Chapter 7/Interactions 1 Health The Secrets of a Very Long Life ahead of
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cure
a medicine or medical treatment that makes an illness go away
nutritious
containing many of the substances needed for life and growth: a nutritious diet
nutrition
the substances that you take into your body as food
secret
a particular way of achieving a good result
diet
food
solve
to find or provide a way of dealing with a problem [↪ solution]
mystery
an event, situation etc that people do not understand or cannot explain
longevity
long life or the long time that something lasts
altitude
the height of an object or place above the sea
additionally
also, in addition
healthful
likely to make you healthy
moreover
also and more importantly
further
in addition to what has already been said, besides
inhabit
live in an area
inhabitant
one of the people who live in a particular place
moderate
not very large or very small, very hot or very cold, very fast or very slow etc
stream
a natural flow of water that moves across the land and is narrower than a river
raw
not cooked: raw fish
consist
to be made of or formed from something
even so
despite what has just been said I had a terrible headache, but even so I went to the concert.
consume
to use time, energy, goods etc [↪ consumption]
preservative
a chemical substance that is used to prevent things from decaying
herb
a small plant that is used to improve the taste of food, or to make medicine
to have in common
to share
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stress
continuous feelings of worry about your work or personal life, that prevent you from relaxing [↪ strain]
recreation
an activity that you do for pleasure or amusement
therefore
for that reason
thus
in this manner or way
long-lived
living or existing for a long time
valid
based on truth or reason
theorize
to develop a set of ideas about something
claim
a statement that something is true or is a fact, although other people might not believe it
mental
relating to the mind
jungle
forest
characteristic
feature, a typical quality, trait
to matter
to be important, or to affect what happens
to contradict
to state the opposite of what someone else has said
proven
tested and shown to be true or good, or shown to exist
amazing
extremely surprising
attitude
a feeling or opinion about something or someone, or a way of behaving that is caused by this
remedy
a successful way of curing an illness or dealing with a problem or difficulty
take advantage
to use a particular situation to do or get what you want
accurate
correct, exact and without any mistakes
advice
an opinion which someone offers you about what you should do or how you should act in a particular situation
specific
particular
wonderful
extremely good
fraudulent
dishonest and illegal
parasite
a plant or animal that feeds on other living things
beneficial
having a good effect, useful
recommend
to advise someone to do something, suggest something
disorder
an illness of the mind or body
nervous
worried and anxious
depression
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depressed
unhappy and without hope for the future
therapy
a treatment which helps someone feel better, grow stronger, etc., especially after an illness- speech therapy
colorful
interesting, exciting, and full of variety
falsehood
lying, misinformation
elderly
a polite word for old, elderly relatives
senior citizen
a polite word for an old person
sour
not sweet, tart
arthritis
inflammation of the joints
classify
to divide things into groups according to their type
state of mind
mental condition
determine
decide
combination
a mixture obtained when two or more things are combined
defect
fault, flaw
defective
faulty
oppose
to disagree with something or someone, often by speaking or fighting against them
homesick
feeling unhappy because you are a long way from your home
irritable
becoming annoyed very easily
pneumonia
the lungs become red and swollen and filled with liquid
dessert
sweet food eaten at the end of a meal
moody
often changing quickly from being in a good temper to being in a bad temper/ temperamental
athlete
someone who is good at sports, sportsman
unfamiliar
not known
widespread
existing or happening in many places or situations, common
verify
to discover whether something is correct or true
truthful
honest
ignorance
lack of knowledge, understanding or information about something
amusement
an activity that you can take part in for entertainment
economical
not using a lot of fuel, money, etc
residence
home
fame
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achievements sensible
based on or acting on good judgment and practical ideas or understanding
reasonable
acceptable, based on good judgment
advantageous
helpful and likely to make you successful
informative
providing a lot of useful information
archeology
the study of ancient societies by examining what remains of their buildings, graves, tools etc
to suspect
to think or believe something to be true or probable
relocate
to move to a new place
suffer
to experience physical or mental pain
intake
the amount of a particular substance which is eaten or drunk during a particular time
deforestation
the cutting down of trees in a large area
appetite
a desire for food
survival
continuing to live or exist
irresistible
impossible to refuse, oppose or avoid because too pleasant, attractive or strong
to have a hold on
to have control or power over him
someone impulse
a sudden strong desire to do something
bonus
a pleasant additional thing
adapt
to become familiar with a new situation, adjust
constant
staying the same, or not getting less or more
evolution
the way in which living things change and develop over millions of years
to evolve
to develop gradually
to raise
to take care of a person, an animal or plant, until they are completely grown
prosperous
successful, usually by earning a lot of money
affordable
not expensive
respond
to react, to say or write something as a reply
ancestor
forefather
to fell
to cut down a tree
low-tech
not using the most modern machines or methods in business or industry
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rich
deliberately
on purpose, intentionally
average person
typical or usual
to vary
differ
to process food
to deal with food
slightly
a little
estimate
a calculation of the value, size, amount etc of something
formula
a method or set of principles that you use to solve a problem
assume
to accept something to be true without question or proof
target
purpose, goal
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