Unit 1

Adolescent
adj. of puberty, pertaining to the age between childhood and adulthood
n. young person; one who is at the stage between childhood and adulthood
a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity
stripling, teenager, juvenile, juvenile person
adulthood
n. maturity, age of being fully developed
bond
n. link; obligation; grasp; certificate of debt
brotherhood
n. fraternity, quality of being brothers , the kinship relation between a male offspring and the siblings
kinship, family relationship, relationship
instinct
n. natural sense or impulse, natural tendency; innate behavioral patterns; talent, natural ability; intuition
interaction
n. mutual action, reciprocal action; communication (Computers)
resemblance
n. state of being alike, similarity; point of similarity; image, likeness
similarity in appearance or external or superficial details
likeness, alikeness, similitude, mutual resemblance
rivalry
n. competition, contention; act of competing, contest
temperament
n. nature, disposition
close-knit
held together as by social or cultural ties; "a close-knit family"; "close-knit little villages"; "the group was
closely knit"
accommodate
v. host guests; provide lodging; adapt oneself; give, bestow
interact
v. act on each other, act reciprocally , act together or towards others or with others; , act, move,
conspire, collude

Unit 2

concept
n. idea, thought 1. an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
conception, construct, idea, thought
consequence
n. result, outcome; importance
1. a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was
greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he
acted very wise after the event"
effect, outcome, result, event, issue, upshot

infancy
n. babyhood, state or period of being an infant, early childhood
maturity
n. quality or state of being mature; date when an obligation becomes due
milestone
n. stone used as a milepost; landmark; important event
1. stone post at side of a road to show distances, milepost
marker, marking, mark
2. a significant event in your life (or in a project)
peer
n. person of equal rank or standing; friend, companion; nobleman
v. look, glance
phase
n. stage; side, angle, aspect; period
v. plan in stages, plan in gradual steps
reminder
n. person or thing that evokes a memory, person or thing that reminds 1. a message that helps you
remember something; "he ignored his wife's reminders"
message, content, subject matter, substance
toddler
n. one who walks unsteadily; infant 1. a young child
transition
n. passage, change, transformation
1. the act of passing from one state or place to the next
passage, change of state
cognitive
adj. aware, perceptive 1. of or being or relating to or involving cognition; "cognitive psychology";
"cognitive style"
cognition, knowledge, noesis
clumsy
adj. awkward; not graceful, ungainly; poorly made 1. lacking grace in movement or posture
fond
adj. affectionate, loving; overly attentive; doting, fatuous
rebellious
adj. seditious, mutinous, resisting or challenging authority 1. resisting control or authority
acquire
v. buy, purchase; obtain, attain
1. come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her
uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days
off from work". get, isolate
gesture
v. express an idea or emotion through bodily movements; make a gesture
n. movement of the body which expresses an idea or emotion, gesticulation
imitate
v. mimic, impersonate; emulate; copy, duplicate; resemble
1. reproduce someone's behavior or looks; "The mime imitated the passers-by"; "Children often copy
their parents or older siblings"
copy, simulate, reproduce, follow, conform to
mature
adj. ripe; full-grown, adult; fully developed; based on careful consideration; completely planned
v. cause to ripen; cause to develop fully; ripen, age, grow up; reach full maturity; develop; due for
payment; work out (a plan) completely, perfect
reminisce
v. remember the past, recall memories of past events or experiences
tantrum
n. fit of ill-temper, outburst of rage 1. a display of bad temper; "he had a fit"; "she threw a tantrum"; "he
made a scene"
fit, scene, conniption
bad temper, ill temper
visualise (Brit.)
v. picture, envisage, conjure up, imagine; make image of internal organs by means of x-rays (also
visualize)
1. view the outline of by means of an X-ray; "The radiologist can visualize the cancerous liver"
visualize, watch, view, see, catch, take in

Unit 3
appetite
n. desire, hunger 1. a feeling of craving something;
artery
n. blood vessel that carries oxygen-rich blood away from the heart; main road leading into a city
asset
n. something of value (property, goods, etc.); desirable item or quality, something beneficial 1. a useful
or valuable quality
craving
n. desire, yearning
crave
v. desire, long for; beg, beseech
diagnosis
n. process of identifying a disease from its symptoms, conclusion following a diagnostic exam , identifying
the nature or cause of some phenomenon
diagnostic
adj. relating to or used in diagnosis, relating to or used in the identification of a disease from its
symptoms
dietician
n. specialist in dietetics, nutritionist
nurture
v. care for the well-being of; foster; provide nourishment; raise, teach; create an atmosphere conducive
to development
ingredient
n. component, element; one of the substances which comprises a mixture
insomnia
n. inability to get enough sleep, sleeplessness
intake
n. taking in; opening through which fluid is taken in (i.e. mouth of a pipe); something which is taken in or
received; narrowing, contraction
1. the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
consumption, ingestion, uptake
bodily process, body process, bodily function, activity, eating, feeding
obesity
n. state of being excessively overweight
1. more than average fatness
fleshiness, fatness, fat, blubber, avoirdupois, corpulence, overweight, stoutness, adiposis
onset
n. attack; beginning
1. the beginning or early stages; "the onset of pneumonia"
oncoming, start
2. (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons); "the attack began at dawn"
attack, onslaught, onrush
portion
v. divide into parts, partition; allocate, allot, ration
nutrient
adj. nourishing, wholesome
nutrition
n. nourishment; food; study of food and the nourishment of the body
stroke
n. blow, whipping; (Medicine) apoplexy, sudden stoppage of blood flow to the brain; method of
swimming (i.e. backstroke, etc.); light touch, caress; mark left by a writing implement
v. hit, beat; mark with a short line, cross out; caress, brush lightly
acute
adj. grave, serious, severe; keen, sharp, sensitive; penetrating, shrewd; less than 90 degrees
(Geometry); pointed
brisk
adj. quick; lively
chronic
adj. lingering, lasting (as of an illness); constant
infectious
adj. causing infection; contagious, can be passed from one person to another; contaminating, polluting
obese
adj. excessively overweight
persistent
adj. tenacious, stubborn; persevering; constant, continual; diligent
vital
adj. lively, living, animated, vigorous; crucial, critical, necessary
counteract
v. work against, cancel out, negate, act in opposition to
curb
v. restrain(take away one's liberty), check; keep near the curb
n. raised edge of a sidewalk; bridle for a horse; restraint
diminish
v. make smaller, reduce; become smaller
disrupt
v. upset; disturb, interrupt; divide
overdo
v. exaggerate, do too much; cook too long
overeat
v. eat excessively (especially on a regular basis)
skip
n. act of skipping; bounce, spring, jump; act of passing over something, omission, exclusion
v. move forward in a series of light jumps; leap lightly; pass over; leave out, exclude, omit; leave, flee,
escape (Informal); fail to attend (school, etc.)
stimulate
v. arouse, invigorate; spur, goad, motivate
trigger
v. start, precipitate, initiate; activate; fire a weapon
n. lever which is pulled on to fire a gun; agent, stimulus; signal in computers which causes the launching
of a certain procedure (Computers)