Vocabulary

• experienced in: Having skill or knowledge as a result of experience.
• in terms of
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• being with: Accompanying someone; being in someone's presence.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• consistent: Agreeing with or being similar to another part
• specifically: As regards a particular thing; closely related to
• exposure: Allowing light through a cameras lens onto film
• necessarily: In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• decline: To bend towards the ground
• previous: Existing or happening before the present time
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• significantly: In a way that is important or noticeable
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• surveillance: Careful watching of a person/place, e.g. by police
• contract: To become ill as a result of getting a disease
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• predator: An animal that hunts and kills other animals
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• prey: To hunt (other animals) in order to eat them
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• ecosystem: Types of plants and animals in an specific area
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• pathogen: Any disease-producing agent
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• author: Person who writes books, plays, poems etc.
• distribution: Dividing or spreading out to others
• important: Having power or authority
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• transmit: To broadcast by using signals to a radio/TV
• polar: Concerning the areas near the North or South poles
• apex: Highest point (of something); peak
• wildlife: All wild animals
• serum: Blood that contains substances that fight diseases