One Word
One-Two Words
Phrase or Expression
Kahoot
Mystery
100
sporting event in which people compete in three different sports (swimming, cycling and running)
triathlon
100
faint
pass-out
100
feeling slightly ill or not as well as usual
under the weather
100
Name two summarizing/reporting verbs that fit in the following structure: "They ________ me to stop." (OBJ + infinitive)
asked, reminded, begged, forbad, ordered, warned, persuaded, advised, told
150
front of the leg between the ankle and the knee
shin
150
to deal successfully with a difficult situation
to cope with something
150
something was unexpected
come as a surprise
150
to be very healthy and strong
fit as a fiddle
150
Explain the difference between a disease, a condition, and a bug.
Disease: more severe medical problem, especially one that affects organs. It's not used about a period of illness ("she died after a long disease")
Condition: a medical problem that you have for a long time because it is not possible to cure it
Bug (informal): an infectious illness that is usually fairly mild
200
well-known phrase or proverb expressing a general truth about people or the world
adage
200
to stand, sit, or walk with the shoulders hanging forward and the head bent slightly over so that you look tired and bored
slouch
200
as good as people say or as good as expected, usually used in the negative
(all it’s) cracked up to be
200
used to describe a situation in which people are failing, falling or dying in large numbers
dropping like flies
200
The process of changing the tense of the reported clause by moving it further into the past tense.
backshift(ing)
250
to force a bone suddenly out of its correct position or “pocket”
dislocate
What other injuries can happen to a bone?
250
to agree with or support an opinion, belief, or theory
subscribe
250
be a normal and accepted part of a particular job or situation
come with the territory
250
to become well again after a serious illness, especially when you might have died
to pull through
250
acronym often used in online chats and in person to tell someone that they’re oversharing personal or uncomfortable facts
TMI: too much information
300
the death of someone or the end of something
demise
300
Name both things in the photo.
cast and crutches
300
to make very small changes to something so that it is as good as it can be
fine-tune
300
becoming healthy after an illness (you are recovering)
on the mend
300
used to ask what the anticipated bad news is (from Tuesday's elective)
What's the damage?