Vocabulary

• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• evidence of: Facts, objects, or signs that make you believe that something is true.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• yes and no: An ambivalent or uncertain answer; a response that is neither a clear affirmation nor a clear denial.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• set by: To separate and save for another use or time
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• lead to: To result in some action
• suffer from: To experience pain or distress; to be badly affected by.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• phenomenon: Unusual event, fact that can be studied
• majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• simultaneously: At the same time; all together
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• ancient: Very old; having lived a very long time ago
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• consistent: Agreeing with or being similar to another part
• encounter: To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
• advantage: Thing making the chance of success higher
• attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
• combat: To fight someone or something physically
• proper: Correct according to social or moral rules
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• intriguing: Interesting; arousing your curiosity or wonder
• odd: Being unmatched with someone or something
• predict: To guess or estimate what will or might happen
• hypothesis: A theory trying to explain something
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• competition: Fighting against others to win something
• suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
• rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
• genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
• dominant: The strongest; most powerful
• identical: The same in every way
• opponent: Person who opposes an idea or plan; enemy
• evolution: Theory that living things change over time
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• minority: Group that is smaller and different from the rest
• womb: Place in a woman's body where a baby grows
• competitive: Being strongly driven to win or be better than
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• leave: To go away from; depart
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• ratio: The relationship in relative size, etc.
• frequency: Number of repetitions of (radio or sound) wave
• distribution: Dividing or spreading out to others
• persistence: Determination to keep doing even if it is hard
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• accident: Sudden unplanned event causing damage, injury etc.
• fetus: An unborn baby, at a later stage than an embryo
• worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
• density: Degree to which an area is filled or covered
• skewed: Not accurate or correct; biased
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• equilibrium: A state of balance or harmony
• prepare: To make something ready for use
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• wide: Having a great distance from one side to the other
• dice: To cut food or other things into small pieces
• archaeological: Concerning the study of ancient societies