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Lesson 14
Topic: ALTERNATIVE TREATMENTS
Grammar: Phrasal Verbs
Vocabulary
fatigue
– condition of being very tired
tidy
– arranged neatly and in order; having the habit of
placing and keeping everything in its right place
ancient
– belonging to times long past
pimple
– small, hard, inflamed spot on the skin
clog
– (cause to) be or become blocked with dirt, grease,
etc so that movement, flow of liquid, etc is diffi-
cult or prevented
conventional – 1 based on convention
2 following what has been customary; traditional
burst
– (of an abscess) break outwards
cyst
– hollow growth in the body containing liquid matter
dummy
– object made to look like and serve the purpose of
the real person or thing
reminder
– something that helps a person to remember some-
thing
supplement – 1 something added later to improve or complete
2 extra and separate addition to a newspaper
undergo
– experience
advantage
– 1 something useful, helpful or likely to bring suc-
cess
2 benefit; profit
attitude
– 1 way of feeling, thinking or behaving
2 manner of placing or holding the body
delusion
– false opinion or belief, especially one that may be
a symptom of madness
dilute
– make (a liquid or colour) weaker or thinner (by
adding water or other liquid
dimension
– 1 measurement of any sort (breadth, length, thick-
ness, height, etc)
2 size; extent
explore
– examine thoroughly problems in order to test,
learn about them