Vocabulary

• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• end up with: To have something as a result.
• number of people: The total count of individuals within a group or gathering.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• at least: As a minimum
• spend more time: To dedicate a greater amount of time to a particular activity or person.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• the whole story: The complete and unabridged account of something.
• as with: In the same way that something happens or is true of something else.
• go on: To continue doing something
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
• have to: Must do
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• smoking gun: Decisive evidence of a crime or wrongdoing.
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• breathe in: To inhale; to take air into the lungs.
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• increased risk: A greater chance of something harmful or dangerous happening.
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• pump out: To remove liquid from somewhere using a pump.
• aside from
• for fear of: Because of anxiety or apprehension that something undesirable might happen.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• snuff out: To extinguish, especially a candle or flame, by covering it.
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• engage: To start to fight with an enemy
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• stigma: Mark of shame or disgrace
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• culprit: Person who has done something wrong or illegal
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• career: Particular occupation in professional life
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• decline: To bend towards the ground
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• significantly: In a way that is important or noticeable
• mutation: Change that changes genetic structure
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• conduct: Your behavior
• counterintuitive: Contrary to what common sense would suggest
• generally: Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people
• genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
• behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• conclusion: End of something; finish
• factor: Something that influences a result
• havoc: Situation with destruction, damage and confusion
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
• infamous: Famous because of something bad
• inhale: To breathe in something like air or smoke
• soil: Conditions in which something develops
• treatment: Medicine or method to make someone healthier
• expose: To make visible, without covering or protection
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• skewed: Not accurate or correct; biased
• cigarette: White paper tube filled with tobacco
• lung: One of the two organs we use to breathe
• evenly: Equally; with advantage to both sides
• chemotherapy: Treatment of diseases using chemicals
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• disproportionately: To too great a degree when compared to something
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• hood: Front part of the car that covers the engine
• type: Printed letters or blocks used for printing them
• gene: Part of cell controlling development of a thing
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• lifetime: The time between birth and death
• cancer: Any growth caused by abnormal cell division
• radioactive: Emitting harmful energy from nuclear activity
• triple: Group or set of three
• asbestos: Type of mineral with cancerous fibers
• fume: To feel angry; show that one is angry
• online: Connected to the internet
• smoke: To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
• miner: Someone working in a mine to dig out coal, etc.
• wok: Pan with convex bottom used for stir frying
• secondhand: Something that has already used by another person
• radon: Radioactive gas coming naturally from the ground