Vocabulary

• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
• suffer from: To experience pain or distress; to be badly affected by.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• at once: Immediately; without delay
• fight off: To defend a position, often violently
• result in: To cause or produce as a consequence.
• at least: As a minimum
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• genetic information: Hereditary information encoded in the genetic material (DNA or RNA) of an organism.
• constantly: Frequently, or without pause
• immune: Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
• scenario: An imagined sequence of events in a plan/project
• vulnerability: Being weak and able to be easily hurt or damaged
• slightly: Only a little
• pattern: Model to follow in making or doing something
• severe: Very bad; harsh
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• interfere: To get involved in something not your business
• random: Chosen, done without a particular plan or pattern
• bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
• lethal: Causing or able to cause death
• failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
• precise: (Of language details etc.) Very accurate and exact
• nausea: Feeling of sickness so that you feel like vomiting
• divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
• contract: To become ill as a result of getting a disease
• collapse: To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
• suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
• ordinary: Normal or usual
• sensitive: Taking offense easily; easily upset or hurt
• instantly: In a manner without delay; immediately
• occasionally: Not very often; sometimes; seldom
• accumulate: To gather or acquire so that you have more of it
• genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• diarrhea: Frequent and watery bowel movements
• vomit: Food coming back up from stomach, due to illness
• rough: Causing or involving violence, force, and harm
• primary: Most important, most basic or essential
• sequence: Part of a movie showing one part of the story
• typical: Normal; usual; expected
• interrupt: To stop something from happening for a while
• organ: Part of a person's body with a particular function
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• illustrate: To supply pictures to go along with words
• kidney: Body organ that cleans blood, producing urine
• invisible: Being unable to be seen
• infection: (Computers) Having a computer virus
• potent: (Of men) being able to make a woman pregnant
• radiation: Energy transmitted as rays, waves or particles
• resemble: To be similar to in looks or manner
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• enzyme: A protein made by cells
• rapid: Moving or happening very quickly
• pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• pound: The # key on a keyboard
• abdominal: Concerned with the stomach area of a body
• chemotherapy: Treatment of diseases using chemicals
• disappear: To no longer see because it's not there any more
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• marrow: A soft, fatty tissue inside bones
• vividly: In a strongly, bright, lively or colorful manner
• light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
• lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
• line: Border that divides two places or regions
• transplant: A medical operation to replace organs of the body
• dystopian: As bad as can be; characterized by human misery
• ask: To say to someone that you want something
• systemic: Affecting the entire body, system
• synthesized: To combine different things into a new form
• dna: Chemical in living cells with genetic information
• shockwave: A wave of energy (e.g. after an earthquake)
• gamma: Third letter of the Greek alphabet