Headaches

1. Headaches Vocabulary Review http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/i_video/main500251.shtml?id=3928852n

2. to pound on (v) • to hit, beat or strike something many times Peter pounded a nail into the wall with a hammer.

3. hammer (n) • a tool with a handle and a metal head used for pounding. Carpenters use a hammer to pound nails.

4. headache (n) • a pain in your head How do you treat your headaches?

5. arteries (n) • large blood veins going from the heart to the rest of the body Because one of Bob’s heart arteries was blocked, he had a bypassed .

6. swell (v) • to get larger Tina twisted her ankle and it swelled up, but she put an ice pack on it, and the swelling went down.

7. pain (n) • a bad physical or emotional feeling Her mother’s illness caused her great pain.

8. vision (n) • ability to see, eyesight Jane wears glasses because she has poor vision.

9. warning (n) • a danger sign, an alert, an alarm The boss gave his workers a warning about being late.

10. blur (v) • to make something unclear to see The fog blurredour view of the road.

11. vomit (v) • throw up, to expel food and liquids from the stomach Nichole vomited when she ate a rotten yogurt .

12. migraine (n) • a severe headache Tina gets a migraineat least once a month.

13. cluster (n) • a tight group of something A cluster of people waited for the movie star to appear at the Hollywood theater.

14. steady (adj.) • without interruption, continuous During the winter, Seattle gets a steady rainfall.

15. sore (adj.) • painful, achy After running for 10 miles, Jack has sore muscles.

16. forehead (n) • the part of the face above the eyebrows When Jane has a headache, she places an ice pack on her forehead.

17. tension (n) • a state of stress or nervousness Nurses and doctors who work at an emergency room have a lot of tension.

18. aspirin (n) • a painkiller Larry takes aspirinto get rid of pains.

19. analyze (v) • to look closely at, to examine, to evaluate Blood labs analyze patients’ blood to detect diseases.

20. patient (n) • a person who is treated by a doctor Because Doctor Wilson is a popular pediatrician, he has a lot of patients.

21. lifestyle (n) • a way in which people live Tina’s lifestyle changed greatly when she moved to New York from a small town in Texas.

22. physical(adj.) • related to the body After falling from the roof of his house, Tony had many physical pains and aches.

23. recur(v) • to happen again Peter’s allergies recur every spring.

24. pressure (n) (v)press (v) • force, demand, make someone do something • to push, to press down Mr. Thomas put pressure on his children to go to college. They werepressured to sale their house because they couldn’t make the mortgage payments. You need to press the button to start the machine.

25. reluctant(adj.) • unwilling, not eager, no enthusiasm to do something I am reluctant to drive in this weather.

26. migrate (v) • to move from one place to another place Birds migrate to the south in the winter.

27. lessen (v) • To reduce, to make something less or become less Painkillers lessen sore muscles.

28. tense (v) • to feel nervous or anxious Driving in the rain makes me tense.

29. prove (v) • to show that something is true The police officer proved that the gun belonged to the criminal he arrested.

30. proof (n) • Evidence or information that shows that something is true. There was enough proofthat the gun belonged to the criminal.

31. Review • to pound on • hammer • headache • arteries • to swell • pain • vision • warning • to blur • to vomit • migraine • to pressure • to press • tense • cluster • steady • sore • forehead • tension • aspirin • to analyze • patient • lifestyle • physical • to recur • reluctant • migrate • lessen • prove • proof