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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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Alzheimer | n: a neurodegenerative disease that causes memory loss, cognitive decline, and behavioral issues; is the most common cause of dementia in older adults | |
disease | n: a disorder or illness that affects the body or mind, often characterized by specific symptoms or abnormal functioning of organs or systems | |
symptom | n: any sensation or change in body or mind that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease | |
diagnose | v: to determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a careful analysis | |
hero | n: a person who is admired or idealized for courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities; a character in literature or history who is central to the plot and who exhibits heroic qualities | |
mentor | n: a person who helps and advises a younger or less experienced person over time, usually at work or school | |
disappear | v: to cease to exist or be visible | |
glob | n: a small, round mass or lump; a drop or blob of liquid or viscous substance | |
dementia | n: a severe decline in cognitive function, especially memory, as a result of disease or injury | |
scare | v: to frighten a person or animal, or to become frightened | |
confuse | v: to mistake one thing for another; to make somebody hard to understand | |
numb | adj: unable to feel physical sensation and movement; not showing human feeling or sensitivity | |
frightening | adj: causing fear or alarm, or very surprising and alarming | |
denial | n: a statement that something is not true or does not exist | |
decide | v: to make up someone’s mind about something; to come to a conclusion or judgment after considering options | |
prevention | n: the action, process, or strategy of stopping something undesirable or harmful from happening; the act of preventing, interfering, or hindering unwanted events or outcomes | |
monster | n: an imaginary creature that is large and has various human and animal parts; someone or something large and powerful | |
bilingual | n: a person who speaks two languages fluently; (adjective) involving or relating to two languages or language groups | |
writ | n: a written legal order or command | |
preparation | n: the activity of getting ready for something or making something ready | |
strength | n: the quality or state of being physically, or sometimes mentally, strong | |
engage | v: to attract and keep someone’s attention and interest; to participate in or obtain services of something | |
hands-on | adj: actively involved, practical; having hands involved in the doing or making of something | |
open-ended | adj: without any limits or restrictions; allowing for a spontaneous response | |
paperwork | n: administrative tasks that involve writing or typing documents | |
caregiving | n: the act of providing care and support for someone who is ill, disabled, or elderly | |
academic | adj: associated with schools, colleges, and universities, especially studying and thinking, not with practical skills | |
journal | n: a newspaper or magazine specialized in a specific topic or profession | |
scribble | v: to write or draw carelessly and in a hurry | |
margin | n: the space around the edge of a page or document; (finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold | |
chart | n: a visual display of information such as a diagram, lists of figures, etc.; a map designed to assist navigation by air or sea | |
graph | n: a picture consisting of a line, lines, points, etc., that shows how two or more sets of certain quantities are related to each other | |
origami | n: the Japanese art or practice of folding paper into decorative shapes and figures | |
knit | v: to make a garment or fabric by interlocking loops of yarn with needles or a machine | |
blob | n: a small amount or drop of a thick liquid or sticky substance | |
brain | n: the organ inside the head that is responsible for one’s movement, thought, memory, and feeling | |
progression | n: the act or process of changing to the next stage or phase or moving forward | |
cognitive | adj: of or relating to mental processes of understanding | |
balance | n: a condition in which everything has the same weight or force; something left after other parts have been taken away | |
tremor | n: a small earthquake or shaking or vibrating | |
scared | adj: afraid or frightened | |
yoga | n: a Hindu spiritual and ascetic discipline including breath control, simple meditation, and the adoption of specific bodily postures, which is widely practiced for health and relaxation | |
improve | v: to make or become better | |
bearing | n: the way in which one comports oneself; a posture or stance, especially one indicative of confidence or authority; the horizontal direction or position of a place, object, or person relative to another | |
wither | v: to gradually shrink, shrivel, or become weaker, often due to lack of nourishment, age, or disease; to lose freshness, vitality, or vigor | |
fin | n: a thin flat part on the body of a fish or other aquatic animal used for propulsion or balance | |
intellect | n: the ability to think logically and comprehend information, especially at an advanced level | |
humor | n: the quality of being amusing or funny; the liquid parts of the body | |
shin | n: the front part of the leg below the knee | |
purity | n: the state of being undiluted or unmixed with anything else; the state of being free from immorality, especially of a sexual nature | |
strip | v: to remove the surface from something; (noun) a sizeable narrow piece of something such as paper, metal, cloth, etc., or area of land, sea, etc. | |
bare | adj: not covered or clothed; lacking embellishment or decoration; mere or basic; undisguised or open; empty or devoid of something | |
survive | v: to live or exist despite a dangerous event or period |