| A | B |
| health sciences | the study of medicine, nutrition, and other health-related issues and their possible effects on both humans and animals |
| predict | make a guess about something based on the information you have |
| connotation | feeling connected to vocabulary and how the words are used |
| self-esteem | the feeling that you are someone who deserves to be like, respected, and admired |
| struggle | to try to do something that is difficult |
| take the pressure off | lower the stress |
| to focus | to concentrate |
| to be in charge of | to be in control |
| be around | be with |
| elderly | old |
| encourage | urged someone to do something |
| proof | facts |
| harsh | unpleasant |
| calm | make relaxed |
| unique | special, rare |
| surgery | an operation by a doctor |
| criticize | say what faults someone or something has |
| survival | act of continuing to live |
| loneliness | unhappy feeling when by oneself |
| beneficial | positive |