Word Word Word level Pronunciation Meaning Example

type
1. Placebo noun C1 /pləˈsiːbəʊ/ A substance that has no She was only
physical effects, given to given a placebo,
patients who do not need but she claimed
medicine but think that they do she got better -
that's the placebo
effect.

2. Pill noun B2 /pɪl/ small solid piece of medicine My brother takes

that a person swallows without two or three pills a
chewing (= crushing with the day.
teeth)

3. Response noun A2 /rɪˈspɒns/ a reaction to something Here's a quick

response to your
question

4. Side-effect noun B2 /ˈsaɪd ɪfekt/ an extra and usually bad effect Does this drug
that a drug has on you, as well have any side
as curing illness or pain effects?
5. Pain noun A2 /peɪn/ a feeling of physical suffering These tablets
caused by injury or illness should help to
ease the pain

6. Treatment noun B1 /ˈtriːtmənt/ something that is done to cure Perhaps it's time
an illness or injury to try a new
course of
treatment

7. Fatigue noun C1 /fəˈtiːɡ/ a feeling of being extremely She was suffering

tired from fatigue after
using drugs

8. Trial noun B2 /ˈtraɪəl/ the process of testing the They're doing

ability, quality or performance clinical trials on a
of somebody/something new drug.