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Chapter 7/Interactions 1

Health

The Secrets of a Very Long Life

ahead of In the future, in front

You have a long trip ahead of you.

cure a medicine or medical treatment that makes an illness go away

nutritious

nutrition

containing many of the substances needed for life and growth:

a nutritious diet

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 a feeling of unhappiness and lack of hope for the future

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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

defective

fault, flaw

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 the state of being known about by a lot of people because of your

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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

someone

to have control or power over him

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

to evolve

the way in which living things change and develop over millions of years

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

moderately fairly, but not very

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wealthy 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