62. IELTS Minh Huong Vocabulary booster (Cambridge 16, test 1, reading 1)

IELTS Minh Huong
teacherDefine "comparative."
Relative, proportional.
What does the term "extreme" mean?
Very unusual and severe or serious.
How is "temperature" defined?
A measure of how hot or cold a place or thing is.
What does it mean for something to "reach" a particular rate or amount?
It increases until it is at that rate or amount.
What is the meaning of "underneath"?
Under, beneath, below.
What does "adipose" refer to?
Relating to animal fat.
What is meant by "tissue"?
The material forming animal or plant cells.
How is "obese" defined?
Very fat in a way that is unhealthy.
What does it mean to "suffer from something"?
To have a particular disease or medical condition, especially for a long time.
Define "diabetes."
A serious disease in which there is too much sugar in your blood.
What is the definition of "disease"?
An illness which affects a person, animal, or plant.
What does the term "colleague" mean?
Coworker, partner, teammate, associate.
What does it mean to "shed light on something"?
To make something easier to understand by providing new or better information.
Define "mystery."
An event, situation, etc., that people do not understand or cannot explain because they do not know enough about it.
What does "genetic" relate to?
Relating to genes or genetics.
What is meant by "relative"?
A member of your family; relation.
What does it mean to "determine"?
Decide, conclude, establish, finalize.
Define "survive."
To continue to live after an accident, war, or illness.
What is a "gene"?
A part of a cell in a living thing that controls what it looks like, how it grows, and how it develops. People get their genes from their parents.
How is "tough" defined?
Hard, dangerous, threatening, harsh.
What does "density" refer to?
The degree to which an area is filled with people or things.
Define "lipoprotein."
Any of a group of soluble proteins that combine with and transport fat or other lipids in the blood plasma.
What is cholesterol?
A chemical substance found in your blood.
What does "mutation" mean?
Change, alteration, transformation, modification.
Define "genome."
All the genes in one type of living thing.
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Explore the concepts of extreme temperatures, obesity, and diabetes. Learn how genetic factors and tissue density influence health, and discover the role of lipoproteins and cholesterol in the body.
Questions
Download Questions1. What does 'reach' imply in the given context?
2. What does 'underneath' mean?
3. What does 'adipose' relate to?
4. What is the definition of 'tissue'?
5. What does it mean to be 'obese'?
6. What does 'suffer from something' imply?
7. What is 'diabetes'?
8. What does 'colleague' mean?
9. What does the term 'extreme' mean?
10. How is 'temperature' defined?
11. What does the term 'survive' mean?
12. What is a 'gene'?
13. What does 'tough' mean?
14. How is 'density' defined?
15. What does the phrase 'shed light on something' mean?
16. What is the meaning of 'mystery'?
17. What does 'genetic' relate to?
18. Who is considered a 'relative'?
19. What does 'determine' mean?
20. What does 'determine' mean?
21. What is the primary function of lipoproteins in the blood plasma?
22. What is cholesterol?
23. What does the term 'mutation' refer to?
24. What does the genome encompass?
25. What does it mean to be associated with something?