Lesson 1
(noun) a piece of writing that deals with one subject, begins on a new line, and is made up of one or more sentences.
What is a paragraph.
(noun) a state or condition in which different things do not occur in equal or proper amount.
What is imbalance.
(adj) not able or willing to believe something; feeling or showing a lack of belief.
What is incredulous.
(noun) a substance that prevents infection in a wound by killing bacteria.
What is an antiseptic.
(noun) a doctor who treats injuries and diseases of the foot.
What is a podiatrist.
(adj) not present or real; not existing.
What is nonexistent.
(noun) the process by which a green plant turns water and carbon dioxide into food when the plant is exposed to light.
What is photosynthesis.
(verb) to become lower in amount or less in number; to become worse in condition or quality.
What is a decline.
(noun) a large room or building where people gather to hear a speech or watch a performance.
What is an auditorium.
(verb) to say the opposite of something; to deny the truth about something; to deny or disagree with what is being said by someone; to not agree with something in a way that shows or suggests its wrong.
What is a contradiction.
(noun) pictures of words painted or drawn on a wall, building, etc.
What is graffiti.
(adj) not thinking about things in a reasonable or sensible way; unreasoning.
What is illogical.
(noun) a person, bank, or company that lends money to someone.
What is a creditor.
(adj) of or relating to the sound that is heard on a recording or broadcast.
What is audio.
(noun) a device that measures the distance a person travels by walking.
What is a pedometer.
(adj) not important or relating to what is being discussed right now.
What is irrelevant.
(noun) a paper copy of a document or picture that is made with a special machine.
What is a photocopy.
(verb) to take the job or position of someone or something; to force people or animals to leave the area where they live; to move something so that it is no longer in its original or regular location.
What is to displace.
(noun) a substance produced by the body to fight disease.
What is an antibody.
(noun) something that is made to look like an exact copy of something else in order to trick people.
What is counterfeit.
(noun) an outdated system of sending messages over long distances by using wires and electrical signals.
What is a telegraph.
(adj) not allowed to do or be something; legally disqualified.
What is ineligible.
(noun) a quality, skill, or experience that makes a person suited to do a job.
What is a credential.
(noun) a group of people who gather together to listen to or watch something; the people who watch, read or listen to something.
What is an audience.
(verb) to act against something; to cause something to have less of an effect or no effect at all.
What is to counteract.