Vocabulary

• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• have to: Must do
• on the other side of: Located across something from a given point.
• at least: As a minimum
• specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
• material: Cloth; fabric
• accurate: With no mistake or error; Correct
• spectrum: The wavelengths of colors from red to violet
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• amount: Quantity of something
• initially: At first; originally
• measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
• method: (Organized and planned) way of doing something
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
• reference: A letter of recommendation, e.g. for a job
• tiny: Very, very small
• genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
• perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
• reaction: Bodily response to a drug or something eaten
• deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
• patient: Not getting annoyed when things take a long time
• detect: To discover or identify the presence of something
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• complicate: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
• diagnose: To determine the cause of an illness or problem
• rapid: Moving or happening very quickly
• reserve: To arrange for a room or table be kept for you
• public: Owned by the government
• laboratory: A place to do scientific experiments
• virus: File secretly put on computers to cause harm
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• type: Printed letters or blocks used for printing them
• gene: Part of cell controlling development of a thing
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
• healthcare: Nursing care to prevent illness or recover from it
• costly: Being very expensive, often wasteful
• run: To depart or travel according to a schedule
• large: Big; of great size; broad, tall, wide, or fat
• number: Symbols such as 1, 2, 56, 793
• send: To cause to behave or respond in a particular way
• wait: To delay or not do something until later
• corona: Outermost region of the sun's atmosphere