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Advanced Vocabulary for the GRE - Ensure Good Health!

Here you will learn some English words about health, such as "benign", "ossify", "imbibe", etc. that are needed for the GRE exam.

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Advanced Words Needed for the GRE
anodyne

a type of medicine that helps reduce one's pain

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benign

(of an ilness) not fatal or harmful

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to enervate

to cause someone to lose physical or mental energy or strength

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intractable

difficult to cure or solve

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to languish

to lose strength or energy

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lassitude

the condition of not having mental or physical strength or energy

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to mitigate

to lessen something's seriousness, severity, or painfulness

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noisome

extremely repulsive and unpleasant, particularly to the sense of smell

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to ossify

to harden and turn into bone

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panacea

something that is believed to cure any disease or illness

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pathological

relating to or caused by an illness or disease

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to recrudesce

(of an unpleasant or dangerous thing) to become active again after being inactive for a period of time

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salubrious

indicating or promoting healthiness and well-being

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soporific

causing one to become sleepy and mentally inactive

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temperance

the practice of restraining oneself from consuming any or too much alcohol

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torpor

a state of being physically and mentally inactive and tired

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predisposed

having a higher chance of suffering from a specific illness or medical condition

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to satiate

to fully satisfy a desire or need, such as food or pleasure, often beyond capacity

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to savor

to fully appreciate and enjoy the flavor or aroma of a food or drink as much as possible, particularly by slowly consuming it

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