Vocabulary

• around the world: In or to many countries.
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• together with: In addition to; along with.
• put together: To build or assemble something small, e.g. a toy
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• have to: Must do
• attend to: To deal with; take care of; pay attention to.
• the following: Next in order or sequence.
• interact with
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• for instance: As an example.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• incredible: Very good; amazing
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• interact: To talk or do things with each other
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• mortality: Quality or state of being capable of dying
• inflammation: Painful swelling in the body due to illness
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
• cardiovascular: Concerning the heart and vessels of the body
• presentation: Act of giving a formal talk about something
• quality: Feature associated with someone or something
• conference: Series of lectures held as an event
• expert: Skillful person with special knowledge
• function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
• competition: Fighting against others to win something
• alter: To change so (clothing) fits better
• expertise: The special knowledge that an expert has
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• kidney: Body organ that cleans blood, producing urine
• acute: (Of an angle in math) of less than 90 degrees
• participate: To take part with others in doing something
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• biological: Being related to life and living things
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• visible: Can see, easily seen or understood
• beneficial: Giving an advantage, having a helpful effect
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• sponsor: Person that supports the passage of a new law
• contest: Struggle or competition between rivals
• resident: Trainee doctor who works/lives in a hospital
• great: Very good; better than before
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• medication: Substance to relieve pain or cure sickness
• attend: To take care of someone in need
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• jury: 12 citizens who decide if someone is guilty or not
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• area: Amount of measured space
• cancer: Any growth caused by abnormal cell division
• datum: Item of factual information
• lab: Short for 'laboratory'
• turkey: Edible bird resembling a large chicken
• upstream: In the direction opposite the flow of river/stream
• vascular: Of tubes through which fluids flow in body/plant
• downstream: In the direction of a stream's current
• silo: Underground installation for firing missiles
• bravo: Shouted to express approval, e.g. of a performance