Word & Stress

burden
/brdn/

Part of
Speech
n/v

Definition

Sentence
relating to your
life

noun
1. A load, especially
a heavy one.
2. The main theme
or gist of a speech,
book, or argument.
verb
1. Load heavily

I would like to
help my
parents to
lessen the
financial
burden

I decided not
to burden him
with this
trouble
mitigate
/ mtet/

verb
1. Make less severe,
serious, or painful.

We must act to
mitigate the
global
warming

mortality
/m:rtlti/

noun
1. The state of being
subject to death.
2. Death, especially
on a large scale.

The mortality
rate of cancer
is very high

austerity
/strti/

The austerity
measures will
have little
immediate
adverse effect

diagnose
/dagnos/

noun
1. Sternness or
severity of
manner or
attitude.
Extreme
plainness and
simplicity of
style or
appearance.
verb
1. Identify the
nature of (an illness
or other problem) by
examination of the
symptoms.

cardiovascular
/k:rdio
vskjl(r)/

adj

adj
1. pertaining to or
involving the heart
and blood vessels

Smoking will
costs
cardiovascular
disease.

Adverse
/dv:rs/

adj

adj
1 in an opposing
direction
2 contrary to your
interests or welfare

The improper
use of
medicine will
lead to adverse
reactions.

persist
/prsst/

verb
1 be persistent,

I will persist
until succeed.

This disease is
easily
diagnosed but
not so easily
treated

Frankys Academic Vocabulary Sheet