Vocabulary

• as well as: Also; in addition to
• due to: Because of; owing to
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• such as: For example; like
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• apart from: Except for; not considering
• on to: Toward something; forward
• in hot water: In trouble; in a difficult situation.
• as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• familiar: Well-known or easily recognized
• variety: Particular type of thing or person
• solid: Being able to be trusted; reliable
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• ubiquitous: Found everywhere; found in many places
• tendency: Likelihood to behave in a particular way
• component: One of the parts that something is made up of
• function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• synthetic: Not natural; made from artificial materials
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• primary: Most important, most basic or essential
• generate: To create or be produced or bring into existence
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
• counter: To say or do something in opposition or resistance
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• characteristic: Typical or distinctive
• due: When something is required or expected
• mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
• organic: Developing naturally and without a set structure
• enhance: To improve; make bigger or better
• layer: One of several sheets of a material or object
• gain: To increase in something, such as weight
• discuss: To talk about seriously or in great detail
• sodium: A soft, white chemical element
• trace: To make an outline to determine a shape
• important: Having power or authority
• deficiency: Lack of something that is necessary
• block: Solid piece of material used for building
• catalyst: Person/thing causing a change or event to happen
• temperature: When you your body heat is above normal
• acid: Sour substance that reacts with metals e.g. lemon
• chemistry: The study of the structure of substances
• bleach: Chemical that disinfects and whitens
• public: Owned by the government
• vapor: Tiny droplets or pieces of some substance spread thinly throughout the air
• shell: Hard outer cover of an egg, fruit, nut, or seed
• cancer: Any growth caused by abnormal cell division
• dental: Concerning the teeth
• seed: A person's children; offspring
• atomic: Concerning atoms
• chlorine: Greenish-yellow gas with a strong smell
• disinfectant: Chemical preventing infection by killing bugs
• pulp: Soft, succulent part of a fruit
• ozone: Gas protecting the earth from the sun
• synthesis: Process of making something new out of other ones
• bombardment: Act of dropping bombs on a place
• brine: Water that contains a lot of salt, e.g. sea water
• salinity: Concentration of salt in a solution
• oxidation: Process of combining with oxygen
• outermost: Situated the farthest possible point from a center
• electron: A negatively charged particle
• orbital: Concerning an orbit
• iodine: Substance used on burns, etc. to prevent infection
• kelp: Large brown seaweed with fluted leathery fronds
• elemental: Being basic and important
• discontinue: To put an end to an activity or practice