Chapter: Remedies: modern and traditional
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remedy â āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰnatural cure â āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰherbal medicine â āĻā§āώāĻ āĻāώā§āϧtraditional treatment â āĻāϤāĻŋāĻšā§āϝāĻŦāĻžāĻšā§ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋā§āϏāĻžmodern medicine â āĻāϧā§āύāĻŋāĻ āĻāώā§āϧancient civilisation â āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻā§āύ āϏāĻā§āϝāϤāĻžprescribe medicine â āĻāώā§āϧ āϞāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžminor burn â āĻā§āĻāĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻā§āώāϤminor cut â āĻā§āĻāĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĻž āĻā§āώāϤdry skin â āĻļā§āώā§āĻ āϤā§āĻŦāĻcommon cold â āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āϏāϰā§āĻĻāĻŋbody resistance â āĻļāϰā§āϰā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰā§āϧāĻā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻžtoothache â āĻĻāĻžāĻāϤā§āϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻĨāĻžheadache â āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻžāĻŦā§āϝāĻĨāĻžside effect â āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĻļā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻža tube of ointment â āĻāĻ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŦ āĻŽāϞāĻŽa bottle of syrup â āĻāĻ āĻŦā§āϤāϞ āϏāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒa pinch of pepper â āĻāĻ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āϞāĻŽāϰāĻŋāĻa clove of garlic â āϰāϏā§āύā§āϰ āĻāĻ āĻā§āϝāĻŧāĻžapply a paste â āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāϞā§āĻĒ āϞāĻžāĻāĻžāύā§
đ Word Formation Rules
âē nature (noun) â natural (adjective) â naturally (adverb)
âē herb (noun) â herbal (adjective)
âē tradition (noun) â traditional (adjective) â traditionally (adverb)
âē civilise (verb) â civilisation (noun) â civilised (adjective)
âē prescribe (verb) â prescription (noun) â prescribed (adjective)
âē resist (verb) â resistance (noun) â resistant (adjective)
âē sense (noun/verb) â sensitive (adjective) â sensitivity (noun)
âē heal (verb) â healing (noun/adjective)
âē effect (noun) â effective (adjective) â effectively (adverb)
âē increase (verb/noun) â decrease (verb/noun)
âē medicine (noun) â medicinal (adjective)
âē chemistry (noun) â chemical (adjective/noun)
1. Natural and Herbal Remedies (8 words)
remedy[/ËremÉdi/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰ; āϰā§āĻ āϏāĻžāϰāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻĒāĻžāϝāĻŧ
Alt: āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻž āϏāĻŽāĻžāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻĒāĻžāϝāĻŧ
Example: Honey is a traditional remedy for cough.
Syn: cure, treatmentAnt: cause, illness
đĄ Exam tip: Remedy for + illness/problem āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
natural[/ËnÃĻtĘÉrÉl/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻ
Alt: āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻ
Example: Many people prefer natural medicines.
Syn: organic, unprocessedAnt: artificial, synthetic
đĄ Exam tip: Natural-āĻāϰ noun form āĻšāϞ⧠nature āĻāĻŦāĻ adverb form naturallyāĨ¤
herbal[/ËhÉËrbÉl/]adjmedium
Meaning: āĻā§āώāĻ
Alt: āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻĨā§āĻā§ āϤā§āϰāĻŋ
Example: Tulsi is used in many herbal treatments.
Syn: botanical, plant-basedAnt: chemical, synthetic
đĄ Exam tip: Herbal medicine āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ āĻā§āώāĻ āĻāώā§āϧāĨ¤
cure[/kjĘÉr/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāϰā§āĻā§āϝ; āϰā§āĻ āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻŽāϝāĻŧ
Alt: āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻŽāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āĻāώā§āϧ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒāĻĻā§āϧāϤāĻŋ
Example: The doctor found a cure for the disease.
Syn: remedy, treatmentAnt: disease, illness
đĄ Exam tip: Cure noun āĻ verbâāĻĻā§āĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§āĻ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
herb[/ÉËrb/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻā§āώāĻ āĻāĻĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻĻ
Alt: āĻāώāϧāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ
Example: Ginger is a useful herb.
Syn: plant, herbal plantAnt: chemical
đĄ Exam tip: Herb āĻĨā§āĻā§ herbal adjective āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
generation[/ËdĘenÉËreÉĒĘÉn/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻĒā§āϰāĻāύā§āĻŽ
Alt: āĻāĻāĻ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāύā§āĻŽāĻā§āϰāĻšāĻŖāĻāĻžāϰ⧠āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĻāϞ
Example: This knowledge has passed down through generations.
Syn: age group, successive ageAnt: individual
đĄ Exam tip: Through generations āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāύā§āĻŽā§āϰ āĻĒāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāύā§āĻŽ āϧāϰā§āĨ¤
civilisation[/ËsÉĒvÉlaÉĒËzeÉĒĘÉn/]nounhard
Meaning: āϏāĻā§āϝāϤāĻž
Alt: āĻāύā§āύāϤ āĻŽāĻžāύāĻŦāϏāĻŽāĻžāĻ
Example: Ancient civilisations used herbal medicines.
Syn: culture, societyAnt: barbarism, rudeness
đĄ Exam tip: British spelling civilisation; American spelling civilizationāĨ¤
traditional[/trÉËdÉĒĘÉnÉl/]adjmedium
Meaning: āĻĒā§āϰāĻāϞāĻŋāϤ; āĻāϤāĻŋāĻšā§āϝāĻŦāĻžāĻšā§
Alt: āĻĻā§āϰā§āĻāĻĻāĻŋāύ āϧāϰ⧠āĻāϞ⧠āĻāϏāĻž
Example: Grandma uses traditional remedies.
Syn: customary, conventionalAnt: modern, new
đĄ Exam tip: Traditional-āĻāϰ noun form traditionāĨ¤
2. Medicines and Medical Items (8 words)
paracetamol[/ËpÃĻrÉËsiËtÉmÉl/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻĒā§āϝāĻžāϰāĻžāϏāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻŽāϞ; āĻā§āĻŦāϰ āĻ āĻŦā§āϝāĻĨāĻžāϰ āĻāώā§āϧ
Alt: āĻŦā§āϝāĻĨāĻžāύāĻžāĻļāĻ āĻāώā§āϧ
Example: The doctor prescribed paracetamol for his fever.
Syn: painkiller, medicineAnt: poison
đĄ Exam tip: Paracetamol āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ fever āĻ pain-āĻāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
antacid[/ÃĻntËÃĻsÉĒd/]nounhard
Meaning: āĻ
āĻŽā§āϞāύāĻžāĻļāĻ āĻāώā§āϧ
Alt: āĻ
āĻŽā§āĻŦāϞ āĻāĻŽāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāώā§āϧ
Example: He took an antacid for acidity.
Syn: acid reliever, medicineAnt: acid
đĄ Exam tip: Antacid āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻāĻŋ anti + acid āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻāĻ āĻŋāϤāĨ¤
ointment[/ËÉÉĒntmÉnt/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻŽāϞāĻŽ
Alt: āϤā§āĻŦāĻā§ āϞāĻžāĻāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāώāϧāĻŋ āĻĒāĻĻāĻžāϰā§āĻĨ
Example: The doctor gave me an ointment for the burn.
Syn: cream, salveAnt: tablet
đĄ Exam tip: A tube of ointment āĻŦāϞāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
lotion[/ËlÉĘĘÉn/]nouneasy
Meaning: āϞā§āĻļāύ
Alt: āϤā§āĻŦāĻā§ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰā§āϰ āϤāϰāϞ āĻŦāĻž āĻā§āϰāĻŋāĻŽ
Example: This body lotion is good for dry skin.
Syn: cream, moisturizerAnt: dryness
đĄ Exam tip: Lotion for dry skin āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§āώāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖāĨ¤
bandage[/ËbÃĻndÉĒdĘ/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāύā§āĻĄā§āĻ; āĻā§āώāϤ āĻĸāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāĻĒāĻĄāĻŧ
Alt: āĻā§āώāϤ āĻŦāĻžāĻāϧāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻā§āĻāĻŋ
Example: She put a bandage on her finger.
Syn: dressing, stripAnt: exposure
đĄ Exam tip: A piece of bandage āĻŦāϞāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
toothpaste[/ËtuËθpeÉĒst/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĻāĻžāĻāϤā§āϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻāύ
Alt: āĻĻāĻžāĻāϤ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϏā§āĻ
Example: We should use toothpaste to keep our teeth clean.
Syn: dental cream, dentifriceAnt: dirt
đĄ Exam tip: Toothpaste āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ compound noun: tooth + pasteāĨ¤
pharmacist[/ËfÉËrmÉsÉĒst/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻāώāϧ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āϰā§āϤāĻž
Alt: āĻāώā§āϧ āĻĒā§āϰāϏā§āϤā§āϤ āĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āώāĻā§āĻ
Example: The pharmacist gave me a bottle of syrup.
Syn: druggist, chemistAnt: patient
đĄ Exam tip: Pharmacist āĻ pharmacy āĻāĻāĻ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĨ¤
chemical[/ËkemÉĒkÉl/]nounmedium
Meaning: āϰāĻžāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧāύāĻŋāĻ āĻĒāĻĻāĻžāϰā§āĻĨ
Alt: āϰāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧāύ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻĒāĻĻāĻžāϰā§āĻĨ
Example: Some medicines contain chemicals.
Syn: compound, substanceAnt: natural product, herb
đĄ Exam tip: Chemical adjective āĻšāĻŋāϏā§āĻŦā§āĻ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
3. Illnesses and Symptoms (8 words)
cough[/kÉf/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāĻžāĻļāĻŋ
Alt: āĻāĻžāĻļāĻŋāϰ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: Honey can help with a child's cough.
Syn: hack, throat irritationAnt: silence
đĄ Exam tip: Cough-āĻāϰ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ /kÉf/, āĻŦāĻžāύāĻžāύ āĻĻā§āĻā§ āĻā§āϞ āĻāϰāĻž āϝāĻžāĻŦā§ āύāĻžāĨ¤
cold[/kÉĘld/]nouneasy
Meaning: āϏāϰā§āĻĻāĻŋ-āĻā§āĻŦāϰ
Alt: āĻ āĻžāύā§āĻĄāĻž
Example: Lemon juice is helpful for a common cold.
Syn: common cold, catarrhAnt: health
đĄ Exam tip: Have a cold āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ āϏāϰā§āĻĻāĻŋ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāĨ¤
fever[/ËfiËvÉr/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻā§āĻŦāϰ
Alt: āĻļāϰā§āϰā§āϰ āϤāĻžāĻĒāĻŽāĻžāϤā§āϰāĻž āĻŦā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: He went to the doctor because he had a fever.
Syn: high temperature, pyrexiaAnt: normal temperature
đĄ Exam tip: Have a fever āĻāĻŦāĻ suffer from fever āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
flu[/fluË/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻāύāĻĢā§āϞā§āϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĻāĻž; āĻāĻ āϧāϰāύā§āϰ āĻā§āĻŦāϰ
Alt: āϏāϰā§āĻĻāĻŋ, āĻā§āĻŦāϰ āĻ āĻĻā§āϰā§āĻŦāϞāϤāĻžāϰ āϰā§āĻ
Example: People with flu should take rest.
Syn: influenza, viral illnessAnt: wellness
đĄ Exam tip: Flu āĻšāϞ⧠influenza-āĻāϰ āϏāĻāĻā§āώāĻŋāĻĒā§āϤ āϰā§āĻĒāĨ¤
toothache[/ËtuËθeÉĒk/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĻāĻžāĻāϤā§āϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻĨāĻž
Alt: āĻĻāĻžāĻāϤ⧠āĻ
āύā§āĻā§āϤ āϝāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻŖāĻž
Example: Clove oil may relieve toothache.
Syn: dental pain, tooth painAnt: healthy teeth
đĄ Exam tip: Toothache āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ compound noun: tooth + acheāĨ¤
headache[/ËhedeÉĒk/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻžāĻŦā§āϝāĻĨāĻž
Alt: āĻāĻĻā§āĻŦā§āĻā§āϰ āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ
Example: She has a headache after travelling in the sun.
Syn: head pain, migraineAnt: comfort
đĄ Exam tip: Have a headache āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻžāĻāĻļāĻāĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻāϏā§āĻĨ āϰāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
burn[/bÉËrn/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĒā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻā§āώāϤ
Alt: āĻĒā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻ
āύā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋ
Example: Cold water can soothe a minor burn.
Syn: scald, injuryAnt: cooling
đĄ Exam tip: Burn noun āĻ verbâāĻĻā§āĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§āĻ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
wound[/wuËnd/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻā§āώāϤ
Alt: āĻāĻāĻžāϤ⧠āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻā§āĻā§ āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: Turmeric is sometimes applied to a minor wound.
Syn: injury, cutAnt: healing, health
đĄ Exam tip: Wound-āĻāϰ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ /wuËnd/; āĻāĻāĻŋ wound up-āĻāϰ wound āύāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
4. Plants, Food and Ingredients (8 words)
ginger[/ËdĘÉĒndĘÉr/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāĻĻāĻž
Alt: āĻāώāϧāĻŋ āĻŽāϏāϞāĻž
Example: Ginger tea is useful for cough.
Syn: ginger root, spiceAnt: none
đĄ Exam tip: Ginger tea āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ phraseāĨ¤
garlic[/ËÉĄÉËrlÉĒk/]nouneasy
Meaning: āϰāϏā§āύ
Alt: āĻāώāϧāĻŋ āĻŽāϏāϞāĻž
Example: Garlic may give relief from toothache.
Syn: garlic bulb, spiceAnt: none
đĄ Exam tip: A clove of garlic āĻŦāϞāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
clove[/klÉĘv/]nounmedium
Meaning: āϞāĻŦāĻā§āĻ
Alt: āϰāϏā§āύā§āϰ āĻā§āϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: Keep a clove in your mouth for toothache.
Syn: spice, garlic segmentAnt: none
đĄ Exam tip: Clove-āĻāϰ āĻĻā§āĻāĻŋ āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āϞāĻŦāĻā§āĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ āϰāϏā§āύā§āϰ āĻā§āϝāĻŧāĻžāĨ¤
cinnamon[/ËsÉĒnÉmÉn/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻĻāĻžāϰā§āĻāĻŋāύāĻŋ
Alt: āϏā§āĻāύā§āϧāĻŋ āĻŽāϏāϞāĻž
Example: Cinnamon paste may help a headache caused by cold wind.
Syn: spice, cinnamon barkAnt: none
đĄ Exam tip: Cinnamon-āĻāϰ spelling āĻ pronunciation āĻāĻžāϞā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŽāύ⧠āϰāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
basil[/ËbeÉĒzÉl/]nounmedium
Meaning: āϤā§āϞāϏāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāϤāĻž
Alt: āĻāĻ āϧāϰāύā§āϰ āϏā§āĻāύā§āϧāĻŋ āĻā§āώāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
Example: Basil juice is given to children for cough.
Syn: tulsi, herbAnt: none
đĄ Exam tip: Basil leaf āĻāĻŦāĻ tulsi leaf āĻāĻāĻ āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨā§ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
honey[/ËhĘni/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŽāϧā§
Alt: āĻŽā§āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋāϰ āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻŽāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻŋ āϤāϰāϞ
Example: Hot milk with honey is useful for cough.
Syn: sweetener, nectarAnt: bitterness
đĄ Exam tip: A spoon of honey āĻŦāϞāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
pepper[/ËpepÉr/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻā§āϞāĻŽāϰāĻŋāĻ
Alt: āĻāĻžāϞ āĻŽāϏāϞāĻž
Example: Pepper powder mixed with salt can relieve tooth sensitivity.
Syn: spice, peppercornAnt: none
đĄ Exam tip: Pepper powder āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ āĻā§āϞāĻŽāϰāĻŋāĻā§āϰ āĻā§āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĨ¤
turmeric[/ËtÉËrmÉrÉĒk/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻšāϞā§āĻĻ
Alt: āĻāώāϧāĻŋ āĻŽāϏāϞāĻž āĻ āϰāĻā§āĻāĻ āĻĒāĻĻāĻžāϰā§āĻĨ
Example: Turmeric is used on some minor cuts.
Syn: spice, curcumaAnt: none
đĄ Exam tip: Turmeric-āĻāϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ āĻšāϞā§āĻĻ; āĻāĻāĻŋ natural cure-āĻāϰ āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖāĨ¤
5. Actions and Instructions (8 words)
prescribe[/prÉĒËskraÉĒb/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāώā§āϧ āϞāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻā§āĻļ āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: The doctor may prescribe an ointment.
Syn: recommend, orderAnt: forbid, discourage
đĄ Exam tip: Prescribe-āĻāϰ noun form prescriptionāĨ¤
apply[/ÉËplaÉĒ/]verbeasy
Meaning: āϞāĻžāĻāĻžāύā§
Alt: āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻ āĻāϰāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻŦā§āĻĻāύ āĻāϰāĻž
Example: Apply the paste to your forehead.
Syn: put on, useAnt: remove, take off
đĄ Exam tip: Apply something to something āĻāĻ āύāĻāĻŋ āĻŽāύ⧠āϰāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
heal[/hiËl/]verbmedium
Meaning: āϏā§āϏā§āĻĨ āĻāϰāĻž; āĻāϰā§āĻā§āϝ āϞāĻžāĻ āĻāϰāĻž
Alt: āĻā§āώāϤ āĻļā§āĻāĻžāύā§
Example: Rest helps the body heal.
Syn: cure, recoverAnt: injure, damage
đĄ Exam tip: Heal-āĻāϰ noun form healing; healthy āĻāϞāĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĨ¤
munch[/mĘntĘ/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻŽāĻāĻŽāĻ āĻāϰ⧠āĻāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāύā§
Alt: āϧā§āϰ⧠āϧā§āϰ⧠āĻāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: Munch the garlic mildly on the aching tooth.
Syn: chew, eatAnt: swallow whole
đĄ Exam tip: Munch āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ āĻā§āϰ⧠āĻŦāĻž āϧā§āϰ⧠āĻāĻŋāĻŦāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāĨ¤
suck[/sĘk/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻā§āώ⧠āĻāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āĻā§āύ⧠āύā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: Suck the clove gently in your mouth.
Syn: draw, sipAnt: spit out
đĄ Exam tip: Suck on something āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ āĻā§āύ⧠āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻā§āώ⧠āĻāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāĨ¤
mix[/mÉĒks/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻŽā§āĻļāĻžāύā§
Alt: āĻāĻāϤā§āϰāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāĻž
Example: Mix cinnamon with water to make a paste.
Syn: combine, blendAnt: separate, divide
đĄ Exam tip: Mix A with B āĻāĻ āύāĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
contain[/kÉnËteÉĒn/]verbmedium
Meaning: āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž
Alt: āĻā§āϤāϰ⧠āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻ
āύā§āϤāϰā§āĻā§āĻā§āϤ āĻāϰāĻž
Example: Lemon juice contains vitamin C.
Syn: hold, includeAnt: exclude, lack
đĄ Exam tip: Contain-āĻāϰ third-person form containsāĨ¤
increase[/ÉĒnËkriËs/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻāϰāĻž
Alt: āĻŦā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: Vitamin C increases body resistance.
Syn: raise, growAnt: decrease, reduce
đĄ Exam tip: Increase noun āĻ verb āĻāĻāϝāĻŧ; noun āĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ /ËÉĒnkriËs/āĨ¤
6. Health, Quality and Effects (8 words)
resistance[/rÉĒËzÉĒstÉns/]nounhard
Meaning: āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰā§āϧāĻā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻž
Alt: āĻŦāĻžāϧāĻž āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻž
Example: Vitamin C increases the body's resistance to illness.
Syn: immunity, defenceAnt: weakness, vulnerability
đĄ Exam tip: Resistance to disease āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ phraseāĨ¤
sensitive[/ËsensÉtÉĒv/]adjmedium
Meaning: āϏāĻāĻŦā§āĻĻāύāĻļā§āϞ
Alt: āϏāĻšāĻā§ āĻŦā§āϝāĻĨāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻ
āύā§āĻāĻŦ āĻāϰ⧠āĻāĻŽāύ
Example: Salt may help with sensitive teeth.
Syn: responsive, delicateAnt: insensitive, tough
đĄ Exam tip: Sensitive-āĻāϰ noun form sensitivityāĨ¤
sensitivity[/ËsensÉËtÉĒvÉti/]nounhard
Meaning: āϏāĻāĻŦā§āĻĻāύāĻļā§āϞāϤāĻž
Alt: āϏāĻšāĻā§ āĻŦā§āϝāĻĨāĻž āĻ
āύā§āĻāĻŦ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻ
āĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻž
Example: Tooth sensitivity can be painful.
Syn: responsiveness, delicacyAnt: insensitivity, numbness
đĄ Exam tip: Sensitive āĻĨā§āĻā§ y āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύ āĻāϰ⧠sensitivity āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
minor[/ËmaÉĒnÉr/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻā§āĻāĻāĻžāĻā§
Alt: āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦā§ āĻāĻŽ
Example: A minor cut usually needs simple care.
Syn: slight, smallAnt: major, serious
đĄ Exam tip: Minor injury-āĻāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰā§āϤ major injuryāĨ¤
excellent[/ËeksÉlÉnt/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻāĻŽā§āĻāĻžāϰ
Alt: āĻ
āϤā§āϝāύā§āϤ āĻāĻžāϞā§
Example: Tulsi juice works excellent for some children's coughs.
Syn: excellent, outstandingAnt: poor, bad
đĄ Exam tip: Excellent-āĻāϰ āĻāĻā§ an āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ: an excellent remedyāĨ¤
effective[/ÉĒËfektÉĒv/]adjmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻžāϰā§āϝāĻāϰ
Alt: āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻĢāϞ āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧ āĻāĻŽāύ
Example: The remedy is effective against toothache.
Syn: useful, successfulAnt: ineffective, useless
đĄ Exam tip: Effective against/forâāĻĻā§āĻ āϧāϰāύā§āϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
relief[/rÉĒËliËf/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻĒāĻļāĻŽ; āϏā§āĻŦāϏā§āϤāĻŋ
Alt: āĻŦā§āϝāĻĨāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻāώā§āĻ āĻāĻŽā§ āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: The medicine gave him relief from pain.
Syn: comfort, easeAnt: pain, distress
đĄ Exam tip: Relief from pain āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāϞāĻŋāϤ phraseāĨ¤
side effect[/ËsaÉĒd ÉĒËfekt/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĻļā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āĻāώā§āϧā§āϰ āĻ
āύāĻžāĻāĻžāĻā§āĻā§āώāĻŋāϤ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻŦ
Example: Natural remedies often have no side effects.
Syn: adverse effect, reactionAnt: benefit, advantage
đĄ Exam tip: Side effect āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ medicine āĻŦāĻž treatment-āĻāϰ āϏāĻā§āĻā§ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
đĄ Exam Tips
âĸ Remedy, cure āĻāĻŦāĻ treatment āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨā§āϰ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻšāϞā§āĻ remedy āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ āĻā§āύ⧠āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻāĻŋāώā§āĻ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻĒāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
âĸ Natural cures-āĻāϰ āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ āĻšāĻŋāϏā§āĻŦā§ honey, tulsi, aloe vera, turmeric, garlic, neem āĻāĻŦāĻ ginger āĻŽāύ⧠āϰāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
âĸ Chemical items-āĻāϰ āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ āĻšāĻŋāϏā§āĻŦā§ paracetamol, antacid, ointment, lotion āĻāĻŦāĻ Savlon āĻŽāύ⧠āϰāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
âĸ Cough, cold, toothache āĻāĻŦāĻ headacheâāĻāĻ āĻāĻžāϰāĻāĻŋ āĻ
āϏā§āϏā§āĻĨāϤāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻāϰā§āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϞāĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧā§āĨ¤
âĸ A tube of ointment, a bottle of medicine, a box of tablets, a can of foot spray āĻāĻŦāĻ a package of tissueâāϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ container word āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
âĸ For children's cough āĻāĻŦāĻ for a common coldâāĻāĻ phrase-āĻā§āϞ⧠short paragraph āĻ dialogue-āĻ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
âĸ Prescribe, apply, mix, contain, increase āĻāĻŦāĻ healâāĻāĻ verb-āĻā§āϞā§āϰ tense āĻ object āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ⧠āϏāϤāϰā§āĻ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
âĸ Natural remedies āϏāĻšāĻāϞāĻā§āϝ, āϏāϏā§āϤāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĻļā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻšā§āύâāĻĒāĻžāĻ ā§āϰ āĻŽā§āϞ āĻŦāĻā§āϤāĻŦā§āϝ āĻšāĻŋāϏā§āĻŦā§ āĻŽāύ⧠āϰāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
âĸ Ancient India, China, Greece, Egypt āĻāĻŦāĻ Rome herbal treatment-āĻāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻāĻŋāϤ āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
âĸ Cinnamon paste is applied to the forehead āĻāĻŦāĻ lemon juice contains vitamin CâāĻāĻ āϤāĻĨā§āϝāĻāĻŋāϤā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻā§āϞ⧠āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§āώāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻžāĻā§ āϞāĻžāĻāĻŦā§āĨ¤