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Carcinogen – 601 Words You Need to Know to Pass Your Exam /kɑːˈsɪn.ə.dʒən/ (noun) Definition cancer-causing agent or substance for example radiation or some viruses, poison, pollutant Example You’ve probably heard the word “carcinogen” pop up in news stories and wondered what that means for your everyday life. A carcinogen is something that can cause…
Biopsy – 601 Words You Need to Know /ˈbaɪ.ɒp.si/ (noun) Definition (medicine) removing and examining targeted body tissues from an ill person for in-depth laboratory examination to diagnose the disease, operation, cell removal, tissue removal Example A biopsy is a medical procedure that involves taking a small sample of body tissue so it can be…
Arteriosclerosis – 601 Words You Need to Know /ɑ:ˌtɪərɪəʊsklɪəˈrəʊsɪs/ (noun) Definition (medicine) the thickening or hardening of the walls of the arteries which reduces the elasticity of veins, atherosclerosis Example Arteriosclerosis occurs when the blood vessels that carry oxygen and nutrients from your heart to the rest of your body (arteries) become thick and stiff…
Abscess – 601 Words You Need to Know /ˈæb.ses/ (noun) Definition a swollen area inside or on your body that contain pus or infection, pustule, blister, pimple, eruption, ulcer, ulceration, boil, carbuncle, sore, swelling, inflammation Example A skin abscess is a tender mass generally surrounded by a colored area from pink to deep red. Abscesses…
Tryst – 601 Words You Need to Know /trɪst/ (noun & verb) Definition Noun: a secret or private place for lovers to meet, rendezvous, assignation, tête-à-tête, encounter, meeting, appointment, date Verb: to meet someone usually secretly, arrange or keep a tryst Example I carry your heart with me… Come have a Tryst with me. Sneak…
Thrall – 601 Words You Need to Know /θrɔ:l/ (noun) Definition the state of being under someone’s influence or in their power, enslavement, domination, yoke, subjection, bondage, tyranny, slavery, subjugation – someone whose life is controlled by another person, captive, slave, servant Example A thrall was a slave or serf in Scandinavian lands during the…
Svelte – 601 Words You Need to Know /svelt/ (adj) Definition (of a person) slender and slim, elegant, attractively thin, lissome, graceful, lithe, stylish Example If you want to get slim and svelte fast and easily, stop counting calories and being on fad diets. Counting calories doesn’t guarantee weight loss, and fad diets only give…
Shunt – 601 Words You Need to Know /ʃʌnt/ (noun & verb) Definition Verb: to move someone or something elsewhere or from one place to another, switch or sidetrack, shift, thrust – (of a train wagon or carriage) to change tracks on a railroad with a special switch Noun: diversion, change, thrust, shove, bypass, push…
Ruck 601 Words You Need to Know /rʌk/ (noun) Definition Noun: a large group of ordinary people or things that are not very special to you, mass, mound, pile, heap, multitude, accumulation – fold, wrinkle, crumple, rumple, crease – (rugby) all the players around the bull Verb: to wrinkle and become creased, make or form…
Roil 601 Words You Need to Know ‘rȯi(-ə)l (verb) Definition to stir a liquid and make it opaque and murky, make a liquid turbid by disturbing the sediment, whip, shake, mix, stir up – to make someone angry and upset, irritate, aggravate, annoy Example In the middle of the investigation a heavy storm broke out…