37-3-book

Vocabulary

able	depressed	heal	medication	specialist
appetite	doc	jaw	optometrist	terrify
awkward	fever	light-headed	pain	tired
cast	frightening	medical assistant	paramedic	therapist

 

depressed

pronunciation

(ipa) dɪˈprest 

senses

very unhappy

She felt lonely and depressed.

not having enough jobs or business activity

depressed inner-city neighbourhoods

heal [intransitive,transitive]

pronunciation

(ipa) hiːl 

senses

if an injury or broken bone heals, or if someone heals it, it becomes healthy again

The scratch on her finger healed quickly.

medication [countable,uncountable]

pronunciation

(ipa) ˌmedɪˈkeɪʃən 

senses

drugs given to people who are ill

specialist [countable]

pronunciation

(ipa) ˈspeʃəlɪst 

senses

someone who knows a lot about a subject

a cancer specialist

appetite [countable,uncountable]

pronunciation

(ipa) ˈæpətaɪt 

senses

a desire for food

I seem to have lost my appetite lately.

a desire or liking for a particular activity

jaw [countable]

pronunciation

(ipa) dʒɔː 

(ipa) dʒɒː  (American English)

senses

one of the two bones in your face that contain your teeth

She suffered a broken jaw in the accident.

the bottom part of your face, below your mouth

used to say that someone looked very surprised or shocked

His jaw dropped when he saw her.

optometrist [countable]

pronunciation

(ipa) ɒpˈtɒmɪtrɪst 

(ipa) ɑːpˈtɑː-  (American English)

senses

someone who examines people’s eyes and orders glasses for them

terrify [transitive]

pronunciation

(ipa) ˈterɪfaɪ 

senses

to make someone extremely frightened

That dog terrifies me.

awkward

pronunciation

(ipa) ˈɔːkwəd 

(ipa) ˈɒːkwərd  (American English)

senses

embarrassing

I hope he won’t ask any awkward questions.
an awkward silence

not relaxed

Geoff looked uneasy and awkward.
I had been sitting in an awkward position.

difficult to deal with or use

The cupboard was an awkward shape and wouldn’t fit into the room.

not suitable

They came at an awkward time.

light-headed

senses

unable to think clearly or move steadily, for example because you are ill or have drunk some alcohol

cast [countable]

senses

all the actors in a film, play etc

an all-star cast (all the actors are famous)

a plaster cast

cast [transitive]

pronunciation

(ipa) kɑːst 

(ipa) kæst  (American English)

senses

to choose a particular actor for a part in a film, play etc

to throw something somewhere, or send something in a particular direction

The fire cast a soft light on her face.

to make an object by pouring hot metal into a hollow container

to vote in an election

to make people feel less certain about something

Recent information has cast doubt on the evidence.

to read or look at something quickly

He cast an eye over the letter.

to explain something or provide new information about it

Can you cast any light on these figures?

to try to remember something that happened in the past

to make people enjoy something less or feel less happy

The bad news cast a shadow over his visit.

to use magic to make something happen

witches casting spells

to interest or attract people very much, as if by magic

Hong Kong casts a spell over its visitors as soon as they land.

frightening

pronunciation

(ipa) ˈfraɪtn-ɪŋ 

senses

making you feel frightened

a frightening experience
It is frightening to realize that I could have been killed.

doc [countable]

pronunciation

(ipa) dɒk 

(ipa) dɑːk  (American English)

senses

a doctor

examples

Amid much ritual and farting about, the doc and the daft ravers pronounced rock dead.
Barton put the doc in charge of latrines.
Skull, Uncle and the doc stood and watched.
The doc pointed out how appropriate it was to have a Skull in a skeleton crew.
Time after time the doc set out in search of another croc.
Well, I do, and fortunately for me, the Army doc did not.