Vocabulary

• on the rise: Increasing; becoming more popular or common.
• set up
• for life: For the duration of one's life; permanently.
• as a whole: Considering everything together; in general.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• way to go: An expression of encouragement or approval.
• build on: To develop or expand something; to use something as a foundation for further progress.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• crucial: Extremely important or necessary
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• susceptible: Likely to fall prey to, be drawn to or influenced
• concept: Abstract idea of something or how it works
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
• precise: (Of language details etc.) Very accurate and exact
• stunning: Causing amazement, e.g. because so very good
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• portion: Serving of food that is intended for one person
• indigenous: Being naturally from an area, not somewhere else
• precisely: In an exact and accurate manner
• leverage: An advantage which gives you influence or power
• insight: Power to understand people and things very well
• function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
• paradigm: A set of ideas for understanding or explaining
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• diversity: Having a range of different races, ideas etc.
• genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
• edge: An advantage you have over others
• neglect: Act of failing to do something important, required
• analogy: Comparison of things based on their similarity
• precision: Performed in a very careful, detailed manner
• sequence: Part of a movie showing one part of the story
• extract: Essential ingredient of a natural thing
• factor: Something that influences a result
• expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
• advance: Forward movement by an army
• scientific: Concerning academic study of the physical world
• compatible: Able to get on or be used well together
• ethnic: Of people who share the same culture, traditions
• span: Distance between two supports of a bridge
• project: To predict what will happen in the future
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• ethical: Morally right; following principles of goodness
• digital: Using electronic signals or computers
• tailor: To make or alter to fit a certain purpose
• brink: Near to happening; on the verge of
• analysis: Careful study to better understand something
• important: Having power or authority
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• medication: Substance to relieve pain or cure sickness
• prepare: To make something ready for use
• pharmaceutical: Concerning the science of drugs and medicines
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• university: High-level educational institution; college
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• degrade: To reduce in amount or strength
• genome: Complete set of genetic material in an organism
• machine: Piece of equipment used to do work
• makeup: Substance put on the face to make you look pretty
• identification: (Card or paper) that proves who a person is
• allele: Either of a pair (or series)
• centre: Community place people go health or social reasons
• ancestry: Family or race from which a person is descended
• library: Place where books and other media are kept
• automation: Use of machines to do tasks once done by people
• personalize: To make personal or more personal
• dna: Chemical in living cells with genetic information