Vocabulary

• kick in: (Of a medicine, plan, etc.) to start to have an effect; become operative
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in the ground: Located within or beneath the surface of the earth.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
• immune: Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
• pandemic: (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
• respiratory: (Medical) concerning breathing
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• trial: Hearing and judgment of a case in court
• viral: Of or caused by a virus
• bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
• genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• anchor: Metal hook on a rope used to stop boats moving
• expose: To make visible, without covering or protection
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• coronavirus: Any of a group of RNA viruses that cause a variety of diseases in humans and other animals.
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
• original: Being first made, thought or performed; fresh
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• ongoing: Continuing to exist or be in progress
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• dose: An amount of medicine to be taken at any one time
• unravel: To work out the meaning of, in a slow careful way
• kick: Feeling of enjoyment or excitement
• point: An item to be discussed
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• virus: File secretly put on computers to cause harm
• invent: To create something such as a story or excuse
• quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
• possibly: May be true or likely, but is uncertain
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• part: Division of a book
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• gene: Part of cell controlling development of a thing
• infect: To introduce a computer virus to
• potter: To spend time, e.g. gardening, without hurrying
• dna: Chemical in living cells with genetic information