Vocabulary

• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• go on: To continue doing something
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• for instance: As an example.
• in competition: Taking part in a contest or rivalry.
• die out: To disappear completely; to become extinct
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• check out
• phrase: Common expression or saying
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• presence: The same place or area that a person is
• evolve: To develop certain features
• advantage: Thing making the chance of success higher
• random: Chosen, done without a particular plan or pattern
• solid: Being able to be trusted; reliable
• texture: Quality from different elements, as in music
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• territory: Area of land defended by an animal
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• evolutionary: Concerning gradual change over time
• tendency: Likelihood to behave in a particular way
• status: Position or rank relative to others in a society
• theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
• prevalent: Being common; occurring frequently
• reverse: Setting that makes the vehicle go backward
• competition: Fighting against others to win something
• genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
• adapt: To change something for a different function
• dominant: The strongest; most powerful
• emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
• attention: Taking notice of someone or something
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• remote: Being far away from people, towns, etc.
• define: To explain the meaning of words
• evolution: Theory that living things change over time
• stem: Long thin central part of a plant, bearing leaves
• blend: To combine different elements or substances
• invisible: Being unable to be seen
• dominate: To be taller, bigger, or more physically obvious
• revolution: When a group overthrows an existing government
• organize: To arrange and plan things, e.g. a party
• animation: The process of creating moving images using drawings, computer graphics, or other techniques.
• organism: Living thing, often one that is small
• complicate: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
• century: Period of 100 years
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• return: To hit something back to the other player or team
• disappear: To no longer see because it's not there any more
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• live: To be alive
• happen: To take place or occur
• dna: Chemical in living cells with genetic information