Vocabulary

• such as: For example; like
• also known as: Also called; alternatively named.
• result in: To cause or produce as a consequence.
• or simply: Alternatively; in a more straightforward way.
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• fight off: To defend a position, often violently
• due to: Because of; owing to
• to date: Up to the present time; until now.
• stay home: To remain in one's house or residence.
• stay up: To not go to bed until late
• immune: Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
• compromise: To weaken your position or views
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
• decline: To bend towards the ground
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• slip: Act of beginning to fall from losing balance
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• nausea: Feeling of sickness so that you feel like vomiting
• disrupt: To cause a disturbance in an activity in progress
• function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
• gear: To aim at or prepare yourself for something
• crowd: To force too many things, people into
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• suppress: To prevent the display of emotion or feeling
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• reaction: Bodily response to a drug or something eaten
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• illness: Unhealthy condition of the mind or body
• click: To work well with someone or something
• invisible: Being unable to be seen
• infection: (Computers) Having a computer virus
• mild: Gentle in nature or behavior
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• pathogen: Any disease-producing agent
• noggin: A human head
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• naked: Not wearing any clothes; without covering
• activate: To cause to happen; cause a chemical reaction
• astounding: To surprise someone greatly
• chemical: Basic substance produced by mixing elements
• defense: Argument in support of something
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• alarm: Sound or light used for a warning or alert
• bloodstream: Blood flowing through the circulatory system
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• fungus: Plant, e.g. mushroom/mold, growing in damp places
• fever: A high body temperature, indicating illness
• microscopic: Too small to be seen with the eyes
• prescribe: (Of doctors) to say what medicine should be taken
• last: Final; with nothing following; after all others
• medication: Substance to relieve pain or cure sickness
• antibiotic: (Drug) used to fight certain kinds of diseases
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• wrestle: To fight someone by holding parts of their body
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
• type: Printed letters or blocks used for printing them
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• giggle: To laugh in a childish or silly way
• toxin: Any poisonous substance
• bypass: To go around something; avoid
• potty: (Child's) portable toilet
• headache: Pain in the head
• incubation: Development in a particular environment