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45 Cards in this Set
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seek (v)
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look for
ex: new graduates seeking employment |
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symptom
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ache
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compliment
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prove
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retch
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vomit
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bring up
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dizzy
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running nose
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blow up
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nausea (n)
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sickness
feeling/wave of nausea Ex : A feeling of nausea suddenly came over me. |
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pick up
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itchy eyes
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rub (v)
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to move your hand
Ex : She yawned and rubbed her eyes. |
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chill (adj)
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unpleasantly cold
EX : the chill night air |
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cold sore
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a painful spot on your lip or inside your mouth that is caused by a virus
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ointment (n)
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a soft cream that you rub into your skin, especially as a medical treatment
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remedy(n)
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treatment
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treatment (n)
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remedy
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infectious (adj)
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an infectious illness can be passed from one person to another, especially through the air you breathe:
infectious diseases |
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sluggish (adj )
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moving or reacting more slowly than normal:
Ex :Alex woke late, feeling tired and sluggish. |
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nasal congestion
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my nose is blocked
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hoarse (adj)
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if you are hoarse, or if your voice is hoarse, you speak in a low rough voice, for example because your throat is sore:
Ex : He was hoarse from laughing. |
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throaty(adj)
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a throaty laugh, cough, voice etc sounds low and rough
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gurgle (v )
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burble
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contagious (adj)
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a disease that is contagious can be passed from person to person by touch
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thermometer (n)
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a piece of equipment that measures the temperature of the air, of your body etc:
Ex :The thermometer registered over 100º C. |
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temperature gauge(n)
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thermometer
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prescription
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otc (over the counter)
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you don't need prescription
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caption
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blosh out
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stick out
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hair loss
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instruction
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side effect
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seek
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suspect
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suspecious
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relief (n)
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when something reduces someone’s pain or unhappy feelings:
Ex :Marijuana can provide pain relief for some cancer patients. relief of Ex: the relief of suffering relief from Ex :The cool room provided relief from the terrible heat outdoors. |
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paracetamol (n)
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British English a common drug used to reduce pain, which does not contain aspirin
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seek
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sympathy(n)
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the feeling of being sorry for someone who is in a bad situation
Ex : I have a lot of sympathy for her; she had to bring up the children on her own. |
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sympathetic (adj)
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caring and feeling sorry about someone’s problems:
Ex :a sympathetic friend a sympathetic attitude |
