Vocabulary

• best known: Most widely or popularly recognized, famous, or familiar.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• in a minute: Very soon; in a short amount of time.
• account for: To explain the cause or reason for something
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• over the counter: Denoting a security traded directly between two parties, not on an exchange.
• such as: For example; like
• at work: Located at one's place of employment
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• immune: Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
• trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
• permanent: Lasting forever; not temporary or changing
• ancient: Very old; having lived a very long time ago
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• severe: Very bad; harsh
• sensation: (Person) attracting the interest of many people
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• squeeze: Amount of liquid from firmly pressing e.g. orange
• strain: To remove the water from (food) using a colander
• bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• hormone: Chemical produced by the body to control functions
• crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
• drain: Hole or pipe that water, waste etc. flows into
• condition: To improve something to make it better
• sensitive: Taking offense easily; easily upset or hurt
• remedy: Way to solve or fix a problem
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• dramatically: In a sudden or extreme manner
• drill: A machine that makes holes with a metal bit
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
• primary: Most important, most basic or essential
• inflammatory: Making or intended to make someone angry
• tension: Feeling of anxiety and inability to relax
• counter: To say or do something in opposition or resistance
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• resort: Act of choosing something to help with a problem
• nerve: Fibers in the body that enable feeling, movement
• relief: Aid given to people in need as after war/disaster
• dire: (E.g. of consequences) very serious
• oxygen: A gas in the air that we need to breathe
• supposedly: As some people believe (shows you doubt it)
• sensory: Referring to the physical senses
• infection: (Computers) Having a computer virus
• caffeine: Substance in coffee, etc. that keeps you awake
• press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
• cure: Something that solves a problem or makes it better
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• investigate: To try to find out facts; to carry out research
• skull: Structure of bones forming the face and head
• swell: To feel overcome due to a strong emotion
• dehydration: The state of not having enough water
• pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
• tenderness: Pain that is felt (as when the area is touched)
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• overly: To a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
• last: Final; with nothing following; after all others
• hyper: Very excited or active
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• burn: To destroy with fire
• discomfort: To cause to feel uncomfortable or not at ease
• classify: To arrange things into groups of similar items
• anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
• lobe: Round part in body, e.g. some parts of brain
• usual: Being the way things occur most of the time
• secondary: Being of less importance than something else
• call: A order or request for action
• tingle: Feeling as if small needles are in your skin
• greece: A republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil