Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• got to: To arrive at some place
• by chance: Accidentally; without planning.
• in check: Under control; restrained.
• writ large: Displayed or obvious in a very clear or exaggerated way.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• change over: To switch from one thing to another.
• run in: To arrest person and take them to police station
• on top of that: In addition to something already mentioned; furthermore.
• going on: To continue doing something
• come at: To approach someone to attack them
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• on the surface: Appearing to be true or real until examined more closely.
• pump out: To remove liquid from somewhere using a pump.
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• set aside: To reject or throw away, e.g. an idea
• innate immunity: The natural resistance with which a person is born; it is not learned or acquired through contact with a disease agent.
• up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
• with respect to: In relation to; regarding.
• to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
• go on: To continue doing something
• on the order of: Approximately; about a certain amount or number.
• beat to: To play or create music with a specific rhythm or tempo.
• at risk: In danger; likely to be harmed
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• phenomenon: Unusual event, fact that can be studied
• immune: Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
• recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
• engage: To start to fight with an enemy
• appreciate: To rise in value (of property or belongings)
• reveal: To show something that was hidden before
• trick: To fool someone in order to obtain a result
• potentially: That could happen or become reality
• encounter: To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
• familiar: Well-known or easily recognized
• variety: Particular type of thing or person
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• mutation: Change that changes genetic structure
• property: Particular quality that someone or something has
• evolutionary: Concerning gradual change over time
• molecule: Two or more atoms chemically combined
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• virtually: In an almost complete or entire manner
• component: One of the parts that something is made up of
• mechanism: Part of a machine that performs a certain function
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
• diversity: Having a range of different races, ideas etc.
• vaccine: Shot using weak disease cells to stop same disease
• modest: Not large in amount, size, etc.; moderate
• evolution: Theory that living things change over time
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• eradicate: To remove or destroy something completely
• potent: (Of men) being able to make a woman pregnant
• pathogen: Any disease-producing agent
• fundamentally: In a basic and important way
• lifespan: Length of time something is expected to last
• activate: To cause to happen; cause a chemical reaction
• defense: Argument in support of something
• rapid: Moving or happening very quickly
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• invade: To enter something causing a harmful result
• fungus: Plant, e.g. mushroom/mold, growing in damp places
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• multiply: To increase in number by reproducing/having babies
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• fortunate: Having good luck
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• great: Very good; better than before
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• cumulative: Getting larger slowly through more additions
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• encode: To change a message or information into code
• flu: Illness causing headache, fever etc.
• poise: Way of behaving with confidence/emotional control
• smallpox: Contagious disease with pimples that leave scars
• bacterial: Concerning or caused by bacteria
• pathology: Study of diseases and their effect on the body
• morbidity: Relative incidence of a particular disease
• dna: Chemical in living cells with genetic information