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1. 1.          Hall of fame

:  a structure housing memorials to famous or illustrious individuals usually chosen by a group of electors

:  a group of individuals in a particular category (as a sport) who have been selected as particularly illustrious

e.g. A hall of fame is a structure housing memorials to famous or illustrious individuals usually chosen by a group of electors.

1. 2.          Asperity

: harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger

e.g. She answered our questions with a touch of asperity.

1. 3.          Hue

: a color or a shade of a color

: kind or type

e.g. We decorated the room in hues of blue and green.

1. 4.          Malaria

: a serious disease that causes chills and fever and that is passed from one person to another by the bite of mosquitoes

e.g. In Vietnam, malaria sapped many troops' strength.

1. 5.          Elasticity

: the ability of a substance to stretch easily and then return to its original shape quickly

: the ability to change when the situation changes

: the degree to which supply, demand etc changes according to other economic conditions that change, for example the price of goods

e.g. The elasticity of the labour market

1. 6.          Manifest

: able to be seen : clearly shown or visible

: easy to understand or recognize

e.g. His love for literature is manifest in his large library.

1. 7.          Fatigue

: the state of being very tired : extreme weariness

*fatigues : the uniform that soldiers wear when they are doing physical work

: the tendency of a material (such as metal) to break after being bent or moved many times

e.g. We were overcome by fatigue after the long journey.

1. 8.          Susceptible

: easily affected, influenced, or harmed by something

: capable of being affected by a specified action or process

e.g. The virus can infect susceptible individuals.

1. 9.          Malfunction

: to fail to function or work properly

: to function imperfectly or badly : fail to operate in the normal or usual manner

e.g. A software problem is causing the system to malfunction.

1. 10.      Compromise

: a way of reaching agreement in which each person or group gives up something that was wanted in order to end an argument or dispute

: something that combines the qualities of two different things

: a change that makes something worse and that is not done for a good reason

e.g. To avoid an argument, always be ready to seek compromise.

1. 11.      Psychosomatic

: caused by mental or emotional problems rather than by physical illness

e.g. The doctor told her that her stomach problems were psychosomatic.

1. 12.      Cholesterol

: a substance that is found in the bodies of people and animals

* :  a steroid alcohol C27H45OH that is present in animal cells and body fluids, regulates membrane fluidity, and functions as a precursor molecule in various metabolic pathways and as a constituent of LDL may cause atherosclerosis

e.g. Did your doctor check your cholesterol?

1. 13.      Atrium

: an open area inside a tall building that has windows to let light in from above

: one of two sections of the heart that take in blood from the veins

e.g. Cardiopathy resulting from the mitral valve not regulating the flow of blood between the left atrium and left ventricle of the heart.

1. 14.      Ventricle

: one of two sections of the heart that pump blood out to the body

e.g. His heart was malformed, with only one ventricle pumping chamber instead of two.

1. 15.      Bronchitis

: an illness in which your bronchial tubes become sore or damaged and you cough a lot

: acute or chronic inflammation of the bronchial tubes; also a disease marked by this

e.g. Your wheezing breathing suggests asthma or bronchitis.

1. 16.      Withdrawal

: an act of moving something away or taking something away

: an act of ending your involvement in something

: the act of taking money out of a bank account

e.g. The general authorized the withdrawal of troops from the fields.

1. 17.      Hypnotize

: to put (a person) into a state of hypnosis

: to hold the attention of (someone) : to attract (someone) in a powerful or mysterious way

e.g. The therapist hypnotized him and asked him questions about his traumatic experiences in the war.

1. 18.      Urge

: to ask people to do or support (something) in a way that shows that you believe it is very important

: to try to persuade (someone) in a serious way to do something

: to use force or pressure to move (someone or something) in a particular direction or at a particular speed

e.g. The rescuers urged that we remain calm.

1. 19.      Metabolism

: the chemical processes by which a plant or an animal uses food, water, etc., to grow and heal and to make energy

e.g. Studying the metabolisms of various organisms.

1. 20.      Peripheral

: not relating to the main or most important part

*computers : connected to a computer but not an essential part of it

: of or relating to the area that is to the side of the area you are looking at

e.g. If we focus too much on peripheral issues, we will lose sight of the goal.

1. 21.      Clot

: to become thick and partly solid : to develop clots

: a stupid person

e.g. We were told that his stroke was caused by a clot in his brain.

1. 22.      Diabetes

: a serious disease in which the body cannot properly control the amount of sugar in your blood because it does not have enough insulin

e.g. Diabetes can have an adverse neurological effect.

1. 23.      Menopause

: the time in a woman's life when blood stops flowing from her body each month

: the time when a woman stops menstruating

e.g. The services encompass fertility regulation, gynaecological check-up, pre-marital and pre-pregnancy preparation, menopause service and youth counselling.

1. 24.      Hereditary

: passed or able to be passed from parent to child before birth

: passing from a person who has died to that person's child or younger relative

: holding a position or title that was passed on from your parent or an older relative

e.g. He suffers from a rare hereditary condition.

1. 25.      Culmination

: the end or final result of something

e.g. This study is the culmination of years of research.