Medical and Doctoral Entrance Exam English Vocabulary (2004-2019)

A selection of vocabulary flashcards derived from the transcript of medical and doctoral entrance exam English questions spanning from 2004 to 2019.

Principles

Fundamental rules or basic principles of conduct.

Features

Distinctive attributes, characteristics, or specific traits.

Diagnosis

The identification of the nature of an illness or other problem.

Constraint

A limitation or restriction on something.

Potential

Latent qualities or abilities that may be developed and lead to future success.

Admission

The process or fact of entering or being allowed to enter a place, such as a hospital or university.

Hazard

A danger or risk.

Profession

A paid occupation, especially one that involves prolonged training and a formal qualification.

Delicate

Very fine in texture or structure; fragile and easily broken.

Integral

Necessary to make a whole complete; essential or fundamental.

Persuade

To convince someone to do or believe something through reasoning or argument.

Augment

To make something greater by adding to it; to increase.

Administration

The process of running an organization; also refers to the act of giving or applying a medication.

Suppress

To forcibly put an end to; to prevent the development or expression of something.

Sustainable

Able to be maintained at a certain rate or level; tolerable.

Crucial

Decisive or critical, especially in the success or failure of something; very important.

Negligible

So small or unimportant as to be not worth considering; insignificant.

Replicate

To make an exact copy of; to reproduce or repeat.

Overcome

To succeed in dealing with a problem or difficulty; to prevail.

Aggravate

To make a problem, injury, or offense worse or more serious.

Accumulate

To gather together or acquire an increasing number or quantity of something.

Indispensable

Absolutely necessary; essential and unable to be replaced.

Deteriorate

To become progressively worse; to break down or decay.

Eliminate

To completely remove or get rid of something.

Vulnerability

The quality or state of being exposed to the possibility of being attacked or harmed; sensitivity.

Prescription

An instruction written by a medical practitioner that authorizes a patient to be provided with a medicine or treatment.

Assess

To evaluate or estimate the nature, ability, importance, or quality of something.

Diminish

To make or become less; to reduce or decrease.

Postpone

To cause or arrange for something to take place at a time later than that first scheduled.

Feasibility

The state or degree of being easily or conveniently done; possibility.

Integrity

The state of being whole and undivided; also refers to the quality of being honest.

Confidential

Intended to be kept secret; private.

Pragmatic

Dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations.

Spontaneous

Performed or occurring as a result of a sudden inner impulse or without external stimulus.

Obligatory

Required by a legal, moral, or other rule; compulsory.

Longevity

Long life or long existence.

Verify

To make sure or demonstrate that something is true, accurate, or justified.

Susceptible

Likely or liable to be influenced or harmed by a particular thing.

Adverse

Preventing success or development; harmful, unfavorable, or contrary.

Habitat

The natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism.

Relapse

A deterioration in someone's state of health after a temporary improvement.

Authentic

Of undisputed origin; genuine or valid.

Morbidity

Refers to the rate or level of disease within a population.

Mortality

The state of being subject to death; the death rate.

Emaciated

Abnormally thin or weak, especially because of illness or a lack of food.

Prone to

Likely or liable to suffer from, do, or experience something unpleasant or regrettable.

Setback

A reversal or check on progress; an obstacle.

Insidiously

Proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects; acting in a treacherous way.

Breakthrough

A sudden, dramatic, and important discovery or development; a significant achievement.

Chronic

Persisting for a long time or constantly recurring.