiotics. ➣ prescription (n) 3.45 anorexic (adj) /ænəˈreksɪk/
suffering from a mental illness that makes sb
3.30 relieve (v) /rɪˈliːv/
stop eating ● She is anorexic so she finds it
make pain or a bad feeling go away or become
almost impossible to eat. ➣ anorexia (n)
less ● Take an aspirin to relieve the pain.
➣ relief (n), relieved (adj) 3.46 delicate (adj) /ˈdelɪkət/
rather weak in health ● The delicate child
3.31 respond (v) /rɪˈspɒnd/
could not go out in the cold without getting ill.
react positively ● The patient responded to
the treatment and was allowed to leave the 3.47 undernourished (adj) /ˌʌndəˈnʌrɪʃt/
hospital. ➣ response (n), responsive (adj) underfed ● The undernourished babies
urgently needed food.
3.32 sprain (v) /spreɪn/
pull or twist ● I sprained my ankle and now I 3.48 forgetful (adj) /fəˈgetfəl/
can’t walk easily. ➣ sprain (n) not able to remember things well ● He’s forgetful
so don’t be surprised if he can’t remember your
3.33 emotional (adj) /ɪˈməʊʃənl/
name. ➣ forget (v), forgetfulness (n)
full of feeling ● She is very emotional and cries
easily. ➣ emotion (n) 3.49 contented (adj) /kənˈtentɪd/
happy with life ● She felt contented just sitting
3.34 dehydrated (adj) /ˌdiːhaɪˈdreɪtɪd/
in the garden and relaxing. ➣ content (n)
having lost too much water from your body
● If you forget to drink water during the run, 3.50 scatty (adj) /ˈskæti/
you risk getting dehydrated. ➣ dehydrate (v), absent-minded and disorganised ● The scatty
dehydration (n) man was wearing one shoe and one sandal.
3.35 parched (adj) /pɑːʧt/ 3.51 absent-minded (adj) /æbsənt-ˈmaɪndɪd/
very dry ● It never rained in the desert and the tending to forget things because you are thinking
soil was parched. about sth else ● You’re so absent-minded you
forgot to meet me at the station again.
3.36 muscular (adj) /ˈmʌskjʊlə/
with strong, shapely muscles ● He works out 3.52 blood bank (n) /blʌd bæŋk/
every day to keep his body muscular. a store of blood that can be used in hospitals
➣ muscle (n) ● She went to the blood bank to give blood.

3.37 sane (adj) /seɪn/ 3.53 blood donor (n) /blʌd ˈdəʊnə/
normal and reasonable ● The murderer was sb who gives blood ● We need a blood donor
judged to be sane and fully aware of his to give blood to this patient.
actions. ➣ sanity (n) ✎ Opp: insane 3.54 intravenous (adj) /ɪntrəˈviːnəs/
3.38 wholesome (adj) /ˈhəʊlsəm/ through a vein ● An intravenous line was
good for your health ● We eat wholesome food attached to his arm through which he was
like fruit, vegetables and nuts. given medicine. ➣ intravenously (adv)
3.39 nutritious (adj) /njuːˈtrɪʃəs/ 3.55 blood pressure (n) /blʌd ˈpreʃə/
full of substances that your body needs to be force with which blood flows around your body
healthy or grow ● Children need nutritious food ● Low blood pressure can cause you to faint.

to help them grow. ➣ nutrition (n) 3.56 blood vessel (n) /blʌd ˈvesəl/
3.40 beneficial (adj) /benɪˈfɪʃl/ one of the tubes through which blood flows in
good or helpful ● Exercise and a good your body ● Blood vessels are visible on the
diet are beneficial to health. ➣ benefit (v, n) inside of your wrist.

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putting blood from one person’s body into the a group of people of the same race and with
body of sb else as a medical treatment ● The the same language and customs who live
patient had lost a lot of blood and needed a in a particular area ● I saw a documentary
blood transfusion. about a tribe who live in the Brazilian
3.58 procedure (n) /prəˈsiːʤə/ rainforest. ➣ tribal (adj)
a way of doing sth ● The surgeon explained the 3.73 come down with (phr v) /kʌm daʊn wɪð/
procedure for the operation to the patient so that get an illness ● I’ve come down with flu so I’ll
she knew what would happen. stay in bed.
3.59 surgery (n) /ˈsɜːʤəri/ 3.74 fight off (phr v) /faɪt ɒf/
an operation ● He needs heart surgery to recover from an illness quickly ● She can
unblock an artery. ➣ surgeon (n), surgical (adj) always fight off a cold because she is so
3.60 establish (v) /ɪsˈtæblɪʃ/ healthy.
begin a relationship that will continue ● They 3.75 pass out (phr v) /pɑːs aʊt/
have established a good relationship built on faint ● She passed out after standing in the
trust. ➣ establishment (n), established (adj) sun for half an hour.
3.61 donation (n) /dəʊˈneɪʃn/ 3.76 pick up (phr v) /pɪk ʌp/
the act of giving sth ● He makes a blood catch an illness from sb/sth ● He picked up a
donation every three months at the blood bank. cold from somebody at work.
➣ donate (v), donor (n) 3.77 take out (phr v) /teɪk aʊt/
3.62 heal (v) /hiːl/ remove sth ● The dentist took out her back
get better (of wound or cut) ● Your cut hand tooth because it was rotten.
should heal in a couple of days. 3.78 throw up (phr v) /θrəʊ ʌp/
3.63 recover (v) /rɪˈkʌvə/ vomit ● He threw up all over the carpet!
get better from an illness ● It took her a long 3.79 seasick (adj) /ˈsiːˌsɪk/
time to recover from pneumonia. ➣ recovery (n) nauseous from the movement of a boat ● I get
3.64 injure (v) /ˈɪnʤə/ seasick on boats, so I don’t want to get the
hurt ● Three people were injured when they ferry to Crete. ➣ seasickness (n)
slipped on ice. ➣ injury (n), injured (adj) 3.80 wisdom tooth (n) /ˈwɪsdəm tuːθ/
3.65 wound (v) /wuːnd/ one of the large teeth at the back of your
injure sb, usually seriously, with a knife or gun mouth ● His wisdom teeth began to show after
● The soldiers that were wounded were taken he turned 18.
to hospital. ➣ wound (n), wounded (adj) 3.81 in agony (expr) /ɪn ˈægəni/
3.66 mortally (adv) /ˈmɔːtəli/ in a lot of pain ● I was in agony when I broke
causing or resulting in death ● The man was my leg.
mortally wounded in a fight and died an 3.82 bodily function (expr) /ˈbɒdəli ˈfʌŋkʃn/
hour later. ➣ mortal (adj), mortality (n) an organic process that takes place in the
3.67 malaria (n) /məˈleərɪə/ body ● Digestion is a bodily function.
a serious disease caused by the bite of a 3.83 failing eyesight (expr) /ˈfeɪlɪŋ ˈaɪˌsaɪt/
mosquito ● He got malaria and was very ill gradual loss of the ability to see ● Because
for weeks. of her failing eyesight she can no longer read
3.68 swallow (v) /ˈswɒləʊ/ street signs at a distance.
when sth goes from your mouth to your 3.84 internal organ (expr) /ɪnˈtɜːnəl ˈɔːgən/
stomach ● Drink some water to help you a body part inside you ● He needs a donor for
swallow the pill. an internal organ, a heart in fact.
3.69 fever (n) /ˈfiːvə/ 3.85 terminal (adj) /ˈtɜːmɪnəl/
a high temperature ● If the thermometer fatal ● The doctor has given him three months
reads more than 37°C, you have a fever. to live because he has terminal cancer.
➣ feverish (adj)
3.86 running sore (n) /ˈrʌnɪŋsɔː/
3.70 bark (n) /bɑːk/ a sore area on the skin that has liquid coming
the outside covering of a tree ● If you cut out of it ● She had a running sore, so she went
into the bark of this tree, it will drip resin. to the doctor. ➣ sore (adj)
3.71 miracle (n) /ˈmɪrəkl/ 3.87 bruise (n) /bruːz/
an event that is impossible according to the a blue, brown or purple mark on your skin that
laws of nature ● It’s a miracle that he wasn’t appears after you have fallen or been hit
injured in the crash. ➣ miraculous (adj), ● I got a nasty bruise on my knee where I hit it
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3.88 gauze (n) /ɡɔːz/ 3.103 be on the tip of your tongue (expr)
thin cotton cloth used for covering injuries /biː ɒn ðə tɪp ɒv jɔː tʌŋ/
like cuts and wounds ● The child had a gauze almost remember sth but not quite ● I know the
bandage around his hand. word. It’s on the tip of my tongue.
3.89 fit (n) /fɪt/
a short time when you cough, sneeze or laugh
a lot in an uncontrollable way ● I get a sneezing Phrasal verbs
fit whenever I sit in the garden.
bring on pick up
3.90 spasm (n) /ˈspæzm/ come down with stem from
uncontrollable tightening of your muscles fight off take out
● The football player stopped running when get around throw up
he felt a spasm in his right thigh. pass out wipe out
3.91 imbalance (n) /ɪmˈbæləns/
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3.92 inequality (n) /ɪnɪˈkwɒlɪti/
3.104 dandruff (n) /ˈdændrʌf/
lack of equality ● In some countries, inequality
pieces of dead skin in your hair ● He uses a
means that women are paid less for doing the
special shampoo to get rid of his dandruff.
same job a man does. ✎ Opp: equality
3.105 genetically modified (expr)
3.93 medication (n) /medɪˈkeɪʃn/
/ʤəˈnetɪkli ˈmɒdɪfaɪd/
medicine ● This flu medication must be taken
(food) that has had its DNA changed by
twice a day. ➣ medicate (v)
genetic engineering ● Genetically modified
3.94 smashing (adj) /ˈsmæʃɪŋ/ food could harm your health.
great ● That was a smashing meal. Is there
3.106 attention deficit disorder (ADD) (n)
any more food?
/əˈtenʃn ˈdefɪsɪt dɪsˈɔːdə/
3.95 splitting headache (adj) /ˈsplɪtɪŋ ˈhedeɪk/ a condition where sb cannot concentrate for
a very bad headache ● He went to bed long ● Her son has attention deficit disorder
because he has a splitting headache. so he finds it hard to listen to a whole
3.96 have a change of heart (expr) lesson.
/hæv ə ʧeɪnʤ ɒv hɑːt/ 3.107 utterly (adv) /ˈʌtəli/
change your mind about sth ● She had a change completely ● The film was utterly boring; don’t
of heart and decided to invite Bob after all. go to see it. ➣ utter (adj)
3.97 bite sb’s head off (expr) 3.108 stem from (phr v) /stem frɒm/
/baɪt ˈsʌmbədiz hed ɒf/ come from ● His back problem stems from
shout and get angry at sb ● Mum bit my head an old football injury at school.
off when I asked her why she was angry.
3.109 soothing (adj) /ˈsuːðɪŋ/
3.98 get cold feet (expr) /get kəʊld fiːt/ calming; relaxing ● When she comes home
feel afraid to do sth at the last minute ● He from work, she likes to have a long, soothing
didn’t do the bungee jump because he got bath. ➣ soothe (v)
cold feet.
3.110 gum (n) /gʌm/
3.99 be at each other’s throats (expr) pink flesh in your mouth that your teeth grow
/biː ɑæt iːʧ ˈʌðəz θrəʊts/ from ● She smiled so widely we could see her
fight ● The sisters are at each other’s throats teeth and pink gums.
again. They never stop fighting.
3.100 shout at the top of your lungs (expr)
/ʃaʊt æt ðə tɒp ɒv jɔː lʌŋz/
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shout very loudly ● He shouted at the top of his 3.111 plague (n) /pleɪg/
lungs all through the football match. a disease that is usually fatal and spreads
3.101 keep your chin up (expr) /kiːp jɔː ʧɪn ʌp/ quickly to a large number of people ● The
stay cheerful despite difficulties ● Keep your plague killed so many people in medieval
chin up; things could be worse. times that they called it the Black Death.
3.102 turn a blind eye (expr) /tɜːn ə blaɪnd aɪ/ 3.112 tooth decay (n) /tuːθ dɪˈkeɪ/
deliberately ignore sth that you know should a chemical change that causes the slow
not be happening ● The teacher turned a blind destruction of the teeth ● He has terrible tooth
eye to the students’ bad behaviour on the last decay because he eats sweets and does not
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serious lack of sleep ● Sleep deprivation was a /prɪˈventətɪv ˈmeʒə/
problem for the soldiers who had to guard the an action taken to stop sth happening
camp all night. ● A preventative measure against

3.114 lollipop (n) /ˈlɒlɪpɒp/ heartdisease is regular exercise.

a hard sweet on a stick ● The child sucked the 3.128 wellbeing (n) /welˈbiːɪŋ/
strawberry lollipop. general health ● Your parents care about your
3.115 bring on (phr v) /brɪŋ ɒn/ happiness and wellbeing.
make sth unpleasant happen to sb ● Eating too 3.129 safeguard (v) /ˈseɪfɡɑːd/
much can bring on heart disease. protect ● Take plenty of exercise to safeguard
3.116 infectious (adj) /ɪnˈfekʃəs/ your health.
(disease) that can be passed easily from one 3.130 CPR (abbr) /ˌsiː piː ˈɑː/
person to another ● This flu is very infectious breathing air into sb’s mouth and pressing on
and everyone at work has got it. their chest to keep them alive ● The paramedic
➣ infect (v), infection (n) gave the child CPR and saved his life.
3.117 medieval (adj) /ˌmediˈiːvl/ ✎ CPR: cardiopulmonary resuscitation
connected with the Middle Ages (about 3.131 organic produce (n) /ɔːˈɡænɪk ˈprɒdjuːs/
1000AD to 1450AD) ● I’m interested in fruit, vegetables and other food grown or made
medieval history. without using artificial chemicals ● They sell
3.118 graveyard (n) /ˈgreɪvjɑːd/ organic produce at the local market.
an area of land, usually near a church, where 3.132 paramedic (n) /pærəˈmedɪk/
people are buried ● We visited our grandparents’ sb who is trained to give medical help ● The
grave in the graveyard. paramedic gave the injured man first aid in
3.119 conduct (v) /kənˈdʌkt/ the ambulance.
do a particular activity like an experiment ● The 3.133 dispense (v) /dɪˈspens/
scientists conducted a series of experiments. prepare medicines and give them to
3.120 sample (n) /ˈsɑːmpl/ people ● A pharmacy dispenses medicines
a small quantity of sth that is examined in and gives advice about minor health problems.
order to find out sth about the whole 3.134 resuscitation (n) /rɪsʌsɪˈteɪʃn/
● They examined a sample of the suspect’s breathing into the mouth of an unconscious
DNA. ➣ sample (v) person to help them breathe ● The man
3.121 severe (adj) /səˈvɪə/ stopped breathing and needed resuscitation.
serious ● He has got severe symptoms so I ➣ resuscitate (v)
recommend he goes to hospital. ➣ severity (n) 3.135 side-effect (n) /saɪd-ɪˈfekt/
3.122 rodent (n) /ˈrəʊdənt/ an undesirable effect that a drug has on your
a small animal with sharp teeth, eg a rat, a body as well as treating illness ● One side-effect
mouse ● Rats and mice are common rodents. of this medication is that it makes you feel sleepy.

3.123 contract (v) /kənˈtrækt/ 3.136 stretcher (n) /ˈstreʧə/

get an illness ● You can contract this disease canvas on poles used to carry an ill or injured
by drinking dirty water. person ● The injured player was carried off the
field on a stretcher.
3.124 flea (n) /fliː/
a jumping insect that bites people or animals 3.137 vaccination (n) /væksɪˈneɪʃn/
to eat their blood ● This dog might have fleas the act of putting a substance into a person’s
because it keeps scratching. body to prevent them from getting a disease
● Babies have their first vaccinations when

they are three months old to protect them from

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serious diseases. ➣ vaccinate (v)

3.125 conventional (adj) /kənˈvenʃənl/

traditional; used for a long time and considered Making you better
normal ● I have great faith in conventional consult prescribe
medicine. ➣ convention (n) heal recover
✎ Opp: unconventional medication relieve
3.126 alternative (adj) /ɔːlˈtɜːnətɪv/ monitor resuscitation
not based on the usual western methods nurse surgery
● She is going to try some alternative paramedic vaccination
treatments to get rid of the spots on her face.
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Writing: an information 3.149 root (n) /ruːt/
part of a plant which is under the ground

sheet
● The roots of this tree go deep into the

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3.150 diabetes (n) /daɪəˈbiːtiːz/
3.138 succinct (adj) /səkˈsɪŋkt/ a condition when sb has too much sugar
using only a few words ● His explanation was in their blood ● If you have diabetes, you
short and succinct. ➣ succinctly (adv) must be very careful about your diet.
3.139 heat stroke (n) /hiːt strəʊk/ ➣ diabetic (adj, n)
fever caused by very high temperatures ● The 3.151 transmit (v) /trænzˈmɪt/
temperature was 45°C and some people pass sth from one person to another ● Flu can
suffered from heat stroke. be transmitted through the air, when people
3.140 fibre (n) /ˈfaɪbə/ sneeze, for example.
thread that form materials such as cotton and 3.152 chant (n) /ʧɑːnt/
linen ● In the summer, I wear clothes made word(s) repeated over and over ● The children
from natural fibres. learnt the alphabet with an abc chant.
3.141 hassle-free (adj) /ˈhæsəl-friː/ ➣ chant (v)
with no problems ● We had a hassle-free journey 3.153 deforestation (n) /diːfɒrɪsˈteɪʃn/
as there was no traffic. destruction of the forests ● The deforestation
3.142 creepy-crawly (n) /ˈkriːpi-ˈkrɔːli/ of this area means that many animal species
an insect, spider, worm, etc. ● There was a big have lost their homes. ➣ deforest (v)
creepy-crawly that looked like a beetle on the 3.154 extensive (adj) /ɪksˈtensɪv/
plant. containing a lot of information and details
3.143 mosquito (n) /mɒsˈkiːtəʊ/ ● He wrote an extensive report on the

a small flying insect that sucks blood and may disease that was a thousand pages long.
spread disease ● She got bitten by mosquitoes ➣ extent (n)
while she slept in the tent. 3.155 healer (n) /ˈhiːlə/
3.144 a pain in the neck (expr) /ə peɪn ɪn ðə nek/ sb who can make sick people well ● The
sth annoying ● Having so much homework healer gave the sick man some herbs that
is a pain in the neck. would make him better. ➣ heal (v)
3.145 insect repellent (n) /ˈɪnsekt rɪˈpelənt/ 3.156 potential (adj) /pəˈtenʃl/
a substance that keeps insects away ● We possible ● Deforestation of the Amazon is
sprayed on insect repellent to stop being a potential disaster for the whole world.
bitten by mosquitoes. ➣ potential (n)
3.146 get around (phr v) / ɡet əˈraʊnd/ 3.157 prayer (n) /preə/
go from place to place ● She gets around words spoken to a god ● He said a prayer
the city on her bicycle. to God to ask for good health. ➣ pray (v)
3.147 cope (v) /kəʊp/ 3.158 urgent (adj) /ˈɜːʤənt/
manage; deal with ● I’ve got too much work needing to be done soon ● He needs
and I can’t cope with everything. urgent medical treatment as he seems to
be having a heart attack. ➣ urgency (n),
urgently (adv)
Disease carriers
creepy-crawly mosquito
flea rodent Needing medical attention
amnesia malaria
anorexic plague
Video 3: Paraguay diabetes
disorder
running sore
side-effect

Shaman
failing eyesight sprain
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heat stroke undernourished
3.148 shaman (n) /ˈʃeɪmən/ hysteria virus
a person in some religions and societies who
can contact spirits and cure sick people ● The
members of the tribe consulted the shaman
when they got sick.

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