Unit 1:reading 1

Front 1

account for (v)

Back 1

to explain the reason for something

Front 2

address (v)

Back 2

to deal with a question or problem

Front 3

disparity (n)

Back 3

a great difference

Front 4

assess (v)

Back 4

to evaluate something

Front 5

considerable (adj)

Back 5

very large; a lot of

Front 6

contract (v)

Back 6

to catch or become ill from a disease

Ex: the kids contracted the illness from drinking dirty water.

Front 7

correlation (n)

Back 7

a connection between two or more things

Ex: there is a clear correlation between an active lifestyle and good healthy.

Front 8

counterpart (n)

Back 8

a person with similar responsibilities in a different place.

Ex: the university professor consulted her counterpart in England to help solve the problem.

Front 9

devastating (adj)

Back 9

terrible; shocking

Ex: the damaged caused by the earthquake was devastating.

Front 10

disparity (n)

Back 10

a great difference

Ex: although there is more equality today than in the past, significant disparity between salaries earned by men and those earned by women.

Front 11

eradicate (v)

Back 11

to destroy something completely

Ex: most countries have eradicated diseases like polio and smallpox

Front 12

indicator (n)

Back 12

a signal that make something clear.

Ex: a drop in the sale of cigarettes was an indicator that the new no smoking policy was beginning to make a difference.

Front 13

monitor (v)

Back 13

to watch and check something carefully over a period of time.

Ex: the nurse carefully monitored the patient's progress throughout the night.

Front 14

obesity (n)

Back 14

an excess of body weight; twenty percent or more above a healthy weight.

Ex: obesity is a growing problem in many European countries, particularlly among children.

Front 15

optimistic (adj)

Back 15

hopeful

Ex: the United Nations is optimistic that access to clean and safe drinking water can be expanded in the next five years.

Front 16

promising (adj)

Back 16

showing signs of future success.

Ex: after extensive trials, scientists reported that the the new drug looked promising.

Front 17

statistic (n)

Back 17

a collection of numerical facts

Ex: statistic show that in general, women live longer than men.

Front 18

stigma (n)

Back 18

a bad opinion of something because society does not approve of it

Ex: in some countries, there is a stigma associated with mental illness.

Front 19

target (v)

Back 19

to focus on something

Ex: doctors say that in order to encourage healthy lifestyles, we need to target young children.

Front 20

trend ( n)

Back 20

a general direction or pattern of changes

Ex: there is a growing trend to eat organic food, that is, food that is produced naturally and without chemicals.

Front 21

virtually (adv)

Back 21

almost

Ex: after large scale efforts to introduce the vaccine, polio became virtually nonexistent in South American countries.