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Class 6 to 8ENGLISH FOR TODAY Class Six - Remedies: modern and traditional - Vocabulary

Chapter: Remedies: modern and traditional

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ENGLISH FOR TODAY Class Six
⭐ Most Important Exam Words
remedy — āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāϰnatural cure — āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻŋāĻ• āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāϰherbal medicine — āϭ⧇āώāϜ āĻ“āώ⧁āϧtraditional treatment — āϐāϤāĻŋāĻšā§āϝāĻŦāĻžāĻšā§€ āϚāĻŋāĻ•āĻŋā§ŽāϏāĻžmodern medicine — āφāϧ⧁āύāĻŋāĻ• āĻ“āώ⧁āϧancient civilisation — āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻšā§€āύ āϏāĻ­ā§āϝāϤāĻžprescribe medicine — āĻ“āώ⧁āϧ āϞāĻŋāϖ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžminor burn — āϛ⧋āϟāĻ–āĻžāĻŸā§‹ āĻĒā§‹āĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻ•ā§āώāϤminor cut — āϛ⧋āϟāĻ–āĻžāĻŸā§‹ āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻž āĻ•ā§āώāϤdry skin — āĻļ⧁āĻˇā§āĻ• āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻ•common cold — āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āϏāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋbody resistance — āĻļāϰ⧀āϰ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰ⧋āϧāĻ•ā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻžtoothache — āĻĻāĻžāρāϤ⧇āϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻĨāĻžheadache — āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻžāĻŦā§āϝāĻĨāĻžside effect — āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻļā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻža tube of ointment — āĻāĻ• āϟāĻŋāωāĻŦ āĻŽāϞāĻŽa bottle of syrup — āĻāĻ• āĻŦā§‹āϤāϞ āϏāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒa pinch of pepper — āĻāĻ• āϚāĻŋāĻŽāϟāĻŋ āĻ—ā§‹āϞāĻŽāϰāĻŋāϚa clove of garlic — āϰāϏ⧁āύ⧇āϰ āĻāĻ• āϕ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻžapply a paste — āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāϞ⧇āĻĒ āϞāĻžāĻ—āĻžāύ⧋
📃 Word Formation Rules
â–ē nature (noun) → natural (adjective) → naturally (adverb)
â–ē herb (noun) → herbal (adjective)
â–ē tradition (noun) → traditional (adjective) → traditionally (adverb)
â–ē civilise (verb) → civilisation (noun) → civilised (adjective)
â–ē prescribe (verb) → prescription (noun) → prescribed (adjective)
â–ē resist (verb) → resistance (noun) → resistant (adjective)
â–ē sense (noun/verb) → sensitive (adjective) → sensitivity (noun)
â–ē heal (verb) → healing (noun/adjective)
â–ē effect (noun) → effective (adjective) → effectively (adverb)
â–ē increase (verb/noun) ↔ decrease (verb/noun)
â–ē medicine (noun) → medicinal (adjective)
â–ē chemistry (noun) → chemical (adjective/noun)
1. Natural and Herbal Remedies (8 words)
remedy[/ˈremədi/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāϰ; āϰ⧋āĻ— āϏāĻžāϰāĻžāύ⧋āϰ āωāĻĒāĻžāϝāĻŧ
Alt: āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϝāĻž āϏāĻŽāĻžāϧāĻžāύ⧇āϰ āωāĻĒāĻžāϝāĻŧ
Example: Honey is a traditional remedy for cough.
Syn: cure, treatmentAnt: cause, illness
💡 Exam tip: Remedy for + illness/problem āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
natural[/ˈnÃĻtʃərəl/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻŋāĻ•
Alt: āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ­āĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻ•
Example: Many people prefer natural medicines.
Syn: organic, unprocessedAnt: artificial, synthetic
💡 Exam tip: Natural-āĻāϰ noun form āĻšāϞ⧋ nature āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ adverb form naturallyāĨ¤
herbal[/ˈhɜːrbəl/]adjmedium
Meaning: āϭ⧇āώāϜ
Alt: āĻ—āĻžāĻ›āĻ—āĻžāĻ›āĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ
Example: Tulsi is used in many herbal treatments.
Syn: botanical, plant-basedAnt: chemical, synthetic
💡 Exam tip: Herbal medicine āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āϭ⧇āώāϜ āĻ“āώ⧁āϧāĨ¤
cure[/kjʊər/]nouneasy
Meaning: āφāϰ⧋āĻ—ā§āϝ; āϰ⧋āĻ— āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻŽāϝāĻŧ
Alt: āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻŽāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻ“āώ⧁āϧ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒāĻĻā§āϧāϤāĻŋ
Example: The doctor found a cure for the disease.
Syn: remedy, treatmentAnt: disease, illness
💡 Exam tip: Cure noun āĻ“ verb—āĻĻ⧁āχāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇āχ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§ƒāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
herb[/ɜːrb/]nouneasy
Meaning: āϭ⧇āώāϜ āωāĻĻā§āĻ­āĻŋāĻĻ
Alt: āĻ”āώāϧāĻŋ āĻ—āĻžāĻ›
Example: Ginger is a useful herb.
Syn: plant, herbal plantAnt: chemical
💡 Exam tip: Herb āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ herbal adjective āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
generation[/ˌdʒenəˈreÉĒʃən/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻĒā§āϰāϜāĻ¨ā§āĻŽ
Alt: āĻāĻ•āχ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϜāĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāĻŖāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀ āĻŽāĻžāύ⧁āώāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĻāϞ
Example: This knowledge has passed down through generations.
Syn: age group, successive ageAnt: individual
💡 Exam tip: Through generations āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻĒā§āϰāϜāĻ¨ā§āĻŽā§‡āϰ āĻĒāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϜāĻ¨ā§āĻŽ āϧāϰ⧇āĨ¤
civilisation[/ˌsÉĒvəlaÉĒˈzeÉĒʃən/]nounhard
Meaning: āϏāĻ­ā§āϝāϤāĻž
Alt: āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϤ āĻŽāĻžāύāĻŦāϏāĻŽāĻžāϜ
Example: Ancient civilisations used herbal medicines.
Syn: culture, societyAnt: barbarism, rudeness
💡 Exam tip: British spelling civilisation; American spelling civilizationāĨ¤
traditional[/trəˈdÉĒʃənəl/]adjmedium
Meaning: āĻĒā§āϰāϚāϞāĻŋāϤ; āϐāϤāĻŋāĻšā§āϝāĻŦāĻžāĻšā§€
Alt: āĻĻā§€āĻ°ā§āϘāĻĻāĻŋāύ āϧāϰ⧇ āϚāϞ⧇ āφāϏāĻž
Example: Grandma uses traditional remedies.
Syn: customary, conventionalAnt: modern, new
💡 Exam tip: Traditional-āĻāϰ noun form traditionāĨ¤
2. Medicines and Medical Items (8 words)
paracetamol[/ˌpÃĻrəˈsiːtəmɒl/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻĒā§āϝāĻžāϰāĻžāϏāĻŋāϟāĻžāĻŽāϞ; āĻœā§āĻŦāϰ āĻ“ āĻŦā§āϝāĻĨāĻžāϰ āĻ“āώ⧁āϧ
Alt: āĻŦā§āϝāĻĨāĻžāύāĻžāĻļāĻ• āĻ“āώ⧁āϧ
Example: The doctor prescribed paracetamol for his fever.
Syn: painkiller, medicineAnt: poison
💡 Exam tip: Paracetamol āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ fever āĻ“ pain-āĻāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§ƒāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
antacid[/ÃĻntˈÃĻsÉĒd/]nounhard
Meaning: āĻ…āĻŽā§āϞāύāĻžāĻļāĻ• āĻ“āώ⧁āϧ
Alt: āĻ…āĻŽā§āĻŦāϞ āĻ•āĻŽāĻžāύ⧋āϰ āĻ“āώ⧁āϧ
Example: He took an antacid for acidity.
Syn: acid reliever, medicineAnt: acid
💡 Exam tip: Antacid āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϟāĻŋ anti + acid āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻ—āĻ āĻŋāϤāĨ¤
ointment[/ˈɔÉĒntmənt/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻŽāϞāĻŽ
Alt: āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāϕ⧇ āϞāĻžāĻ—āĻžāύ⧋āϰ āĻ”āώāϧāĻŋ āĻĒāĻĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨ
Example: The doctor gave me an ointment for the burn.
Syn: cream, salveAnt: tablet
💡 Exam tip: A tube of ointment āĻŦāϞāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
lotion[/ˈləʊʃən/]nouneasy
Meaning: āϞ⧋āĻļāύ
Alt: āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāϕ⧇ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āϤāϰāϞ āĻŦāĻž āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāĻŽ
Example: This body lotion is good for dry skin.
Syn: cream, moisturizerAnt: dryness
💡 Exam tip: Lotion for dry skin āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āϝāϟāĻŋ āĻĒāϰ⧀āĻ•ā§āώāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϗ⧁āϰ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĨ¤
bandage[/ˈbÃĻndÉĒdʒ/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄā§‡āϜ; āĻ•ā§āώāϤ āĻĸāĻžāĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻžāĻĒāĻĄāĻŧ
Alt: āĻ•ā§āώāϤ āĻŦāĻžāρāϧāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻŸā§āϟāĻŋ
Example: She put a bandage on her finger.
Syn: dressing, stripAnt: exposure
💡 Exam tip: A piece of bandage āĻŦāϞāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
toothpaste[/ˈtuːθpeÉĒst/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĻāĻžāρāϤ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻžāϜāύ
Alt: āĻĻāĻžāρāϤ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āĻĒ⧇āĻ¸ā§āϟ
Example: We should use toothpaste to keep our teeth clean.
Syn: dental cream, dentifriceAnt: dirt
💡 Exam tip: Toothpaste āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ compound noun: tooth + pasteāĨ¤
pharmacist[/ˈfɑːrməsÉĒst/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻ”āώāϧ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰ⧇āϤāĻž
Alt: āĻ“āώ⧁āϧ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤ āĻ“ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļ⧇āώāĻœā§āĻž
Example: The pharmacist gave me a bottle of syrup.
Syn: druggist, chemistAnt: patient
💡 Exam tip: Pharmacist āĻ“ pharmacy āĻāĻ•āχ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĨ¤
chemical[/ˈkemÉĒkəl/]nounmedium
Meaning: āϰāĻžāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧāύāĻŋāĻ• āĻĒāĻĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨ
Alt: āϰāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧāύ⧇ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§ƒāϤ āĻĒāĻĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨ
Example: Some medicines contain chemicals.
Syn: compound, substanceAnt: natural product, herb
💡 Exam tip: Chemical adjective āĻšāĻŋāϏ⧇āĻŦ⧇āĻ“ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§ƒāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
3. Illnesses and Symptoms (8 words)
cough[/kɒf/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻ•āĻžāĻļāĻŋ
Alt: āĻ•āĻžāĻļāĻŋāϰ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: Honey can help with a child's cough.
Syn: hack, throat irritationAnt: silence
💡 Exam tip: Cough-āĻāϰ āωāĻšā§āϚāĻžāϰāĻŖ /kɒf/, āĻŦāĻžāύāĻžāύ āĻĻ⧇āϖ⧇ āϭ⧁āϞ āĻ•āϰāĻž āϝāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āύāĻžāĨ¤
cold[/kəʊld/]nouneasy
Meaning: āϏāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋ-āĻœā§āĻŦāϰ
Alt: āĻ āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻž
Example: Lemon juice is helpful for a common cold.
Syn: common cold, catarrhAnt: health
💡 Exam tip: Have a cold āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āϏāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāĨ¤
fever[/ˈfiːvər/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻœā§āĻŦāϰ
Alt: āĻļāϰ⧀āϰ⧇āϰ āϤāĻžāĻĒāĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻž āĻŦ⧇āĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: He went to the doctor because he had a fever.
Syn: high temperature, pyrexiaAnt: normal temperature
💡 Exam tip: Have a fever āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ suffer from fever āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
flu[/fluː/]nounmedium
Meaning: āχāύāĻĢā§āϞ⧁āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻžā§āϜāĻž; āĻāĻ• āϧāϰāύ⧇āϰ āĻœā§āĻŦāϰ
Alt: āϏāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋ, āĻœā§āĻŦāϰ āĻ“ āĻĻ⧁āĻ°ā§āĻŦāϞāϤāĻžāϰ āϰ⧋āĻ—
Example: People with flu should take rest.
Syn: influenza, viral illnessAnt: wellness
💡 Exam tip: Flu āĻšāϞ⧋ influenza-āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāĻĒā§āϤ āϰ⧂āĻĒāĨ¤
toothache[/ˈtuːθeÉĒk/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĻāĻžāρāϤ⧇āϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻĨāĻž
Alt: āĻĻāĻžāρāϤ⧇ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­ā§‚āϤ āϝāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŖāĻž
Example: Clove oil may relieve toothache.
Syn: dental pain, tooth painAnt: healthy teeth
💡 Exam tip: Toothache āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ compound noun: tooth + acheāĨ¤
headache[/ˈhedeÉĒk/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻžāĻŦā§āϝāĻĨāĻž
Alt: āωāĻĻā§āĻŦ⧇āϗ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻŖ
Example: She has a headache after travelling in the sun.
Syn: head pain, migraineAnt: comfort
💡 Exam tip: Have a headache āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āϝāĻžāĻ‚āĻļāϟāĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻ–āĻ¸ā§āĻĨ āϰāĻžāĻ–ā§‹āĨ¤
burn[/bɜːrn/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĒā§‹āĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻ•ā§āώāϤ
Alt: āĻĒā§‹āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­ā§‚āϤāĻŋ
Example: Cold water can soothe a minor burn.
Syn: scald, injuryAnt: cooling
💡 Exam tip: Burn noun āĻ“ verb—āĻĻ⧁āχāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇āχ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§ƒāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
wound[/wuːnd/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻ•ā§āώāϤ
Alt: āφāϘāĻžāϤ⧇ āϚāĻžāĻŽāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āϕ⧇āĻŸā§‡ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: Turmeric is sometimes applied to a minor wound.
Syn: injury, cutAnt: healing, health
💡 Exam tip: Wound-āĻāϰ āωāĻšā§āϚāĻžāϰāĻŖ /wuːnd/; āĻāϟāĻŋ wound up-āĻāϰ wound āύāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
4. Plants, Food and Ingredients (8 words)
ginger[/ˈdʒÉĒndʒər/]nouneasy
Meaning: āφāĻĻāĻž
Alt: āĻ”āώāϧāĻŋ āĻŽāϏāϞāĻž
Example: Ginger tea is useful for cough.
Syn: ginger root, spiceAnt: none
💡 Exam tip: Ginger tea āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϗ⧁āϰ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ phraseāĨ¤
garlic[/ˈɡɑːrlÉĒk/]nouneasy
Meaning: āϰāϏ⧁āύ
Alt: āĻ”āώāϧāĻŋ āĻŽāϏāϞāĻž
Example: Garlic may give relief from toothache.
Syn: garlic bulb, spiceAnt: none
💡 Exam tip: A clove of garlic āĻŦāϞāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
clove[/kləʊv/]nounmedium
Meaning: āϞāĻŦāĻ™ā§āĻ—
Alt: āϰāϏ⧁āύ⧇āϰ āϕ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: Keep a clove in your mouth for toothache.
Syn: spice, garlic segmentAnt: none
💡 Exam tip: Clove-āĻāϰ āĻĻ⧁āϟāĻŋ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ: āϞāĻŦāĻ™ā§āĻ— āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϰāϏ⧁āύ⧇āϰ āϕ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻžāĨ¤
cinnamon[/ˈsÉĒnəmən/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻĻāĻžāϰ⧁āϚāĻŋāύāĻŋ
Alt: āϏ⧁āĻ—āĻ¨ā§āϧāĻŋ āĻŽāϏāϞāĻž
Example: Cinnamon paste may help a headache caused by cold wind.
Syn: spice, cinnamon barkAnt: none
💡 Exam tip: Cinnamon-āĻāϰ spelling āĻ“ pronunciation āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻŽāύ⧇ āϰāĻžāĻ–ā§‹āĨ¤
basil[/ˈbeÉĒzəl/]nounmedium
Meaning: āϤ⧁āϞāϏāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāϤāĻž
Alt: āĻāĻ• āϧāϰāύ⧇āϰ āϏ⧁āĻ—āĻ¨ā§āϧāĻŋ āϭ⧇āώāϜ āĻ—āĻžāĻ›
Example: Basil juice is given to children for cough.
Syn: tulsi, herbAnt: none
💡 Exam tip: Basil leaf āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ tulsi leaf āĻāĻ•āχ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ⧇ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§ƒāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
honey[/ˈhʌni/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŽāϧ⧁
Alt: āĻŽā§ŒāĻŽāĻžāĻ›āĻŋāϰ āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻŽāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟāĻŋ āϤāϰāϞ
Example: Hot milk with honey is useful for cough.
Syn: sweetener, nectarAnt: bitterness
💡 Exam tip: A spoon of honey āĻŦāϞāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
pepper[/ˈpepər/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻ—ā§‹āϞāĻŽāϰāĻŋāϚ
Alt: āĻāĻžāϞ āĻŽāϏāϞāĻž
Example: Pepper powder mixed with salt can relieve tooth sensitivity.
Syn: spice, peppercornAnt: none
💡 Exam tip: Pepper powder āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻ—ā§‹āϞāĻŽāϰāĻŋāĻšā§‡āϰ āϗ⧁āρāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĨ¤
turmeric[/ˈtɜːrmərÉĒk/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻšāϞ⧁āĻĻ
Alt: āĻ”āώāϧāĻŋ āĻŽāϏāϞāĻž āĻ“ āϰāĻžā§āϜāĻ• āĻĒāĻĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨ
Example: Turmeric is used on some minor cuts.
Syn: spice, curcumaAnt: none
💡 Exam tip: Turmeric-āĻāϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻšāϞ⧁āĻĻ; āĻāϟāĻŋ natural cure-āĻāϰ āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖāĨ¤
5. Actions and Instructions (8 words)
prescribe[/prÉĒˈskraÉĒb/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ“āώ⧁āϧ āϞāĻŋāϖ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: The doctor may prescribe an ointment.
Syn: recommend, orderAnt: forbid, discourage
💡 Exam tip: Prescribe-āĻāϰ noun form prescriptionāĨ¤
apply[/əˈplaÉĒ/]verbeasy
Meaning: āϞāĻžāĻ—āĻžāύ⧋
Alt: āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āĻ— āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻŦāĻž āφāĻŦ⧇āĻĻāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Example: Apply the paste to your forehead.
Syn: put on, useAnt: remove, take off
💡 Exam tip: Apply something to something āĻ—āĻ āύāϟāĻŋ āĻŽāύ⧇ āϰāĻžāĻ–ā§‹āĨ¤
heal[/hiːl/]verbmedium
Meaning: āϏ⧁āĻ¸ā§āĻĨ āĻ•āϰāĻž; āφāϰ⧋āĻ—ā§āϝ āϞāĻžāĻ­ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Alt: āĻ•ā§āώāϤ āĻļ⧁āĻ•āĻžāύ⧋
Example: Rest helps the body heal.
Syn: cure, recoverAnt: injure, damage
💡 Exam tip: Heal-āĻāϰ noun form healing; healthy āφāϞāĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĨ¤
munch[/mƌntƃ/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻŽāϚāĻŽāϚ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϚāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāύ⧋
Alt: āϧ⧀āϰ⧇ āϧ⧀āϰ⧇ āĻ–āĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: Munch the garlic mildly on the aching tooth.
Syn: chew, eatAnt: swallow whole
💡 Exam tip: Munch āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻœā§‹āϰ⧇ āĻŦāĻž āϧ⧀āϰ⧇ āϚāĻŋāĻŦāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ–āĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāĨ¤
suck[/sƌk/]verbeasy
Meaning: āϚ⧁āώ⧇ āĻ–āĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āĻŸā§‡āύ⧇ āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: Suck the clove gently in your mouth.
Syn: draw, sipAnt: spit out
💡 Exam tip: Suck on something āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āϚ⧁āώ⧇ āĻ–āĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāĨ¤
mix[/mÉĒks/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻŽā§‡āĻļāĻžāύ⧋
Alt: āĻāĻ•āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Example: Mix cinnamon with water to make a paste.
Syn: combine, blendAnt: separate, divide
💡 Exam tip: Mix A with B āĻ—āĻ āύāϟāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
contain[/kənˈteÉĒn/]verbmedium
Meaning: āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Alt: āϭ⧇āϤāϰ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϤāĻ°ā§āϭ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Example: Lemon juice contains vitamin C.
Syn: hold, includeAnt: exclude, lack
💡 Exam tip: Contain-āĻāϰ third-person form containsāĨ¤
increase[/ÉĒnˈkriːs/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻŦ⧃āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Alt: āĻŦ⧇āĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: Vitamin C increases body resistance.
Syn: raise, growAnt: decrease, reduce
💡 Exam tip: Increase noun āĻ“ verb āωāĻ­āϝāĻŧ; noun āωāĻšā§āϚāĻžāϰāĻŖ /ˈÉĒnkriːs/āĨ¤
6. Health, Quality and Effects (8 words)
resistance[/rÉĒˈzÉĒstəns/]nounhard
Meaning: āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰ⧋āϧāĻ•ā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻž
Alt: āĻŦāĻžāϧāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻ•ā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻž
Example: Vitamin C increases the body's resistance to illness.
Syn: immunity, defenceAnt: weakness, vulnerability
💡 Exam tip: Resistance to disease āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϗ⧁āϰ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ phraseāĨ¤
sensitive[/ˈsensətÉĒv/]adjmedium
Meaning: āϏāĻ‚āĻŦ⧇āĻĻāύāĻļā§€āϞ
Alt: āϏāĻšāĻœā§‡ āĻŦā§āϝāĻĨāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­āĻŦ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻāĻŽāύ
Example: Salt may help with sensitive teeth.
Syn: responsive, delicateAnt: insensitive, tough
💡 Exam tip: Sensitive-āĻāϰ noun form sensitivityāĨ¤
sensitivity[/ˌsensəˈtÉĒvəti/]nounhard
Meaning: āϏāĻ‚āĻŦ⧇āĻĻāύāĻļā§€āϞāϤāĻž
Alt: āϏāĻšāĻœā§‡ āĻŦā§āϝāĻĨāĻž āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­āĻŦ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž
Example: Tooth sensitivity can be painful.
Syn: responsiveness, delicacyAnt: insensitivity, numbness
💡 Exam tip: Sensitive āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ y āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇ sensitivity āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
minor[/ˈmaÉĒnər/]adjeasy
Meaning: āϛ⧋āϟāĻ–āĻžāĻŸā§‹
Alt: āϗ⧁āϰ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ⧇ āĻ•āĻŽ
Example: A minor cut usually needs simple care.
Syn: slight, smallAnt: major, serious
💡 Exam tip: Minor injury-āĻāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰ⧀āϤ major injuryāĨ¤
excellent[/ˈeksələnt/]adjeasy
Meaning: āϚāĻŽā§ŽāĻ•āĻžāϰ
Alt: āĻ…āĻ¤ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋
Example: Tulsi juice works excellent for some children's coughs.
Syn: excellent, outstandingAnt: poor, bad
💡 Exam tip: Excellent-āĻāϰ āφāϗ⧇ an āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§ƒāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ: an excellent remedyāĨ¤
effective[/ÉĒˈfektÉĒv/]adjmedium
Meaning: āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ•āϰ
Alt: āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋ āĻĢāϞ āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧ āĻāĻŽāύ
Example: The remedy is effective against toothache.
Syn: useful, successfulAnt: ineffective, useless
💡 Exam tip: Effective against/for—āĻĻ⧁āχ āϧāϰāύ⧇āϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
relief[/rÉĒˈliːf/]nounmedium
Meaning: āωāĻĒāĻļāĻŽ; āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻŋ
Alt: āĻŦā§āϝāĻĨāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻ•āĻˇā§āϟ āĻ•āĻŽā§‡ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: The medicine gave him relief from pain.
Syn: comfort, easeAnt: pain, distress
💡 Exam tip: Relief from pain āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāϚāϞāĻŋāϤ phraseāĨ¤
side effect[/ˈsaÉĒd ÉĒˌfekt/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻļā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āĻ“āώ⧁āϧ⧇āϰ āĻ…āύāĻžāĻ•āĻžāĻ™ā§āĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāϤ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ
Example: Natural remedies often have no side effects.
Syn: adverse effect, reactionAnt: benefit, advantage
💡 Exam tip: Side effect āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ medicine āĻŦāĻž treatment-āĻāϰ āϏāĻ™ā§āϗ⧇ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§ƒāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
💡 Exam Tips
â€ĸ Remedy, cure āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ treatment āĻ•āĻžāĻ›āĻžāĻ•āĻžāĻ›āĻŋ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ⧇āϰ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻšāϞ⧇āĻ“ remedy āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻž āωāĻĒāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻŦā§‹āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
â€ĸ Natural cures-āĻāϰ āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ āĻšāĻŋāϏ⧇āĻŦ⧇ honey, tulsi, aloe vera, turmeric, garlic, neem āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ ginger āĻŽāύ⧇ āϰāĻžāĻ–ā§‹āĨ¤
â€ĸ Chemical items-āĻāϰ āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ āĻšāĻŋāϏ⧇āĻŦ⧇ paracetamol, antacid, ointment, lotion āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ Savlon āĻŽāύ⧇ āϰāĻžāĻ–ā§‹āĨ¤
â€ĸ Cough, cold, toothache āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ headache—āĻāχ āϚāĻžāϰāϟāĻŋ āĻ…āϏ⧁āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāϤāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§ƒāϤ āϘāϰ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāϰ āφāϞāĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧā§‹āĨ¤
â€ĸ A tube of ointment, a bottle of medicine, a box of tablets, a can of foot spray āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ a package of tissue—āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ• container word āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧋āĨ¤
â€ĸ For children's cough āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ for a common cold—āĻāχ phrase-āϗ⧁āϞ⧋ short paragraph āĻ“ dialogue-āĻ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
â€ĸ Prescribe, apply, mix, contain, increase āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ heal—āĻāχ verb-āϗ⧁āϞ⧋āϰ tense āĻ“ object āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ⧇ āϏāϤāĻ°ā§āĻ• āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧋āĨ¤
â€ĸ Natural remedies āϏāĻšāϜāϞāĻ­ā§āϝ, āϏāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāχ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻļā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻšā§€āĻ¨â€”āĻĒāĻžāϠ⧇āϰ āĻŽā§‚āϞ āĻŦāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŦā§āϝ āĻšāĻŋāϏ⧇āĻŦ⧇ āĻŽāύ⧇ āϰāĻžāĻ–ā§‹āĨ¤
â€ĸ Ancient India, China, Greece, Egypt āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ Rome herbal treatment-āĻāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϚāĻŋāϤ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
â€ĸ Cinnamon paste is applied to the forehead āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ lemon juice contains vitamin C—āĻāχ āϤāĻĨā§āϝāĻ­āĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋāĻ• āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āϝāϗ⧁āϞ⧋ āĻĒāϰ⧀āĻ•ā§āώāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āĻžāĻœā§‡ āϞāĻžāĻ—āĻŦ⧇āĨ¤

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