Vocabulary

• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• have to: Must do
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• for the sake of: For the purpose of; in the interest of.
• going on: To continue doing something
• upper body: The part of the body above the waist, including the chest, back, shoulders, and arms.
• live on: To continue to exist or be remembered.
• check out
• vulnerable: Being open to attack or damage
• assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
• consider: To think carefully about something
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
• strict: Tending to enforce rules; severe
• overcome: To succeed in a struggle against; defeat
• consent: To agree or give approval to do something
• exercise: To work out to become stronger and healthier
• gravity: (Of a situation) extreme seriousness
• sensitive: Taking offense easily; easily upset or hurt
• regime: A system of management; a form of government
• genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
• address: Exact street location of a place
• crawl: To move very slowly or cautiously
• emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
• perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
• dense: Very thick and difficult to see, get through
• ditch: To abandon or give up a plan, etc.
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• astronaut: Person who travels in space
• identity: Collection of qualities that makes a person
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• surgery: Medical operation involving cutting into body
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• chest: Strong, lidded container for storing things
• argument: Discussion in which you disagree with someone
• orientation: Where you are in a location, e.g. facing east/west
• emergency: Sudden event needing an immediate action
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• quantity: A large amount of something
• mend: To repair or put into good shape or working order
• radiation: Energy transmitted as rays, waves or particles
• hostile: Unwelcoming; showing ill will, as to an enemy
• development: Act or process of growing bigger or more advanced
• bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
• wound: To rotate a part of say a watch to make it work
• important: Having power or authority
• puzzle: To be a challenge to understand; confuse
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• sperm: Cell produced by men and needed for reproduction
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• fetus: An unborn baby, at a later stage than an embryo
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• mankind: All humans thought of as one group; humanity
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• dome: Rounded roof or ceiling shaped like half a ball
• brood: (Of birds) to hatch or sit on eggs
• spatter: To throw small drops of the liquid onto a surface
• childbirth: Process of giving birth to a child
• dna: Chemical in living cells with genetic information
• keyhole: Hole where a key is inserted to unlock a door, etc.