Vocabulary

• lead to: To result in some action
• under the influence: Affected by alcohol or drugs to the extent that mental and physical control is markedly diminished.
• sleep aid: A medication or other product used to help someone fall asleep.
• in half: Divided into two equal parts.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• account for: To explain the cause or reason for something
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• have to: Must do
• informed decisions: Decisions that are based on having a lot of knowledge or information.
• specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• incredibly: To a great degree; very; amazingly
• obvious: Easily understood and clear; plain to see
• trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
• recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
• ingredient: Food item used when making a meal or drink
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• effective: Working efficiently to produce a desired result
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• consider: To think carefully about something
• hypothetical: Thought up, as an example; not being a real case
• failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• drastically: In a sudden, extreme or severe manner
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• condition: To improve something to make it better
• reference: A letter of recommendation, e.g. for a job
• military: Army or armed forces
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• require: To demand that someone does something
• account: An advantage
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• clinical: Concerning the treatment or observing patients
• analyze: To study carefully to find out the meaning of
• strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
• scary: Causing fear; frightening
• flush: Feeling that comes suddenly
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• dose: An amount of medicine to be taken at any one time
• liver: Organ from animals served as food
• prescribe: (Of doctors) to say what medicine should be taken
• disparity: Unfair difference between things; inequality
• overdose: To take too many drugs, so that you might die
• medication: Substance to relieve pain or cure sickness
• discomfort: To cause to feel uncomfortable or not at ease
• overlook: To look down on; be able to see from
• hormonal: Concerning or caused by hormones in the body
• headline: To be the main performer at a show
• dosage: Measured amount of medicine or drug
• datum: Item of factual information