Vocabulary

• due to: Because of; owing to
• bring back: To cause to remember
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• have to: Must do
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• going on: To continue doing something
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• spend money: To use money to buy or pay for something.
• very top: The highest point or part of something.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• as it stands: In the present condition or situation.
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• deal with
• down the road: At a future time; in the future.
• as a result of: Because of something; owing to.
• lead to: To result in some action
• scream for: To loudly demand or request something.
• at least: As a minimum
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• rise up: To attempt to defeat government or ruler
• shout out: A public expression of greeting or praise.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• go on: To continue doing something
• chronic: Always or often doing something, e.g. lying
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• pandemic: (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
• eliminate: To completely remove; to get rid of
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• potentially: That could happen or become reality
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
• measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
• precisely: In an exact and accurate manner
• alter: To change so (clothing) fits better
• famine: Long-lasting period of little food in an area
• regime: A system of management; a form of government
• genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• dairy: Concerning or made from milk
• complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
• aid: To help others and provide things
• due: When something is required or expected
• rural: Concerning the country as opposed to the city
• isolation: Condition of being in a distinct, separate place
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• extinct: (Of animal, etc.) having died out; with none left
• ethical: Morally right; following principles of goodness
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• organism: Living thing, often one that is small
• equally: In an equal, even, or identical manner
• terrific: Spoken excellent; wonderful
• technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• malaria: Disease caused by being bitten by a mosquito
• scream: To make a sudden loud, high sound
• economic: Concerning trade, industry, and money
• fertilizer: Substance added to soil to help plants grow
• modify: To make minor change to something
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• virus: File secretly put on computers to cause harm
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• cell: Smallest unit of living things in biology
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• focus: To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• wire: Thin, flexible thread of metal
• biology: The study of living things
• fix: Answer to a problem
• genome: Complete set of genetic material in an organism
• coy: Withholding information that could be revealed
• mammoth: Large extinct animal resembling a hairy elephant
• woolly: Confused and vague; used especially of thinking
• shutdown: Termination of operations
• dna: Chemical in living cells with genetic information