Glossary of Common Terms

C

Coat

A garment.

Cookie

Unleavened bread, baked twice for longer preservation.

D

Doodle

An irregular feature drawn with a pen, pencil, etc.

Drawer

A sliding compartment in a desk used to store items.

G

Gabardine

A robust diagonal fabric.

Gabela

Levies, taxes, or contributions paid to the State.

Galbana

Laziness, apathy, or low desire to do something.

Gallicism

Use of French words or phrases in another language.

Gallardo

Unfettered, graceful, and gallant. Also, brave.

Gallego

A native of Galicia.

Gallo

A bird of the Galliformes

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Forensic Traumatology: Understanding Injuries and Legal Consequences

PRESENTATION: Forensic Traumatology

Lesion: Any damage to the body, organ, or mental health of an individual, internally or externally caused by physical, chemical, biological, or psychological mechanisms, used by an attacker without causing the victim’s death.

DAMAGE TO THE BODY:
All changes that compromise anatomical integrity, whether internal or external.

HEALTH DAMAGE:
Infringement of any bodily or mental functions, clinical signs or symptoms, and detectable alterations in paraclinical tests.

DEFORMITY:

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Nurturing Holistic Wellbeing: Mind, Body, and Diet


Have a happy and rewarding life is easier with a healthy body and mind. The pain, discomfort, and fatigue are obstacles to our wellbeing. However, to maintain good health is not enough to trust in doctors. We must know ourselves what we can do to maintain and improve our health.

It can analyze the issue of health from several perspectives. First, we consider the diet. Spiritual practitioners usually abandon, or at least reduce, intake of animal protein such as meat because this kind of food involves

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Mastering Multi-Word Verbs in English

Multi-Word Verbs

Multi-word verbs are divided into four classes:

Phrasal Verbs

Verbs followed by adverbial particles. Intransitive: Cheer up! Common in conversation and fiction. Most common intransitive phrasal verbs are activity ones used as commands. Declarative clauses: He just sat down and grumbled all the time. Common intransitive combination: come on (exclamation, pre-departure order, or to start). Go on is also very common. Transitive phrasal verbs can have the particle placed after the direct

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English Vocabulary, Grammar, and Writing Guide

Vocabulary

Certainty and Doubt

  • Certainly: sin duda
  • Definitely: definitivamente
  • Maybe: quizá
  • Perhaps: quizá
  • Possibly: posiblemente
  • Probably: probablemente
  • Surely: seguramente

Authenticity

  • Authentic: auténtico
  • Fake: falso
  • Genuine: genuino
  • Made-up: inventado
  • Real: real
  • True: verdadero

Common Prefixes

  • Ex-boyfriend: ex-novio
  • Ex-president: ex-presidente
  • International: internacional
  • Internet: internet
  • Microgram: microgramo
  • Microwave: microondas
  • Non-fiction: que no es ficción
  • Non-smoking: no fumadores
  • Over-cook: cocinar demasiado
  • Overreact:
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Comprehensive English Verb Thesaurus

A

Accept

accept

Ache

pain

Add

add, adding

Admire

admire

Admit

admit

Advertise

notices

Advise

advise

Agree

agree, specify

Allow

allow, consent

Amuse

to entertain, distract

Answer

answer, reply

Apologize

apologize

Appear

to appear, resemble

Arrange

fix, order

Arrive

arrive, get

Ask

ask, inquire

Attack

attack

Attend

attend, participate

B

Bake

cook (oven)

Bath

bathing, washing

Believe

believe, understand

Belong

belong

Boil

boil

Breathe

breathe

Brush

brushing

C

Call

call, visit

Carry

carry

Change

change

Chat

chat

Clean

clean

Clear

clarify, clear

Climb

climbing, ascending

Complain

complain,

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