Vocabulary

• going on: To continue doing something
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• even once: At least one time; even a single time.
• at least: As a minimum
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• the leading cause: The most significant or primary reason for something.
• come up: To come closer to someone; approach
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• ahead of schedule: Earlier than planned or expected.
• lead to: To result in some action
• fight off: To defend a position, often violently
• separate out: To extract or distinguish something from a mixture.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
• spur on: To encourage someone to continue trying to do or achieve something.
• in the weeds: Overwhelmed by complexity or amount of work.
• in check: Under control; restrained.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• have to: Must do
• of age: Having reached the legal age of adulthood.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• ward off: To avert, deflect, or repel (something dangerous or undesirable).
• hunt out: To search for and find something, often with difficulty.
• on the lookout: Vigilantly searching for someone or something.
• one of those things: An unfortunate but unavoidable event.
• in the meantime: During the time between two events; meanwhile.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• pattern: Model to follow in making or doing something
• progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• specifically: As regards a particular thing; closely related to
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
• gut: To destroy the inside of a building , e.g. by fire
• separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
• mutation: Change that changes genetic structure
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• journal: A diary; record of what you do every day
• sequence: Part of a movie showing one part of the story
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• comprehensive: Including most or all things
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
• sneaky: Deceptive and underhand
• strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• scary: Causing fear; frightening
• expose: To make visible, without covering or protection
• react: To change when mixing with other chemicals
• root: Emotional connection with a place, history etc.
• diagnose: To determine the cause of an illness or problem
• important: Having power or authority
• relieve: To make less boring by making some change
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• bowel: End part of the intestine, connected to the anus
• onset: When something, e.g. an illness, starts; beginning
• resident: Trainee doctor who works/lives in a hospital
• abdominal: Concerned with the stomach area of a body
• stool: Single seat without support for the arms or back
• tumor: Abnormal growth of cells; cancer
• gene: Part of cell controlling development of a thing
• toxin: Any poisonous substance
• genome: Complete set of genetic material in an organism
• cancer: Any growth caused by abnormal cell division
• incidence: The rate that something happens
• lookout: Person who keeps watch, e.g. for an enemy
• bacterial: Concerning or caused by bacteria
• dna: Chemical in living cells with genetic information