[A fake; an imitation that purports to be genuine.]
myth
[ˈmith]
[A traditional story which embodies a belief regarding some fact or phenomenon of experience, and in which often the forces of nature and of the soul are personified; a sacred narrative regarding a god, a hero, the origin of the world or of a people, etc.]
deity
[ˈdē-ə-tē]
[A supernatural divine being; a god or goddess.]
adduce
[ə-ˈdüs]
[to provide evidence, reasons, facts, etc. in order to explain something or to show that something is true.]
insulin
[ˈin(t)-s(ə-)lən]
[a chemical substance produced in the body that controls the amount of sugar in the blood.]
remedial
[ri-ˈmē-dē-əl]
[Curative; providing a remedy]
clinician
[kli-ˈni-shən]
[a person who conducts a clinic.]
slippery
[ˈsli-p(ə-)rē]
[Of a surface, having low friction, often due to being covered in a non-viscous liquid, and therefore hard to grip, hard to stand on without falling, etc.]
itch
[ˈich]
[to want to do something very much.]
eruption
[i-ˈrəp-shən]
[the sudden appearance of spots, etc. on your skin.]
cartilage
[ˈkär-tə-lij]
[A type of dense, non-vascular connective tissue, usually found at the end of joints, the rib cage, the ear, the nose, in the throat and between intervertebral disks.]
beset
[bi-ˈset]
[To surround or hem in.]
abusive
[ə-ˈbyü-siv]
[Prone to treat someone badly by coarse, insulting words or other maltreatment; vituperative; reproachful; scurrilous.]
periodical
[ˌpir-ē-ˈä-di-kəl]
[A publication issued regularly, but less frequently than daily.]