Vocabulary

• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• evidence of: Facts, objects, or signs that make you believe that something is true.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• for one thing: Used to introduce a reason for something.
• for another thing: Used to add another reason or point.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• hold back on: To not give or do something fully; to restrain oneself.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• piping hot: Extremely hot; very hot.
• at least: As a minimum
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• spread out: To extend or stretch over a large area.
• interact with
• search for: To try to find someone or something.
• go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
• for free: Without charge; at no cost.
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• fill in: To put earth in e.g. a hole
• dig into: To start eating food enthusiastically.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• brilliant: Having a great amount of intelligence or talent
• roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
• academic: Concerning education, schools, universities, etc.
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• shrink: To become smaller
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• tiny: Very, very small
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• syndrome: A group of signs and symptoms of a disease
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• wisdom: Knowledge gained from experience in life
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• volume: Number or amount of something e.g. sales
• due: When something is required or expected
• examine: (Medical) to test to find out what is wrong
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• extinct: (Of animal, etc.) having died out; with none left
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• skull: Structure of bones forming the face and head
• fossil: Plant or animal that became rock after many years
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• juvenile: Concerning young people or children
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• slap: To hit with the open hand or with a flat object
• adult: Person or animal that is fully grown
• confirm: To formally approve or check something
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• fill: To make something full
• jaw: One of the two bones of the face where teeth grow
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• descend: To go down; to move from a higher to a lower place
• migration: Process of moving to live in another place
• subscription: Regular payment for a service, magazine etc.
• dub: To add a new soundtrack to an audio recording
• transit: System of transportation, often in a city
• mainland: Main land mass of a country or continent
• pathological: (Liar, etc.) behaving in an uncontrollable (bad)
• hypothesize: To come up with a theory to explain something
• pathology: Study of diseases and their effect on the body
• online: Connected to the internet
• chimp: Shortened form of 'chimpanzee'
• geographically: With respect to the earth and its natural features