English Documentary on Heart with Transcript, illustrated flashcards and a podcast for IELTS & TOEFL candidates to practice listening and vocabulary Source of documentary: National Geographic YouTube Channel Watch this video on YouTube Human heart The heart pumps blood throughout the body, carrying oxygen and nutrients to every cell. It’s this circulation of blood that is vital …
Vaccinate 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 34 /ˈvæk.sɪ.neɪt/ (verb) to give someone a vaccine through injection to prevent a particular disease, inject, immunize, inoculate, jab, protect In our Data Explorer you can see our data on the cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccination doses administered. This is counted as a single dose, and may not equal …
Vein 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 31 /veɪn/ (noun) a tube or vessel that carries blood in the body, body vessel – a narrow layer of minerals or substances formed in a crack on rocks, lode, seam, stratum, line, strip – a temporary mood or style, frame of mind, manner, attitude, tone, disposition – a …
Vessel 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 13 /ˈves.əl/ (noun) a tube inside body that carries blood or other fluids, container, hollow receptacle, basin, pot, bottle, bowl – a large boat or ship, watercraft, craft Blood vessels are the channels or conduits through which blood is distributed to body tissues. The vessels make up two closed …
Revive 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 13 /rɪˈvaɪv/ (verb) to come back to life or existence or help someone or something to come back to life or existence again, bring around, recover, bring back, resuscitate, renew, revitalize, regain consciousness, restore, recuperate CPR may revive the person before the ambulance arrives. If they do revive: Generally, …
Capsule 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 7 with synonyms, antonyms and parts of speech in authentic context for TOEFL, IELTS & GRE students /ˈkæp.sjuːl/ (noun & verb) a small container of medicine that you swallow or take, pill, tablet, lozenge, pastille – cover, seal, tab, case, shell – a component of a spaceship where the …
Coup de Grâce 1100 Words You Need Week 45 Day 4 /ˌkuː.dəˈgrɑːs/ (noun) Definition the final blow or shot to kill a person in suffering and agony, finishing blow, kiss of death, mercy killing, death blow, finishing stroke, finishing touch, last straw, breaking point, an act that assures victory, euthanasia Example A coup de grâce …
Atrophy 1100 Words You Need Week 43 Day 1 Atrophy 1100 Words You Need Week 43 Day 1 /ˈæt.rə.fi/ (noun & verb) to be reduced in size and strength, weaken, waste away, gradually decline in effectiveness, become emaciated, wither, deteriorate, shrink, decay, degenerate, dwindle, wane, disintegrate Muscle atrophy is when muscles waste away. It’s usually …
Therapy 1100 Words You Need Week 37 Day 3 /ˈθer.ə.pi/ (noun) Definition a special treatment to help a patient feel or grow better after an illness, remedy, cure, psychotherapy, rehabilitation, help, healing Example The main forms of cancer treatment are cancer surgery (surgical treatment), radiotherapy, chemotherapy and hormone therapy. Nowadays various immunological therapies and so-called …
Sedate 1100 Words You Need Sedate 1100 Words You Need Week 28 Day 3 with flashcards, authentic text and synonyms for IELTS & TOEFL /sɪˈdeɪt/ (adj & verb) Adjective: calm and relaxed, tending to avoid excitement, dignified, serene, placid, unflappable Verb: to cause someone to become calm or go to sleep by giving them a …