| Term | Definition |
|---|
| blare | make a loud noise |
| messy | dirty and disorderly |
| workout | the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit |
| straighten | put (things or places) in order |
| maneuver | a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill |
| sweat | salty fluid secreted by sweat glands |
| addict | someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction |
| to take something to the extreme | to do too much of something |
| dependence | being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs) |
| compulsion | a strong desire to do something, even against one's will |
| disruption | the act of causing disorder |
| confusion | a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior |
| debate | argue with one another |
| affliction | a condition of suffering or distress due to ill health |
| fit | physically and mentally sound or healthy |
| compulsive | unable to stop or control |
| obligatory | necessary or required |
| patient | a person who requires medical care |
| counselor | some who gives advice about problems |
| phenomenon | an event or happening (plural: phenomena) |
| obsessive | excessive in some quality to or nearly to the point of abnormality |
| cope with | come to terms or deal successfully with |
| withdrawal symptom | physical and psychological reaction that occurs in someone who is deprived of an addictive substance |
| entirely | to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent ('whole' is often used informally for 'wholly') |
| despite | prep. In spite of. |
| theory | A tested explanation of facts, observations, and natural phenomena |
| endorphin | natural painkiller produced by the brain |
| guilty | feeling of doing something wrong; shame |
| mood | State of feeling, overall sense of emotion. |
| preserve | keep or maintain in unaltered condition |
| credibility | the quality of being believable or trustworthy |
| craving | an intense desire for some particular thing |
| deprive | keep from having, keeping, or obtaining |
| lend | bestow or give a quality on or to something |
| lend support | to give the facts, to back up what you write with details |
| addictive | causing or characterized by addiction |
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