Theme Three Vocabulary Semester 2

A comprehensive vocabulary set covering health, environmental issues, and general actions from the Theme Three Semester 2 lecture notes.

Sedentary

To be inactive or lead a lifestyle with little physical exercise.

Diet

The kinds of food that a person, animal, or community habitually eats.

Vital

Something that is absolutely necessary or essential.

Risk

A situation involving exposure to danger or harm.

Diabetes

A metabolic disease that causes high blood sugar.

Obesity

The state of being grossly fat or overweight.

Beneficial

Resulting in good; favorable or advantageous.

Potential

Having or showing the capacity to become or develop into something in the future.

Prevent

To keep something from happening or arising.

Hazards

Dangers or risks.

Labels

Pieces of paper or plastic attached to an object to give information about it.

Plenty

A large or sufficient amount or quantity.

Sparkling

Giving off bubbles as a result of being effervescent.

Splash

To cause liquid to strike or fall on something in irregular drops.

Portions

The amounts of food served for one person.

Well-beings

The state of being comfortable, healthy, or happy.

Excessive

More than is necessary, normal, or desirable; immoderate.

Moderation

The avoidance of excess or extremes, especially in one's behavior or political opinions.

Inactive

Not engaging in or involving any or much physical activity.

Relieve

To cause pain, distress, or difficulty to become less severe or serious.

Serving

A quantity of food suitable for or served to one person.

Saunter

To walk in a slow, relaxed manner, without hurry or effort.

Unbearably

In a way that is too bad or uncomfortable to be accepted or tolerated.

Torrential

Used to describe rain falling rapidly and in copious quantities.

Destructions

The action or process of causing so much damage to something that it no longer exists or cannot be repaired.

Infrastructure

The basic physical and organizational structures and facilities needed for the operation of a society.

Waste

Materials that are not needed and are thrown away.

Restored

To return something to its former condition or place.

Charitable

Relating to the assistance of those in need.

Fees

Payments made to a professional person or public body in exchange for advice or services.

Tournament

A series of contests between a number of competitors, who compete for an overall prize.

Balanced

Taking everything into account; keeping different elements in correct proportions.

Awareness

Knowledge or perception of a situation or fact.

Erupt

To become active and eject lava, ash, and gases.

Avalanche

A mass of snow, ice, and rocks falling rapidly down a mountainside.

Properly

In the correct way or in a satisfactory manner.

Garbage

Wasted or spoiled food and other refuse.

Damage

Physical harm caused to something in such a way as to impair its value, usefulness, or normal function.

Overflowing

To be so full that the contents go over the sides.

Effective

Successful in producing a desired or intended result.

Incorporate

To include something as part of a whole.

Attempt

An effort to achieve or complete something difficult.

Soar

To fly or rise high in the air.

Adhere

To believe in and follow the practices of; to stick to a rule or plan.

Enormous

Very large in size, quantity, or extent.

Jogging

The activity of running at a steady, gentle pace as a form of physical exercise.

Sore

A part of one's body that is painful or aching.

Lifeguard

An expert swimmer employed to rescue at a public beach or pool.

Instructor

A person whose job is to teach others a practical skill.

Posture

The position in which someone holds their body when standing or sitting.

Litter

Rubbish such as paper, cans, and bottles that is left lying in an open or public place.

Hurricane

A storm with a violent wind, in particular a tropical cyclone.

Earthquake

A sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction.

Emergency

A serious, unexpected, and often dangerous situation requiring immediate action.

Prone to

To be likely to or liable to suffer from, do, or experience something.

Volcano

A mountain or hill having a crater through which lava and gas are being erupted.

Disorder

A state of confusion or a disruption of normal physical or mental functions.

Affairs

Matters of public interest and importance.

Rely on

To depend on with full trust or confidence.