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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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volunteer | n: a person who performs or offers to perform a job or service without being paid for or forced to do | |
painkiller | n: medicine used to relieve physical pain | |
index | n: a list of items, such as names, subjects, or keywords, that is arranged in a particular order and is usually found at the end of a book or document; a number or symbol that indicates the value or level of something, such as a stock index or a temperature index | |
untouched | adj: not touched or disturbed by anyone or anything; not having been altered, changed, or affected in any way | |
squeeze | v: to apply pressure from two or more sides; to hold someone or something tightly in your arms, usually with fondness | |
clamp | v: to fasten or secure something tightly, often using a tool or device called a clamp; to restrict something or someone’s freedom or movement; (noun) a device used to secure, fasten, or hold objects together; a mass or group of things that are held or gathered tightly together | |
untreated | adj: not given medical care or treatment; not subjected to chemical or physical treatment | |
fake | adj: not genuine; fraudulent or counterfeit | |
concoction | n: the mixture, often a complicated one; a preparation made by combining various ingredients | |
easing | n: the act of making something less severe, intense, or difficult, often by gradual degrees; a reduction in tension or stress | |
dummy | n: a model or imitation of something that is used as a substitute; a person who is perceived as lacking intelligence or acting foolishly | |
placebo | n: harmless substance, especially given as a pacifier or to the control group in experiments on the efficacy of a drug | |
unexplained | adj: not able to be explained or understood, lacking explanation or justification for something unknown or mysterious | |
phenomenon | n: something that exists and can be perceptible, especially one that is not fully understood | |
wherein | adv: in or during which; in the place, time, or situation that | |
therapy | n: the act of caring for someone through medication, remedial training, etc. | |
suppose | v: to think that something is likely to be actual or possible | |
miraculous | adj: very effective or lucky, or completely unexpected | |
improve | v: to make or become better | |
symptom | n: any sensation or change in body or mind that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease | |
administer | v: to oversee and control the operation or arrangement of something | |
hint | n: an indirect suggestion; a slight but appreciable amount of something | |
placate | v: to make someone less angry or hostile; to calm or soothe someone upset or agitated | |
patient | n: a person who is receiving medical treatment, care, or attention from a healthcare professional, such as a doctor, nurse, or therapist; a personal quality or characteristic | |
mimic | v: to imitate someone’s speech, movement, or behavior, especially to make others laugh | |
convincing | adj: able to make someone believe that something is true | |
injection | n: the act of introducing a liquid, especially a drug, into the body using a needle and a syringe | |
sham | n: something that is not as good or true as it seems to be and is intended to deceive people; a person who pretends to be something they are not | |
surgery | n: medical treatment of injuries or diseases involving an incision with instruments and often removing or replacing some parts of the body; the branch of medical science that treats disease or injury by operative procedures | |
dupe | v: to deceive or trick someone into believing something that is not true; to cheat or swindle someone; (noun) a person who has been deceived or tricked into believing something that is not true, often by someone who is trying to take advantage of them | |
clinical | adj: of or relating to the examination and treatment of patients rather than theoretical or laboratory studies | |
evaluate | v: to assess or estimate the quality, significance, quantity, or value of something | |
instance | n: a particular example or single occurrence of something | |
dud | n: any product, project, or person that doesn’t perform or live up to expectations; a rejected or useless item, especially an explosive device that fails to detonate | |
bias | n: a strong feeling in favor of or against one group of people, an idea, or thing, often not based on fair judgment | |
nowadays | adv: at the current time, in comparison to the past | |
ethical | adj: of or relating to principles about what is right and wrong, or the branch of knowledge dealing with these | |
preferable | adj: more desirable or suitable than another option; more favored or favored over something else; better or more advantageous | |
ailment | n: a slight but often persistent illness | |
fine-tune | v: to make tiny changes or improvements to make it work as well as possible | |
alternative | n: one of two or more available possibilities or choice | |
precise | adj: sharply exact or accurate or delimited | |
exert | v: to put forth effort; to put into action; to bring into play | |
influence | n: the ability to affect someone’s or something’s character, growth, or behavior, or the effect itself | |
relief | n: a feeling of happiness and relaxation that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced | |
asthma | n: a chronic respiratory disease characterized by wheezing, coughing, and difficulty breathing | |
severe | adj: extremely serious or bad in feeling, manner, or strict and harsh; extremely strong or vigorous | |
mere | adj: used to emphasize how insignificant or minor someone or something is | |
confuse | v: to mistake one thing for another; to make somebody hard to understand | |
recover | v: to return to a former condition, health, mind, or strength | |
trigger | v: to make something happen suddenly; to cause something such as a device, machine, etc. to function | |
physiological | adj: relating to the normal functioning of living organisms and their organs and systems; concerning the physical or biochemical processes and activities that occur within the body | |
release | v: to set free or allow to escape from confinement | |
chemical | adj: relating to or connected with chemistry; | |
endorphin | n: a natural hormone-like substance that is produced by the body and that acts on the nervous system to reduce pain and induce a feeling of well-being | |
discomfort | n: a feeling of being uncomfortable physically or mentally or being embarrassed; a slight pain | |
hormone | n: a chemical substance made by organs that encourages or influences the development, growth, sex, etc., of an animal and is carried around the body in the blood | |
adrenaline | n: a substance secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress, which makes the heart beat faster and prepares the body to react to danger | |
celebrate | v: to acknowledge a memorable or good day or event with a social gathering or enjoyable activity | |
bizarre | adj: very strange or unusual | |
necessarily | adv: in an essential manner; in such a way as could not be otherwise | |
fade | v: to vanish; to fade away; to lose color; to lose freshness | |
motto | n: a phrase or slogan that expresses a guiding principle or goal | |
discovery | n: the act or process of finding information, a place, or an object, or learning about something that was previously not known | |
wield | v: to possess and exercise power, authority, etc | |
mystery | n: something difficult to understand or explain; a secret or enigmatic quality that adds to the fascination or interest of something; a genre of fiction that involves the solution of a crime or a puzzle | |
undiscovered | adj: not yet found or known | |
marvel | n: someone something that causes feelings of wonder or surprise | |
investigate | v: to conduct a systematic or formal inquiry to identify and evaluate the facts of a crime, problem, statement, etc. to establish the truth | |
fascinating | adj: extremely interesting |