Ielts vocabulary Masterclass book + ielts listening & Reading Dictionary: Dominate Proficiency Level Vocabulary for ielts listening, Reading, Writing & Speaking

Administer=
to give a patient a medicine or medical treatment.
Admit =
to officially allow someone to stay in hospital for medical
care.
Agony =
intense physical pain or emotional suffering.
Antidote =
a drug that stops the negative effects of a poison.
Consultant =
an experienced doctor in a hospital who specialises in a
specific area of medicine.

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Diagnosis =
an official conclusion about a patient’s condition, given by
a doctor.
Inoculate
= to use a vaccine protect people against a disease (to
vaccinate).
Nursing home (Care home)
= a place where the elderly live when they
are not able to look after themselves due to their age or due to an illness.

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Exercise
Choose a word or phrase from the definitions above and write it in the
correct gap below.
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If there is more than one possible answer, choose the best option
for the sentence.
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You might need to use the same word or phrase more than once
in some cases.
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You may need to adapt the form of the word to fit into the
sentence. For example, you might need to change a verb to third
person singular to ensure subject-verb agreement like
bond-bonds.
1. I don’t think I could ever work in an office, as I don’t think I’d
like that ………….. I’m an active person who enjoys doing
things outdoors and moving around a lot and staying in one place
indoors for 8-12 hours a day every day is my idea of hell!
2. My uncle was ………………… with Crohn’s disease several
years ago, but he still works full-time and hasn’t let it stop him
from pursuing most of his hobbies.
3. He works as a cardiology …………… at a children’s hospital in
the city centre. His work is very demanding but he’s passionate
about it. 
4. A funny story happened to me on my last birthday. I took my dog
to get ……………. against rabies and someone had brought an
abandoned dog into the vet’s to try and help it. Long story short, I
ended up adopting another dog!

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5. If you get bitten by a poisonous snake, it’s important to go to
hospital so they can give you an ………………..
6. There has been a lot of controversy surrounding the level of care
in some …………………….
7. When I broke my leg I was in ……………, so I rang my friend
and she took me to hospital. 
8. The more people are ……………… into hospitals, the higher the
demand on medical staff and other resources.
9. The drug is ……………… orally, twice a day.
10. It’s better for your health of you avoid eating too many foods that
contain …………………………………..
11. It was …………….. when my team lost the championship in the
last 3 seconds of the game! (This is an exaggeration, but very
common)
12. Having your heart broken is ………………….
13. My favourite dish is peperoni pizza. The …………….. are pizza
dough, cheese, tomato, peperoni, olive oil and chilly.
14. Our ……………………… is more important than money. We
need to focus on this so that we can eradicate this problem.
15. It’s important to monitor your daily …………… of trans fats.
16. Too much sugar can be extremely ………………… to your
health.

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17. ……………… medicine is often more effective than treatment.
(It aims to stop diseases before they develop)
18. We underestimated the …………………… of the situation. 
19. The government has put ……………… measures in place so that
businesses can recover as quickly as possible.
20. We need to …………… the problem now or it will cause more
damage in the future.
21. I think junk food increases your …………., as it has very little
substance. It doesn’t fill you for long and makes you crave more. 
22. The ………………… impact of what has happened has been
enormous. It has changed the way we live and the way we view
the world.
23. I need to exercise more because I have a very ………………..
job, where I spend most of the day sitting down at a desk.
24. Avocados are very …………….., they are packed with iron,
vitamins and healthy fat.
25. I ……… quite a lot during the lockdown, as I couldn’t visit my
family.
26. Jack ……………… a car accident when he was younger, and it
changed his life. He is now extremely successful and responsible.
27. People who …………….. from rare genetic disorders need more
guidance from doctors.

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28. It would be ………………… if we could have more
telecommuting from now on, as it reduces potential risks and
reduces damage to the environment. It is also cheaper for many
companies, so everyone would benefit from this type of change. 
29. The pandemic has been very ……………. to businesses all over
the world.
30. Smoking is very ……… not just to the person smoking, but also
to the people around. This is why we need to make it illegal in
my opinion.
31. I’m ……………….. to nuts, so I need to be very careful when I
eat out in restaurants.
32. I believe that the government needs to introduce tighter
restrictions to regulate the ……………….. in natural remedies,
as they are often potentially dangerous. 

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