Vocabulary

 

The following words appear in the unit in concern:

 

 

 

actual

/ æktυl /

real

breast- feeding   

/ brest –fi:diŋ /(n)

feeding  babies by mothers breast

cater  

/`keit (r) /(v)  

supply

check-ups   

/ t∫ik-`Λps/(n)

examinations

continuous            

/ knt`Injus/(adj)

going on without a break

crucial      

/ KrU∫l / (v)

critical,  decisive

cycle of poverty     

/ śaikl ∂v pоvtı/(n)

poor situation

diet      

/`dait / (n)

food

dispel

/ dıspel/  (v)

scatter

echoed        

/`ekUd/ (v)

repeated

economic pressure

/ iknomik pre∫(r )/(n)

difficult economical situation

environment

/ In`vaI∂rnmnt/ (n)

circumstances

escape      

/`skeip / (n)

avoid

expectant mother 

/ Ik`spektnt mΛð(r)/ (adj)

woman who is pregnant

factor                                   

/ fækt (r )/ (n)

element

first-hand   

/ fз:st-hænd / 

directly

growing      

/ grouiŋ/ (v) 

increase of

gynecological   

/ gainik `lod3ikl / ( n)

women’s diseases and pregnancy science

ignorance 

/`ign`rns / (adj)

no knowledge of

individual     

/`indi`vid3U l / (n)

person

infant  

/`infnt / (n)

small baby

lecture                         

/`lekt∫ (r ) / (n)

lesson for teaching

limitation      

/`limi`tein /  (n)

restriction

low-income    

/ Lυ-inKm/ (n)

little pay

maternal                      

/ m `t3:nl / (adj)

of a mother

major                                   

/ meıdЗ(r) /

more important

midwives 

/ midwaivz / (n)

women  trained to help women in childbirth

misconception      

/`misk n`sep∫n / (n)

wrong idea

misconceive

/ miskn`siv /  (v)

misunderstand

nutrition             

/ nju:`trın / (n)

the science of food values

persistent                       

/ p `sistnt / (adj)

continuing

prevention

/ prI`ven∫n/ (n)

stop from spreading

rate   

/ reit / (n)            

relative

relieve   

/ ri`liv / (v) 

lessen anxiety amount

seeking                                   

/ sikiŋ /  (v)

looking for

sentiment                          

/`sentimnt / (n)

opinion / view

site    

/ sait /(n)     

place

slight                                       

/slaIt/ (adj)

not serious or important

treatment

/`tri:tmnt/  (n)

what is done to obtain a desired result

urban regions    

/`зbn ri:dзn / (n)

places of or in a town

variety 

/ va `raiti / (n)

kinds

vaccination              

/ væksi`nei∫n / (n)

injection for protection against illness

vicious     

/`vi∫s / (adj)

evil                            

 

 

 

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