Vocabulary

• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• for the world: Used to emphasize something would never happen.
• get to the bottom of: To find the true cause or explanation of something.
• per year: For each year; annually.
• have to: Must do
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• given time: A specific time that has been scheduled or agreed upon.
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• fill out: To become fatter
• lead to: To result in some action
• change over: To switch from one thing to another.
• with time: As time passes; eventually.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• tend: To move or act in a certain manner
• resilient: Recovering quickly from something bad
• impressive: Causing admiration or respect; grand or expensive
• random: Chosen, done without a particular plan or pattern
• combination: Series of letters or numbers needed to open a lock
• roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
• measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
• shed: Small building used for storage
• precise: (Of language details etc.) Very accurate and exact
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
• shrink: To become smaller
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• condition: To improve something to make it better
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• excess: Amount that is more than necessary or over a limit
• handful: an amount of something that can be held in one hand; small quantity or amount of people or things
• genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
• emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• rapidly: With great speed; quickly
• stem: Long thin central part of a plant, bearing leaves
• feat: Impressive act showing courage or skill
• pigment: Substance that makes things have a certain color
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• accelerate: To cause to occur earlier than expected
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• testosterone: Natural chemical responsible for the male sex
• regularly: At the usual time each day, week, or month
• vary: To change something and make it different
• bottom: The part of your body you sit on
• biological: Being related to life and living things
• altogether: All things considered
• tune: To make adjustments to equipment to make it better
• extend: To offer something (help, friendship) to someone
• trim: To cut (hair, etc.) to make it neater/shorter
• brittle: Easily broken, cracked, or snapped
• fill: To make something full
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• person: Man, woman or child
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• scalp: Part of the human head covered by hair
• strand: Long part of a rope, someone's hair, etc.
• remove: To get rid of something completely
• pluck: Quality of bravery or determination
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• implant: To put something into, an idea in someone's mind
• stay: To keep trying without giving up
• thin: Flowing with ease; with a high percentage of water
• coarse: Feeling rough and not smooth
• follicle: Small spherical group of cells containing a cavity
• luscious: Being juicy and attractive to eat or to look at
• nestle: To be sheltered or protected by e.g. trees, hills
• ping: To make a high sharp sound, as bullet hitting rock