VOCABULARY #2

Obesity: the condition of being very fat or overweight
Accumulate: to gather or collect
Mass: a body of coherent matter
Disease: a disordered or incorrectly functioning organ, part, structure, or system of the body resulting from the effect of genetic or developmental errors, infection, poisons, nutritional deficiency or imbalance, toxicity, or unfavorable environmental factors
Diet: a particular selection of food
Prevalence: the condition of being prevalent; or widespread
Stigma: a mark of disgrace or infamy
Prevent(able): to keep from occurring
Adolescent: growing into manhood or womanhood; youthful
Cardiovascular: of, pertaining to, or affecting the heart and blood vessels
Excessive: going beyond the usual, necessary
Mechanism: an assembly of moving parts performing a complete functional motion, often being part of a large machine
Sedentary: characterized by or requiring a sitting posture
Predispose: to give an inclination or tendency to beforehand; make susceptible
Syndrome: a group of symptoms that together are characteristic of a specific disorder; disease

* The wrestler was so obese that when he stepped on the mat he ripped a hole through it with his bare foot.
* Many people hope to accumulate money in there banks so that one day they may go traveling around the world
* The Solar system is constructed of a mass of stars orbiting around a galaxy.
* The disease in the man's body originated from the snake bite that occurred about 72 hours ago.
* Many extreme athletes have a specific diet in order to function more properly during sport play.
* The prevalence of many poppy plants causes the extinction of certain other herbs and wild flowers.
* Having a bad haircut during picture day has a huge impact on social stigma.
* Bob Marley's tumor was 90% preventable, but he decided not to seek medical attention to save his life.
* Many young and restless teenagers believe that they are men already and no longer adolescent.
* Body builders go above and beyond to have excessive Muscle mass.
* The new and economic Volkswagen was a brilliant mechanism of countless hours of engineering and science.
* "The Thinker" statue was created in order to symbolize a man in his thoughts in a sedentary posture.
* His job was predispose his boss about important upcoming events in his busy schedule.
* The doctor gathered data from the patient and put together the puzzle pieces to figure out a certain disorder the patient had been living with.