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o u t m o d e d [autm oudid] adj.
If something is outmoded, then it is no longer in fashion or use.
—►Black and white television sets are outmoded.
personalize [paxsanalaiz] v.
To personalize something means to design it to meet a person’s unique needs.
—►He personalized the woman’s exercises to give her a better workout.
pertain [partein] v.
To pertain to something means to be related or connected to it.
—►All o f the lawyer’s questions pertained to events around the night of the crime.
primal [praimel] adj.
If something is primal, then it is very basic or related to the origin of something.
—►Cooking the food over the camp fire felt like a primal way o f making a meal.
psychiatric [saikisetrik] adj.
If something is psychiatric, then it is related to mental illness or its treatment.
-> The doctor said the patient might have a psychiatric problem.
psychiatry [saikaiatri] n.
Psychiatry is the study and treatment of mental illness.
—>Studying psychiatry has taught me a lot about mental illness.
reflex [nifleks] n.
A reflex is an unconscious action in which a body part responds to an event.
—►There was a reflex when the doctor hit his knee with a rubber hammer.
seizure [sf:3a/-] n.
A seizure is sudden illness in which the body loses control and shakes.
—►Bright flashing lights can cause seizures in children.
session [sejan] n.
A session is a meeting at a regular time in order to discuss and solve an issue.
-» Every three months the managers met in a session to discuss regional sales.
Utensil [ju:tensal] n.
A utensil is a common tool or container.
—►It seemed that a fork was the wrong utensil for trying to eat the soup.
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