Vocab List Unit 12 Alternatives

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access
acupuncture
antibiotic
check-up
consideration
constantly
discuss somethin
g openly
8. entitled to
9. free of charge
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
10.health
insurance
11.homeopathy
12.hypnosis
13.independentl
y
14.massage
15.painkiller
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18.potentially
19.proposal
20.propose
21.publicly
22.reasonably
23.remedy
24.rule out
25.scientific basis
26.side-effect
27.surgery
28.symptom
29.thoroughly
30.treat
31.treatment
32.tried and
tested
33.vaccination
34.worthless
1. access
Part of speech: noun
Meaning: when you have the right or
opportunity to use or see something
Example: Are patients given access to
their own medical records?
2. acupuncture
Meaning: a way of treating pain or
illness by putting thin needles into
different parts of the body
Example: Acupuncture is considered to
be an alternative medicine.
3. antibiotic
Meaning: a medicine which cures
infections by destroying harmful
bacteria
Example: Im going to give you a
couple of prescriptions. One of thems
an antibiotic, the others a painkiller.
4. check-up
Meaning: a general medical
examination to see if you are healthy
Example: Are people encouraged to
regular check-ups?
5. consideration
Meaning: when you think about
something very carefully
Example: We hope that our proposals
will be given serious consideration.
6. constantly
Part of speech: adver
b
Meaning: all the time or often
Example: The present machine breaks

down constantly.
7. discuss something ope

nly
Part of speech: phras
e
Meaning: to talk about something in a
direct and honest way
Example: Do doctors discuss medical
treatments openly with their patients?
8. entitled to
Part of speech: phrasal ver
b
Meaning: If you are entitled to
something, you have a right to have or
do it.
Example: I feel were entitled to a 50%
refund of the cost.
9. free of charge
e
Meaning: costing nothing
Example: Are medicines free of charge?
10. health insuranc

e
Meaning: when you make regular
payments to an insurance company in
exchange for that company paying most
or all of the costs of your medical care
Example: Does everyone have health
insurance?
11. homeopathy
Meaning: a way of treating illnesses
using very small amounts of natural
substances
Example: Some people consider
homeopathy to be no better than a
sugar pill.
12. hypnosis
Meaning: a mental state like sleep, in
which a person's thoughts can be easily
influenced by someone else
Example: Police placed witnesses under
hypnosis in an effort to gain additional
information.
13. independently
b
Meaning:
1) in a way that is free from outside
control or influence
2) in a way that is not connected with
another; individually
Example: Theyre expected to work
independently.
14. massage
Meaning: the activity of rubbing or
pressing parts of someone's body in
order to make them relax or to stop
their muscles hurting
Example: Shegaveme a foot massage.
15. painkiller
Meaning: a drug which reduces pain
Example: Im going to give you a

couple of prescriptions. One of thems
an antibiotic, the others a painkiller.
16. physiotherapy
Meaning: treatment for illness or injury
in which you practise moving parts of
your body
Example: Physiotherapy is widely used
for back pain.
17. placebo
Meaning: a substance that is not a
medicine but which a patient takes,
thinking it is a medicine. The purpose of a
placebo is either to make a patient feel
better because they think they have been
treated, or to compare the effect of no
medicine with the effect of medicine when
Example: The placebo effect is far more
it is given to other patients.
powerful than most people realise.
18. potentially
b
Meaning: possibly
Example: There have been a number of

articles criticising homeopathic
remedies as potentially lethal.
19. proposal
Meaning: a suggestion for a plan
Example: We hope that our proposals

will be given serious consideration.
20. propose
Part of speech: verb
Meaning: to suggest a plan or action
Example: We also propose that the

company buy several poster-size prints
to brighten up the walls even more.
21. publicly
b
Meaning: If you do something publicly,
everyone can see it, hear it, or know
about it.
Example: I would like to see
homeopaths debating publicly with their
critics.
22. reasonably
b
Meaning: in a fair way, showing good
judgment
Example: Why can't we discuss this
reasonably, like adults?
23. remedy
Meaning: something that makes you
better when you are ill
Example: I bought a natural remedy at
the chemists, but it doesnt seem to be
having any effect.
24. rule out

Part of speech: phrasal ver
b
Meaning: to decide or state that
something is impossible or will not
happen, or that something or someone
is not suitable
Example: We've ruled out several dates
already.
25. scientific basis

e
Meaning: If something has no scientific
basis, according to science it is not true
or does not exist.
Example: It has no scientific basis.
26. side-effect
Meaning: another effect that a drug has
on your body in addition to the main
effect for which the doctor has given
you the drug
Example: Headaches are one side
effect of this drug.
27. surgery
Meaning: when a doctor cuts your body
open and repairs or removes something
Example: Surgery should be considered
as a last resort.
28. symptom
Meaning: a physical feeling or problem
which shows that you have a particular
illness
Example: What exactly are your
symptoms? Well, just a really painful
sore throat.
29. thoroughly
b
Meaning: very carefully
Example: Homeopathy has been tested

thoroughly.
30. treat
Part of speech: verb
Meaning: to give medical care to
someone for an illness or injury
Example: Do hospitals treat people
immediately or are there waiting lists?
31. treatment
Meaning: something which you do to
try to cure an illness or injury,
especially something suggested or
done by a doctor
Example: Does your health insurance
cover every kind of treatment?
32. tried and tested

e
Meaning: used many times before and
proved to be successful
Example: Its a tried and tested teambuilding activity for adults.
33. vaccination
Meaning: when someone is given a
vaccine (= substance put into the body
through the skin with a needle) to stop
them from getting a disease
Example: All the children have received
two vaccinations against measles.
34. worthless
Part of speech: adjectiv
e
Meaning: not important or useful
Example: He made me feel stupid and

worthless.
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Example: The present machine breaks

7. discuss something ope

Example: Are medicines free of charge?

10. health insuranc

Example: Im going to give you a

Example: There have been a number of

Example: We hope that our proposals

Example: We also propose that the

24. rule out

25. scientific basis

Example: Homeopathy has been tested

32. tried and tested

Example: He made me feel stupid and

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