Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• per year: For each year; annually.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• talk about it: To discuss a particular subject.
• in one year: Within a period of twelve months.
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• regardless of
• break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• in check: Under control; restrained.
• at least: As a minimum
• drop by: To visit someone or some place for a short time
• fight off: To defend a position, often violently
• for long: For a considerable period of time.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• genetic information: Hereditary information encoded in the genetic material (DNA or RNA) of an organism.
• breaks down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• have to: Must do
• in part: To some extent; partially.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• on the market: Available for sale.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
• ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
• specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• immune: Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
• recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
• contagious: Able to be passed on by touch
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• effective: Working efficiently to produce a desired result
• skeptical: Doubting that something is true/probable/useful
• consider: To think carefully about something
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• mortality: Quality or state of being capable of dying
• protein: Group of molecules made from amino acids
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
• spike: The top point in a graph
• function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• society: A group who meet to share values or interests
• genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• vaccine: Shot using weak disease cells to stop same disease
• illness: Unhealthy condition of the mind or body
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• actual: Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• stance: A position or opinion stated in public
• expose: To make visible, without covering or protection
• carbohydrate: Substance providing energy in foods (rice, bread)
• exaggeration: Act of trying to make things seem more extreme
• century: Period of 100 years
• malnourished: Not having had adequate nourishment or food
• important: Having power or authority
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• worldwide: Spanning or extending throughout the entire world
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• last: Final; with nothing following; after all others
• virus: File secretly put on computers to cause harm
• rebound: Bouncing off something, then going back into play
• herd: Group of the same animal that eat, live together
• immunity: State of not being able to catch a disease
• nucleus: Center of an atom
• minimal: The smallest possible; least
• vaccination: Type of injection to prevent getting a disease
• datum: Item of factual information
• infect: To introduce a computer virus to
• inject: To add or put in more (money, energy etc.)
• smallpox: Contagious disease with pimples that leave scars
• eradication: Complete destruction of every trace of something
• preventative: Intended to stop something bad from happening
• subunit: Smaller unit of a larger unit
• hesitancy: Indecision or unwillingness about doing something
• dna: Chemical in living cells with genetic information