Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• get trapped in: To become confined in a place and unable to escape.
• better understanding: An improved level of comprehension or knowledge.
• shrink down: To become smaller in size, amount, or extent.
• breathe in: To inhale; to take air into the lungs.
• get past: To overcome an obstacle or difficulty.
• fight back: To make your point more strongly against opponent
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• immune: Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
• fascinating: To attract or interest greatly
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
• fluid: A material that can easily flow, e.g. water
• shrink: To become smaller
• regular: Having an equal amount of space or time in between
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• tiny: Very, very small
• trap: Device used for catching animals
• aid: To help others and provide things
• swallow: To believe (something that is not true)
• mucus: Thick liquid substance made in certain parts of the human body, such as the nose
• layer: One of several sheets of a material or object
• stomach: Place in the body where food is processed
• destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
• defense: Argument in support of something
• bloodstream: Blood flowing through the circulatory system
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• breathe: To move air into and out of your lungs
• defend: To protect and explain your position in court
• suit: To be appropriate for a given situation
• throat: Part of the neck that is below the chin
• armor: Defensive (e.g. metal) covering for bodies, things
• virus: File secretly put on computers to cause harm
• scrape: To take something off a surface with a sharp tool
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• cell: Smallest unit of living things in biology
• slimy: With or resembling slime; disgustingly thick
• scientist: Person who is trained in a science
• attack: To try to destroy, beat, or injure
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
• blood: Red liquid in the bodies of people and animals
• know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• goodness: (Used to express slight surprise)
• fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• influenza: Full name for the 'flu'
• live: To be alive
• view: Opinion, belief, or idea about something
• stay: To keep trying without giving up
• dead: Not alive
• infect: To introduce a computer virus to
• flu: Illness causing headache, fever etc.
• microscope: Scientific device making small things look bigger
• electron: A negatively charged particle
• axiom: A generally accepted rule or statement generally