Vocabulary

• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• on the rise: Increasing; becoming more popular or common.
• going on: To continue doing something
• per year: For each year; annually.
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• hone in: To focus attention on something; to direct effort towards a specific goal.
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• of late: Recently; lately.
• feel sick: To experience a sensation of nausea or illness
• have to: Must do
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• engage in: To participate or become involved in something.
• at least: As a minimum
• phenomenon: Unusual event, fact that can be studied
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
• aware: Knowing or feeling that something exists
• consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
• bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• inflammation: Painful swelling in the body due to illness
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• butt: (Informal) fleshy part of your body you sit on
• intestine: Long tube in the body for digesting food
• efficient: Able to produce results without waste
• suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
• tiny: Very, very small
• toss: To throw something into the air, e.g. casually
• diarrhea: Frequent and watery bowel movements
• conclusion: End of something; finish
• impair: To damage or weaken something
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• sanitation: Water systems that protect people's health
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• hone: To improve or perfect (abilities or skills)
• relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
• sneaky: Deceptive and underhand
• infection: (Computers) Having a computer virus
• exhibit: Object put on public display, e.g. in a gallery
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• stomach: Place in the body where food is processed
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• commonly: Typically, normally; not unusually
• science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• invade: To enter something causing a harmful result
• tract: A system of body parts or organs that has a particular function (e.g., digestive tract).
• dose: An amount of medicine to be taken at any one time
• contaminate: To make impure by adding a harmful element
• prescribe: (Of doctors) to say what medicine should be taken
• absorption: Process of being absorbed e.g. liquid, attention
• medication: Substance to relieve pain or cure sickness
• microbe: Very small, microscopic, living thing
• oral: Concerning the mouth
• poultry: Birds such as chickens, ducks, geese etc.
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• ass: (Impolite) part of the human body that you sit on
• transmission: Part of car including gears affecting speed of car
• acidic: Containing acid
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• queer: Offensive term for a gay person
• prevention: Act of stopping something bad from happening
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• heterosexual: Sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex
• infect: To introduce a computer virus to
• headache: Pain in the head
• study: To focus on learning something usually at school
• anal: Concerning the anus
• anus: Opening in the body from which solid waste passes
• man: Humans in general, including male and female
• need: To be unable to manage without something; require
• hepatitis: Disease of the liver that causes inflammation
• sick: Having a physical or mental illness
• antibacterial: Of chemicals that destroy/lessen bacteria
• bacterial: Concerning or caused by bacteria
• genital: Concerning sexual organs
• bathroom: Room where you take a bath or go to the toilet
• timeframe: Expected beginning and end of a period
• latex: Rubber-like substance, used e.g. for gloves
• gay: Happy and bright