Vocabulary

• on sunday: Every Sunday; each Sunday.
• medical research: Scientific investigation to improve medical knowledge and treatments.
• show in: To lead someone into a room or building.
• run against: To compete against someone in an election or contest.
• smooth out: To remove wrinkles or creases from something.
• turn out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• regardless of
• deal with
• at war: Engaged in a war; fighting
• longest time: The greatest duration of time.
• in itself: Considered alone or without reference to anything else; intrinsically.
• for one thing: Used to introduce a reason for something.
• tried and true: Proven to be reliable or effective.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• per year: For each year; annually.
• at a cost: Involving loss or sacrifice.
• search for: To try to find someone or something.
• speed up: To move more quickly
• allow for: To take into consideration
• of value: Having worth, importance, or usefulness.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• date back: To have existed since a particular time in the past.
• shout out: A public expression of greeting or praise.
• significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
• current: Electricity flowing through wires
• academic: Concerning education, schools, universities, etc.
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
• strict: Tending to enforce rules; severe
• inherently: As an essential part of
• worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• path: Method of living leading to a particular result
• adapt: To change something for a different function
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• virtual: Existing only on the internet or on a computer
• candidate: Politician who is running for public office
• fatal: Causing death; having very bad consequences
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• scientific: Concerning academic study of the physical world
• declare: To make a statement in a strong and confident way
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• clinical: Concerning the treatment or observing patients
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• patient: Not getting annoyed when things take a long time
• diplomatic: Concerning formal relationships between countries
• platform: Flat, raised structure that people stand on
• movement: Part of a piece of classical music
• bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• marine: Soldier trained to serve on land and sea
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• destruction: Act of destroying; damaging beyond repair
• technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• promise: To say you will certainly do something
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• disruptive: Causing trouble; disturbing a class, etc.
• laboratory: A place to do scientific experiments
• daily: Happening every day
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• antibiotic: (Drug) used to fight certain kinds of diseases
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• overnight: (Becoming famous, etc.) in a short amount of time
• found: To become aware of something that is happening