Vocabulary

• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• consists of: Is made up or composed of.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• turn into: To change to become something else
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• go away: To go on vacation
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• lead to: To result in some action
• to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• vulnerable: Being open to attack or damage
• chronic: Always or often doing something, e.g. lying
• fatigue: Breaking due to being moved or bent many times
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• immune: Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
• adrenaline: Chemical in the body that responds to stress, fear
• grocery: Daily foods such as flour, sugar, and tinned foods
• insomnia: Inability to sleep for many nights
• acquire: To get or earn something by thinking or working
• consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
• rid: To cause to no longer have (pest, problem)
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• stroke: When blood cannot get to brain, causing damage
• spike: The top point in a graph
• tongue: Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
• syrup: Sugary liquid e.g. used on pancakes
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• glucose: Natural type of sugar found in fruits and plants
• digestion: Process of changing eaten food for use in the body
• nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
• starch: Substance in food changed to energy in the body
• investment: Something purchased hoping its value will increase
• fiber: Basic character and nature of a person
• infection: (Computers) Having a computer virus
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• raw: Being uncontrolled or strong, as your emotions
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• plug: Wood, rubber or metal used to block a hole
• testosterone: Natural chemical responsible for the male sex
• carbohydrate: Substance providing energy in foods (rice, bread)
• activate: To cause to happen; cause a chemical reaction
• profit: Benefit from doing something
• junk: Something that is old, useless, or has no value
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• flame: To glow
• margin: Edge of an area
• decrease: To reduce the size, amount or number of something
• deficiency: Lack of something that is necessary
• confusion: Not knowing what to do; state of disorder
• fungus: Plant, e.g. mushroom/mold, growing in damp places
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• wrinkle: Small folds in the skin, e.g. as a sign of age
• modify: To make minor change to something
• clarify: To make a liquid become clear or pure
• metric: Based on the meter as a standard of measurement
• microbe: Very small, microscopic, living thing
• ultra: Prefix that denotes a lot of something; extreme
• collagen: Type of protein that is often used in skin cream and in plastic surgery because it makes skin look younger
• clot: Mass of blood, etc. that has dried up/become thick
• healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
• dysfunction: Failure to act as expected, as in a social context
• heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
• usual: Being the way things occur most of the time
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• call: A order or request for action
• carb: Short form of carbohydrate
• glycemic
• number: Symbols such as 1, 2, 56, 793
• buildup: Making people feel excited about some new event
• talk: Style of speaking
• lactic: Of or obtained from milk (e.g. sour milk or whey)
• toothbrush: Small brush with long handle used to clean teeth
• sinus: Space in the skull that connects with the nostrils
• poly: Multiple; many