Word Meaning Synonym Example Used in

Astonishing (adj.) Very surprising Amazing, The last night He is an individual

surprising, party was with an
impressive astonishing. astonishing,
extraordinary
mental ability.
Forward (n.) Towards the In advance, I’m looking He learnt the
direction that is in leading, ahead forward after my number forwards
front of you graduation. and backwards.
Fringe (n.) Hair that is cut short Brink, edge, hem This fringe makes
and straight at the you look
top of someone’s awesome.
face
Attempt (n.) An attack Experiment, The last week was Few people on the
pursuit, shot an attempt in streets have
Venezuela. recognised a
Tammet since his pi
record attempt.
Frightened (adj.) Being afraid or Afraid, anxious, She was really Before I watched
nervous fearful frightened after Rain Man, I was
the earthquake. frightened.
Handicapped (adj.) Not able to use part Crippled, Unfortunately, You don’t have to
of your body or your disabled, she will be be handicapped to
mind because it has disadvantaged mentally be different,
been damaged handicapped. everybody’s
different.
Swing (v.) To move smoothly Fluctuation, That woman His mother was
backwards and rhythm, stroke swing his son so anxious, and would
forwards, or to make funny. swing him to sleep
something do this in blanket.
Breastfed (adj.) Fed with milk from Cradle, feed, Her baby enjoy He breastfed him
the breast nourish being breastfed. for two years.
Seizure (n.) The action of taking Breakdown, It was seizure I was given
something by force convulsion, illness because having medication to
or with legal arms is illegal. control my
authority seizureand told not
to go out in direct
sunlight.
Shout (v.) To say something Cheer, clamor, cry He shouted It was only when
very loudly hardly so people my mom shouted
didn’t hear him. up for dinner.

Savant (n.) A learned person, Academic, He was untypical Tammet is a

especially a bookworm, brain savant. “savant”.
distinguished
 scientist
Assembly (n.) A meeting of a large Accumulation, It had been an I love assembly
group of people, aggregation, extraordinary because we got to
especially one that assemblage assembly for the sing hymns.
happens regularly for show.
a particular purpose
Tease (v.) To laugh at someone Annoy, badger, They were teasing The other children
or say bad things to bother my cousin so didn’t know what
them long. to make of him and
would tease him.
Rush off (phr. v.) To depart in a hurry Bolt, dart, hurry It was hard let The minute the bell
him rush off from went for playtime,
the class. he would rush off.
Surrounded (v.) Being all around Ringed, enclosed, The middle of The place was
someone or encompassed the jungle is surrounded by
something surrounded the trees.
trees.
Advent (n.) The arrival of a Arrival, coming, His advent was He found it hard to
notable person, onset the most socialise with the
thing, or event inspirational advent of
event. adolescence.
Weird (adj.) Suggesting Awful, creepy, It’s weird eating He was introduced
something curious with an opened as “Daniel” rather
supernatural mouth. than “the guy who
can do weird stuff
in his head.”
Aloof (adj.) Not friendly or Detached, distant, He is aloof with It isn’t only an
forthcoming haughty everybody. intellectual or aloof
thing that I do.
Emerging (adj.) Becoming apparent Appear, arrive, Emerging The emerging
or prominent come up diseases have picture from such
developed in our studies is that
country. 10000 hours of
practice...
Compensating (v.) Reduce something Adjusting, That payment is a Many people with
unwelcome or atoning, compensating by ASD compensate
unpleasant by balanced law. for these problems.
exerting an opposite
force or effect
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Word Meaning Synonym Example Used in

Meager (n.) His father’s
abandonment of
the family forced
his hour sons and
Angela to live a
very meager
existence.
Misery Frank’s childhood
was filled with
misery
Yearning for Frank and his
brothers yearned
for a better life.
Dilapidated He loved to read,
and because his
dilapidated house
had no electricity.
Poverty Theirs wasn’t the
kind of poverty
McCourt had
known.
Shame He was full of
shame about his
past.
Sordid He often invented
stories about his
sordid childhood
instead of telling
the truth.
Defeated Frank has never
defeated by his
obstacles.
Jolt out If recounting his
own experiences
would jolt these
kids out of their
defeatism...
Blot A permanent blot
in front my eyes
that almost has
physical properties.
Accomplished Marla Runyan is an
accomplished
athlete who is
legally blind.
Mundane They come to her
looking for answers
 sometimes
mundane and
sometimes
profound.
Instilled She was given a
loving mother who
instilled in her a
sense of hard work
Fellow She shouldn’t
expect to get the
same grades as her
fellow students.
Diagnosed Runyan was
diagnosed with
Stargardt’s Disease.
Deaf She studied
education for deaf
and blind students.
Struggle She admits that
even reading them
can be a struggle.
Self-reliance She was given a
loving mother who
instilled in her a
sense of hard work,
self-reliance, and
pride.
Blame I’ve never known
anyone to be
successful if all they
do is blame.
Accountable I think the secret to
achieving
something is
holding yourfself
accountable.

Vocabulary section – Unit 3

Word Meaning Synonym Examples Used in

Reliable As a result, treatments
 became more reliable.
Advocate He was an advocate
for publishing medical
knowledge.
Linked Diet and living habits
are linked to disease.
Consensus There is not always
consensus about what
the best treatment is
for a specific patient.
Inherited
Shattering
Jerky
Hesitant
Thyself
Backer I am her biggest
backer and want to be
there for her every
step of the way during
this.
Stumble I remember watching
her stumble and walk
like a drunk person at
times.
Candid I can be candid with
potential partners and
be responsible.
Impact Genetic counselors
warn about the
emotional impact of
testing on the person
and family.
Play out They think the
information is
empowering, while
some people want to
see how life plays out.
Late-onset Green has found that
most people will not
seek out risk
information about
late-onset Alzheimer’s
disease if they’re not
psychologically
prepared to handle it.
Breast BRCA 1 and BRCA 2
genes put people at a
higher risk for
developing certain
breast and ovarian
cancers.