Unit 5 | Vocabulary | Health matters

Question	Answer
Ditch /dɪtʃ/	To get rid of something or someone that is no longer wanted. e.g. I will get rid of the high calories food. Image: Ditch (binary/octet-stream)
Succumb /səˈkʌm/	To die or suffer badly from an illness. e.g. They died owing to a heart illness. Image: Succumb (binary/octet-stream)
Twist /twɪst/	To injure a part of your body by suddenly turning it. e.g. I wrenched my ankle yesterday. Image: Twist (binary/octet-stream)
Sprain /spreɪn/	To cause an injury to a joint by a sudden movement. e.g. He tore his leg in the football match. Image: Sprain (binary/octet-stream)
Dislocate /ˈdɪs.lə.keɪt/	To force a bone suddenly out of its correct position. e.g. My bone is out of its position. Image: Dislocate (binary/octet-stream)
Aliment /ˈæl.ɪ.mənt/	Food. e.g. I want to consume healthy food. Image: Aliment (binary/octet-stream)
Ointment /ˈɔɪnt.mənt/	A thick substance, usually containing medicine, that is put on the skin where it is sore or where there is an injury, in order to cure it. e.g. Do you have some lotion? I injured my arm. Image: Ointment (binary/octet-stream)
Boast /bəʊst/	To speak too proudly or happily about what you have done or what you own. e.g. They were proud of not having lost any game. Image: Boast (binary/octet-stream)
Union /ˈjuː.nj.ən/	The act or the state of being joined together. e.g. The fusion of the bones. Image: Union (binary/octet-stream)

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	Created by Edgar Josué Ramírez Martínez over 6 years ago