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Mosaic 2 Listening/Speaking, 4/e
Jami Hanreddy, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Elizabeth Whalley, San Francisco State University

Medicine and Science

Vocabulary

Review these vocabulary words. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words below.

frantically
outnumber
dilemma
intervene
allocation
irreversible
compatible
degenerative
prognosis
incurable



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It was difficult to decide how to distribute the blankets among the refugees as the people needing blankets greatly our supply.
2

I am really in a about changing jobs. I really like the company I am working for now, but the new company would offer me a lot more opportunity for professional growth.
3

The for brain cancer patients is not very good. The disease spreads very rapidly, and most patients die within three to six months.
4

Kay should not in her daughter’s marital problems. What happens between her daughter and her son-in-law should be worked between themselves.
5

The choreographer was searching for a replacement for the lead ballerina, who injured her leg during dress rehearsal. The performance was only two weeks away.
6

We need to discuss the of resources for this new project. We can’t afford to have the whole team working on the project full-time.
7

If two people are not with one another, it can cause a lot of problems in their marriage.
8

In spite of all the advances that we have made in modern medicine, there are still many diseases that are .
9

Alzheimer's is a disease. My grandfather had this disease and at first it wasn’t so bad, but over the years his conditioned progressively got much worse.
10

Once the judge makes a ruling on the case, the decision is . So you should think very carefully about pleading guilty or not guilty.