Vocabulary

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• buckle up: To fasten one's seatbelt.
• inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• go away: To go on vacation
• slow down: To reduce the speed
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• by itself: Alone; without help or assistance.
• of age: Having reached the legal age of adulthood.
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• immune: Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
• sophisticated: Making a good sounding but misleading argument
• recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
• eliminate: To completely remove; to get rid of
• strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
• delicate: Easily broken or damaged
• description: Explanation of what something is like, looks like
• fascinating: To attract or interest greatly
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• consider: To think carefully about something
• mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
• comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
• method: (Organized and planned) way of doing something
• cardiovascular: Concerning the heart and vessels of the body
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• dementia: Illness characterized by loss of memory
• divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
• theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
• reverse: Setting that makes the vehicle go backward
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• foundation: Base or important starting point
• section: A part of a whole
• metabolic: Concerning the body's metabolism
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• due: When something is required or expected
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• click: To work well with someone or something
• clinical: Concerning the treatment or observing patients
• induce: To make someone do something; create an outcome
• mitigate: To make less severe or serious
• queue: Line of people or cars waiting for something
• noggin: A human head
• lifespan: Length of time something is expected to last
• complicate: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
• hallmark: Quality that is typical or defines person or thing
• buckle: Metal attachment or hook on the end of a belt
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• multiply: To increase in number by reproducing/having babies
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• sponsor: Person that supports the passage of a new law
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• cellular: Concerning a cell of a living thing
• popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
• accumulation: Act of becoming bigger or more over time
• check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
• dysfunction: Failure to act as expected, as in a social context
• zombie: Dead person who exists among the living
• dysfunctional: Acting in an abnormal way or not as required
• cancer: Any growth caused by abnormal cell division
• notify: To inform; to communicate specific information
• horde: Large group of people, as one that is frightening