Vocabulary

• chronic: Always or often doing something, e.g. lying
• incredible: Very good; amazing
• significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
• immune: Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
• trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• contagious: Able to be passed on by touch
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• potentially: That could happen or become reality
• typically: In a normal or usual way
• tend: To move or act in a certain manner
• specifically: As regards a particular thing; closely related to
• culprit: Person who has done something wrong or illegal
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• rid: To cause to no longer have (pest, problem)
• bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
• inflammation: Painful swelling in the body due to illness
• capable: Being able to do something very well; proficient
• failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
• component: One of the parts that something is made up of
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• suspect: Person thought to have committed a crime
• genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
• seemingly: Appearing to be but may not actually be; probably
• refer: To talk about or write about something
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• factor: Something that influences a result
• organ: Part of a person's body with a particular function
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• internal: Being or happening in the body
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• activate: To cause to happen; cause a chemical reaction
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• diagnose: To determine the cause of an illness or problem
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• century: Period of 100 years
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• fully: Completely or entirely
• defend: To protect and explain your position in court
• physician: A medical doctor
• rash: Without much thought; done or acting too quickly
• clinic: Local medical center; department of a hospital
• unknown: Not being known or famous
• systemic: Affecting the entire body, system
• identifiable: Capable of being identified
• lupus: Constellation in the southern hemisphere near Centaurus
• dna: Chemical in living cells with genetic information