Vocabulary

• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• check out
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• also known as: Also called; alternatively named.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• have on: To be wearing something.
• muscle aches: Pain in the muscles.
• for long: For a considerable period of time.
• sign up to: To register for something, like a service or a course.
• plan on: To intend to do something; to expect to do something.
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• immune: Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
• recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• description: Explanation of what something is like, looks like
• unprecedented: Not having happened before, or to such a degree
• encounter: To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• current: Electricity flowing through wires
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• fertility: The state of a female being able to produce young
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
• protein: Group of molecules made from amino acids
• myth: Popular belief that is false, unsupported by fact
• spike: The top point in a graph
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• clever: Funny in a way that shows intelligence
• alter: To change so (clothing) fits better
• direction: When someone tells people what to do
• collaboration: Act of working with someone to complete a task
• vaccine: Shot using weak disease cells to stop same disease
• rigorous: Very strict and often difficult; thorough
• distance: Lack of friendliness toward another person
• actual: Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
• bust: To arrest people involved in crime
• investment: Something purchased hoping its value will increase
• deem: To judge something to be a certain thing, way
• click: To work well with someone or something
• linger: To take your time doing something; hang around
• clinical: Concerning the treatment or observing patients
• tissue: Substance formed by cells of living thing; flesh
• coronavirus: Any of a group of RNA viruses that cause a variety of diseases in humans and other animals.
• digital: Using electronic signals or computers
• noggin: A human head
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• fetal: Of a fetus or unborn baby
• necessity: Something that you must have or do
• worldwide: Spanning or extending throughout the entire world
• fever: A high body temperature, indicating illness
• sponsor: Person that supports the passage of a new law
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• virus: File secretly put on computers to cause harm
• great: Very good; better than before
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
• nucleus: Center of an atom
• part: Division of a book
• administer: To give e.g. medicine to a patient
• effectiveness: Degree of how well something works or is done
• skip: Very large waste disposal bin
• implant: To put something into, an idea in someone's mind
• infect: To introduce a computer virus to
• placenta: Organ that supplies nutrients to fetus in the womb
• dna: Chemical in living cells with genetic information