Vocabulary

• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• care for: To want or desire a thing
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• at least: As a minimum
• result in: To cause or produce as a consequence.
• live for: To consider something the most important thing in your life; to find purpose or great pleasure in something.
• pass along: To give something to someone.
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• in addition to: Besides; as well as
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• wave away: Move hand to dismiss or ignore someone or something.
• scope out: To investigate or examine something carefully.
• check out
• apart from: Except for; not considering
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• in part: To some extent; partially.
• for instance: As an example.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• for one thing: Used to introduce a reason for something.
• for certain: Definitely; without a doubt.
• just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
• end in: To have something as the final result.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• next to: Being located along side another
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• down with: Suffering from an illness.
• wear down: To erode or diminish something gradually through constant use or exposure.
• with age: As someone gets older; as time passes.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• rack up: To accumulate or amass something, typically debts or points.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• bunch: A group of things of the same kind
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• tricky: Difficult, so needing skill to do or deal with
• tend: To move or act in a certain manner
• instance: An example of something; case
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• decline: To bend towards the ground
• current: Electricity flowing through wires
• hormone: Chemical produced by the body to control functions
• fertility: The state of a female being able to produce young
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
• evolutionary: Concerning gradual change over time
• burden: To weigh down with a load; impose a task upon
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• hypothesis: A theory trying to explain something
• competition: Fighting against others to win something
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• tiny: Very, very small
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• urine: Yellow liquid waste from the body
• fertile: (Of imagination, etc.) working strongly; productive
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• lifespan: Length of time something is expected to last
• totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
• demographic: Group of people with similar characteristics
• pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
• smash: Accident involving vehicles
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• physiological: Of or relating to functions of the body
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• uncertainty: Feeling of not really knowing what will happen
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• metric: Based on the meter as a standard of measurement
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• reproduce: To make a copy of something
• forage: Plants that animals eat
• tickle: Discomfort caused by something touching the skin
• reproductive: Concerning the process of making children
• datum: Item of factual information
• twilight: Period of time just as the sun sets
• menopause: Mid-life period when women's periods stop
• chimpanzee: Animal similar to a monkey but without a tail
• ovulation: Production of eggs within the female body
• unable: Not being able to do something
• traditionally: Something done in a customary, traditional manner
• disprove: To show something is not true
• gatherer: Person who collects wild food in order to eat
• grandmother: Your mother or father's mother
• orca: Whale
• grandma: Mother of your father or mother