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Body & health

The body, illness, getting better and staying well. Foundation words are free for everyone; the harder levels come with Premium.

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swallow
verbFoundation
to take food or drink down your throat
Similar:
gulp
Opposite:
discard

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Advanced, Core, Stretch levels: the first 12 of 45, A to Z.

acute
adj.Advanced
very sharp, strong or severe
Similar:
sharp
Opposite:
blunt
affliction
nounAdvanced
something that causes pain, illness or suffering
Similar:
trouble
Opposite:
blessing
alleviate
verbAdvanced
to make pain or trouble less severe
Similar:
ease
Opposite:
aggravate
antidote
nounAdvanced
a medicine that stops the harm done by a poison
Similar:
remedy
Opposite:
poison
brawn
nounAdvanced
strong muscles and bodily power
Similar:
muscle
Opposite:
frailty
bruise
nounCore
a dark mark on the skin where it has been hit
Similar:
mark
conscious
adj.Core
awake and aware of what is happening around you
Similar:
aware
Opposite:
asleep
contagious
adj.Core
able to spread from one person to another
Similar:
infectious
Opposite:
contained
debilitate
verbStretch
to make someone or something weak
Similar:
weaken
Opposite:
empower
delirious
adj.Advanced
wildly excited or confused, often from fever
Similar:
wild
Opposite:
calm
digest
verbCore
to take in and understand information, or break down food
Similar:
understand
Opposite:
misunderstand
dose
nounCore
a measured amount of medicine to take at one time
Similar:
measure
Opposite:
abundance

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