Vocabulary

• except for: Not including; excluding.
• almost all of: Nearly the entire quantity or number of something.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• in the meantime: During the time between two events; meanwhile.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• have to: Must do
• sift through: To examine something very carefully in order to find something important or useful.
• in places: In some locations but not others
• other than: Except for; apart from.
• pay off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
• round up: To bring together; gather; collect
• search for: To try to find someone or something.
• medical research: Scientific investigation to improve medical knowledge and treatments.
• constantly: Frequently, or without pause
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• thrive: To be or become healthy or successful
• potentially: That could happen or become reality
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• evolve: To develop certain features
• necessarily: In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• exact: Completely correct; accurate; specific
• fancy: To want to have or do something; feel like
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
• capable: Being able to do something very well; proficient
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• protein: Group of molecules made from amino acids
• awareness: Having knowledge of something
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• require: To demand that someone does something
• observe: To celebrate a particular holiday/religious event
• scientific: Concerning academic study of the physical world
• breed: Kind of / sort of
• switch: A change or shift from one method to another
• resistance: Force that stops or slows movement of something
• project: To predict what will happen in the future
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• soil: Conditions in which something develops
• drought: Long period of dry weather
• leave: To go away from; depart
• notoriously: So as to be well-known for being something bad
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• opt: To choose one thing rather than other choices
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• sift: To look through and remove less valuable things
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• multiply: To increase in number by reproducing/having babies
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• prescribe: (Of doctors) to say what medicine should be taken
• reproduce: To make a copy of something
• antibiotic: (Drug) used to fight certain kinds of diseases
• confine: To hold or imprison someone in a place
• molecular: About or caused by molecules
• captivity: State of being held against your will (in prison)
• synthesize: To combine different things into a new form
• lab: Short for 'laboratory'
• microbial: Concerning, involving or caused by being microbes
• snapshot: A photograph, especially an informal one
• unknown: Not being known or famous
• dna: Chemical in living cells with genetic information