(Answers) Interactions Reading 1: Chapter 2 Reading 1 Target Vocabulary

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asthma

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(N): a medical condition of the chest that makes breathing difficult

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atmosphere

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(N): the mixture of gases that surrounds the Earth

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biometeorologists

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(N): A person who studies biometerology, which is the scientific study of the effects of natural or artificial conditions of atmosphere such as temperature and humidity on living organisms.

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blood pressure

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(N): the pressure of blood as it travels around the body

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diseases

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(N): an illness affecting humans, animals, or plants, often caused by infection

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disorder

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(N): an illness that causes a part of the body to stop functioning correctly

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effects

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(N): a change that someone or something causes in someone or something else; a result

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flu (influenza)

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(N): a common illness that makes you feel very tired and weak, gives you a sore throat, and makes you cough and have to clear your nose a lot

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headaches

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(N): a continuous pain in the head

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heart attacks

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(N): a sudden serious medical condition in which the heart stops working normally, sometimes causing death

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humidity

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(N): the amount of water in the air / conditions in which the air is very warm and damp

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moods

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(N): the way you are feeling at a particular time

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pneumonia

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(N): serious illness affecting one or both lungs that makes breathing difficult

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scientists

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(N): a person who studies one or more of the natural sciences (= for example, physics, chemistry, and biology)

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strokes

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(N): sudden serious illness when a blood vessel (= tube) in the brain bursts or is blocked, which can cause death or the loss of the ability to move or to speak clearly

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temperature

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(N): the measurement in degrees of how hot or cold a thing or place is

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weather

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(N): the condition of the atmosphere at a particular place and time, such as the temperature, and if there is wind, rain, sun, etc.

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affect

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(V): to have an influence on someone or something

= (V) influence

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cause

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(V): to make something happen, especially something bad or unpleasant

= affect
<--> (N) effect

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increase

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(V): To become or to make something greater in amount, number, value, etc.

(FAM) (N) increase

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influence

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(V): to have an effect on the way that someone behaves or thinks, especially by giving them an example to follow

= (V) affect
(FAM) (N) influence

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depressed

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(ADJ): very sad and without hope
suffering from the medical condition of depression

(FAM) depressing

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depressing

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(ADJ): making you feel very sad and without enthusiasm

(FAM) depressed

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forceful

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(ADJ) using force

= powerful

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humid

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(ADJ): warm and damp

(FAM) humidity (N)

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irritable

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(ADJ): getting annoyed easily; showing your anger

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moody

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(ADJ): having moods that change quickly and often / bad-tempered or upset, often for no particular reason

(FAM) mood (N)

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nervous

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(ADJ): anxious about something or afraid of something

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physical

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(ADJ) [only before noun] connected with things that actually exist or are present and can be seen, felt, etc. rather than things that only exist in a person's mind

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powerful

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(ADJ) strong / having great power or force

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sudden

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(ADJ): happening or done quickly and unexpectedly

(FAM) suddenly (ADV)

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warm

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(ADJ): slightly hot, especially in a pleasant way