Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• have to: Must do
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• green light
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• in question: Being doubted or disputed; under discussion.
• back up: To save a copy of your computer data
• inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
• put together: To build or assemble something small, e.g. a toy
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• of a kind: Unique; not like anything else
• pass through: To experience something, often unpleasant or difficult.
• bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
• shave off: To remove hair from the skin by using a razor.
• smooth out: To remove wrinkles or creases from something.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• complete picture: A thorough and comprehensive understanding of a situation or event.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• point in time: A specific moment or instance when something occurs or exists.
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• evidence of: Facts, objects, or signs that make you believe that something is true.
• like a dream: Working or performing extremely well or smoothly.
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• metabolism: Chemical processes to convert food to energy
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• evolve: To develop certain features
• spectrum: The wavelengths of colors from red to violet
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• diverse: Being varied or different from each other
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
• tiny: Very, very small
• grind: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• diversity: Having a range of different races, ideas etc.
• vessel: Container, such as a cup, for holding liquids
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• preserve: To cook food so it can be kept for long periods
• metabolic: Concerning the body's metabolism
• extra: More than necessary; additional
• responsible: Being the cause of something that has occurred
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• destructive: Causing a very large amount of damage
• relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
• tissue: Substance formed by cells of living thing; flesh
• extinction: When every example of animal, plant is dead
• extinct: (Of animal, etc.) having died out; with none left
• dissolve: To cause something to end
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• slice: Way of hitting the ball so the ball curves
• leave: To go away from; depart
• peak: Part of a cap that sticks out over your eyes
• fossil: Plant or animal that became rock after many years
• chemical: Basic substance produced by mixing elements
• proof: Act of showing that something exists or is true
• analysis: Careful study to better understand something
• puzzle: To be a challenge to understand; confuse
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• acid: Sour substance that reacts with metals e.g. lemon
• piece: A counter in a board game
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• fragment: Part that is broken off of something
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• person: Man, woman or child
• nitrogen: A colorless chemical element without a smell
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• vein: Tube that returns blood from the body to the heart
• hollow: (Of objects) having nothing inside; not solid
• wiggle: To move from side to side with short fast movement
• magnify: To increase the importance or seriousness of
• sue: Person's name
• molecular: About or caused by molecules
• rib: One of the curved bones protecting the chest/heart
• dinosaur: Reptile that lived millions of years ago
• vertebrate: Having a backbone
• avian: Of or typical of birds
• definitively: Clearly and leaving no further question
• meatball: Ground meat formed into a ball and fried or boiled