Vocabulary

• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• fall under: To be included in or classified as part of a specific category or jurisdiction.
• incredibly important: Extremely significant or crucial.
• with just: Using only; with no more than.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• bone structure: The arrangement and composition of bones in a body.
• shake up: To completely rethink or reorganize something
• in addition to: Besides; as well as
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• apart from: Except for; not considering
• stand apart: To be noticeably different or better than others.
• on sale: Available at a reduced price
• go on: To continue doing something
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• incredibly: To a great degree; very; amazingly
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• debate: General public discussion of a topic
• description: Explanation of what something is like, looks like
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• staple: Main food of a particular community
• curious: Wanting to know more about something
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• foremost: Being the best or most important
• explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
• mutation: Change that changes genetic structure
• protein: Group of molecules made from amino acids
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• stroke: When blood cannot get to brain, causing damage
• pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• condition: To improve something to make it better
• cue: Word or action in a play to tell an actor to speak
• premature: Happening before the natural or desired time
• syndrome: A group of signs and symptoms of a disease
• genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
• fatal: Causing death; having very bad consequences
• illustrate: To supply pictures to go along with words
• click: To work well with someone or something
• visual: Of or relating to vision
• infant: Child in the beginning stage of life; a baby
• cure: Something that solves a problem or makes it better
• gain: To increase in something, such as weight
• randomly: With no pattern or clear purpose; by chance
• noggin: A human head
• author: Person who writes books, plays, poems etc.
• lifespan: Length of time something is expected to last
• proceed: To continue to do something; carry on
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• sperm: Cell produced by men and needed for reproduction
• embark: To begin a journey; get on a ship or plane
• arthritis: Diseases of the joints often with painful swelling
• wrinkle: Small folds in the skin, e.g. as a sign of age
• overly: To a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
• sponsor: Person that supports the passage of a new law
• conservation: Protecting the environment or a species
• jaw: One of the two bones of the face where teeth grow
• inherit: To have a quality or feature passed down at birth
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• nucleus: Center of an atom
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
• answer: To reply to a question someone asks
• stiffness: Firm resoluteness in purpose or opinion or action
• thin: Flowing with ease; with a high percentage of water
• bone: Hard piece of your body that holds your muscles
• forget: To not remember something
• age: To keep food, wine for a long time to improve it
• arterial: Concerning, involving or contained in the arteries
• grandma: Mother of your father or mother