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Spring 2013, Week 9: America's Health Problems
Click on LIST OF TERMS to study this week's vocabulary words and expressions.
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peer, 
| a person in your same general age group or social group |
| rate,
| 1) the speed at which something happens; 2) the percent or number of times something happens |
panel,  ,
| a group of people with special knowledge, skill, or experience who give advice or make decisions |
| lag behind,
| to be in a position behind others |
decline,  ,
| to decrease; to become lower and lower in number |
| illness,
| a sickness |
| preventable,
| able to be prevented or avoided |
| rank,
| to be placed in a particular position out of a group (1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.) |
| the odds,
| the possibility or chance that something will happen |
| accessible,
| easily reached or used; available |
| affordable,
| reasonably priced; NOT too expensive; able to pay the cost |
| outcome,
| the result |
| welfare,
| the state of being happy, healthy, and safe; a person's well-being |
overwhelmed,  ,
| feeling stressed because of so many obligations or things to do |
| lack of,
| an absence of something |
| at stake,
| at risk or in danger |
| brief,
| very short |
| inherit,
| 1) to receive money, property, etc. from someone who dies; 2) to receive from the generation before you |
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ESL Instructor, San Diego Continuing Education |
Educational Cultural Complex (ECC) |
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