Vocabulary

• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• break it down: To simplify something complex into smaller, more manageable parts.
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• have to: Must do
• in terms of
• point out: To make others aware of an idea
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• such as: For example; like
• sum up
• assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• slightly: Only a little
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• strength: Condition of being strong
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• consumption: The act of buying and using products
• gut: To destroy the inside of a building , e.g. by fire
• hormone: Chemical produced by the body to control functions
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• shed: Small building used for storage
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• diversity: Having a range of different races, ideas etc.
• mature: Behaving like an adult
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• external: Concerning foreign countries
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• evaluate: To form an idea to judge something carefully
• thick: Difficult to see through, as fog
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• assess: To judge something's value or suitability
• dive: Restaurant, bar or club with a bad reputation
• alcohol: A colorless liquid that can catch fire (C2H5OH)
• mucus: Thick liquid substance made in certain parts of the human body, such as the nose
• agency: Business that provides some service for others
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• analyze: To study carefully to find out the meaning of
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• pregnancy: When a woman carries her unborn baby inside her
• slight: Small (amount, quality)
• breast: Fleshy part of a woman's body for feeding babies
• important: Having power or authority
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• sperm: Cell produced by men and needed for reproduction
• menstrual: Concerning a female's period
• flood: To quickly appear unexpectedly and in volume
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• uterus: Inside part of female animals where young develop
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• oral: Concerning the mouth
• tobacco: Cigars and cigarettes
• tube: Plastic or metal container for soft substances
• carcinogen: Describes a substance which causes cancer
• group: Two or more musicians who play music together
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• microbiome: the microorganisms (= living things too small to be seen) that exist in a particular environment or in the human body
• estrogen: General term for female steroid sex hormones that are secreted by the ovary and responsible for typical female sexual characteristics
• classify: To arrange things into groups of similar items
• hormonal: Concerning or caused by hormones in the body
• happen: To take place or occur
• potency: Quality or state of being potent; capability
• ovulation: Production of eggs within the female body
• carcinogenic: Describes a substance which causes cancer
• ovarian: Concerning or involving the ovaries
• lesbian: Homosexual woman
• buildup: Making people feel excited about some new event
• asbestos: Type of mineral with cancerous fibers
• contraceptive: Device used to prevent pregnancy
• contraception: Birth control; prevention of pregnancy