reading

granted

(even) if; assuming

misconception

an understanding of something that is wrong

bloodletting

in the past, a medical treatment in which blood was taken from a person who wasill

withdrawal

the act or process of taking something away

phlegm

a thick substance in your nose and throat that is produced when you have a cold

yellow bile

the bitter, yellow liquid produced by the liver that helps to digest fat

associate

to connect someone or something in your mind with someone or something else:

beneficial

helpful, useful, or good:

phrenology

in the past, the study of the size and shape of the skull (= the bones that cover the brain) in order to find out about a person's character or abilities

traits

a particular characteristic that can produce a particular type of behaviour

primarily

mainly

electrify

to make a machine or system operate using electricity when it did not before

occur

(especially of accidents and other unexpected events) to happen

fuse

a small safety part in an electrical device or piece of machinery that causes it to stop working if the electric current is too high, and so prevents fires or other dangers:

obtain

to get something, especially by asking for it, buying it, working for it, or producing it from something else

falsify

to change something, such as a document, in order to deceive people:

fusion

an occasion when two or more things join or are combined

leech

a type of worm that lives in wet places and fastens itself onto the bodies of humans and animals to feed on their blood