| Word | Part of Speech | Example |
|---|---|---|
| addictive | Adjective | TV is so addictive, I can watch it for hours. |
| attention | Noun | Please pay attention to me. |
| couch potato | Noun | You are such a couch potato! You should turn off the TV and go outside. |
| to develop | Verb | The student has developed into a fluent speaker of English. |
| gross | Adjective | I don’t like eating meat. I think it’s kind of gross. |
| influence | Noun / Verb | Some people believe TV has had a negative influence on society. |
| initial | Adjective | My initial reaction was shock. |
| keen | Adjective | I am not very keen on seeing that movie. |
| lecturer | Noun | I have become good friends with one of my lecturers from university. |
| nonsense | Noun | There is so much nonsense on TV, I have decided to disconnect my service. |
| potential | Adjective | It would be a potential disaster if people stopped using vaccinations. |
| poverty | Noun | There are so many people living in poverty in the world. |
| psychological | Adjective | The man came to the office for a psychological evaluation. |
| recruit | Noun / Verb | The hospital is recruiting new nurses. |
| ridicule | Verb | He was ridiculed for his new hairstyle. |
| technician | Noun | We need a special technician to complete the xrays. |
| to appreciate | Verb | I appreciate that you are having problems in this country. |
| desensitized | Adjective | Children watch a lot of violent TV, so they become desensitized to it in real life. |
| to blame | Verb | A lot of people fast food on their weight gains. |
| to neglect | Verb | Don’t neglect your responsibilities! |
| to recommend | Verb | I do not recommend doing that. |
| to recover | Verb | She hasn’t recovered from surgery yet. |
| to speculate | Verb | I don’t know what happened. I can only speculate. |
| upcoming | Adjective | We will be away for two weeks during our upcoming holiday. |
| wisely | Adverb | I wisely decided to go to bed early last night. |
Medical Terminology
| Word | Part of Speech | Example |
|---|---|---|
| advocate | Noun | They are advocates for the poor in their community. |
| anesthesia | Noun | The patient needed anesthesia before the surgery. |
| autopsy | Noun | They will perform the autopsy to see what caused his death. |
| cause of death | Noun | The cause of death was a heart attack. |
| compounded | Verb | You needn't have compounded that medication for the patient. |
| dissect | Verb | They have been dissecting cadavers for hundreds of years. |
| forensic | Adjective | The police needed more forensic evidence to catch the man. |
| lethal | Adjective | The woman had a lethal dose of medicine. |
| pathology | Noun | The nurse is very interested in pathology. |
| poison | Noun / Verb | The poison in the snake is very strong. |
| psychiatrist | Noun | The patient needed to talk to a psychiatrist. |
| specialist | Noun | There are many specialist in the medical field. |
| toxicology | Noun | They tested the child’s toxicology to see if he was poisoned. |
| transfusion | Noun | The blood transfusion saved his life. |
| veterinarian | Noun | Her love of animals inspired her to be a veterinarian. |
| victim | Noun | They were victims of a racial attack. |
Exercise
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