Vocabulary

• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• lead to: To result in some action
• apart from: Except for; not considering
• break off: To end a relationship, engagement etc.
• at a cost: Involving loss or sacrifice.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• pest control: The regulation or management of species defined as a pest.
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• immune: Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• trait: A particular characteristic that can produce a particular type of behavior
• progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
• typically: In a normal or usual way
• evolve: To develop certain features
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• strain: To remove the water from (food) using a colander
• consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
• bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• lethal: Causing or able to cause death
• contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
• evolutionary: Concerning gradual change over time
• deteriorate: To become worse in condition or value
• disrupt: To cause a disturbance in an activity in progress
• establish: To set or create something to last for a long time
• efficient: Able to produce results without waste
• sustain: To lengthen or continue to do something
• syndrome: A group of signs and symptoms of a disease
• adapt: To change something for a different function
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• preserve: To cook food so it can be kept for long periods
• perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
• sequence: Part of a movie showing one part of the story
• inflammatory: Making or intended to make someone angry
• metabolic: Concerning the body's metabolism
• steady: Happening or developing at a regular rate
• grant: To admit an opinion is true but not fully agreeing
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• assault: To attack someone physically or emotionally
• counteract: To reduce the impact doing something opposite
• relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
• oxygen: A gas in the air that we need to breathe
• tissue: Substance formed by cells of living thing; flesh
• infection: (Computers) Having a computer virus
• adaptation: Music, movie or play, changed to a new form
• totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
• diagnosis: Judgments by a doctor about a person's illness
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• fungus: Plant, e.g. mushroom/mold, growing in damp places
• invincible: That cannot be defeated; unbeatable
• deploy: To put into position (often a military operation)
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• virus: File secretly put on computers to cause harm
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• immunity: State of not being able to catch a disease
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• genome: Complete set of genetic material in an organism
• overdrive: Extra gear on a vehicle that allows more power
• live: To be alive
• unfamiliar: Unusual; strange or unknown
• seed: A person's children; offspring
• long: Person's name
• age: To keep food, wine for a long time to improve it
• flu: Illness causing headache, fever etc.
• secondary: Being of less importance than something else
• call: A order or request for action
• pollination: Putting pollen on a plant so it makes seeds
• fungal: Concerning fungi
• shorten: To make something, e.g. a skirt, shorter