Vocabulary

• such as: For example; like
• also known as: Also called; alternatively named.
• lead to: To result in some action
• in summary: Briefly stating or reviewing main points.
• culminate in: To reach the highest point or final stage; to result in.
• consists of: Is made up or composed of.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• to the death: With the greatest effort or until the very end, often deadly.
• in step: Moving or progressing at the same rate or in harmony.
• the following: Next in order or sequence.
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• deprivation: State of lacking something needed
• recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• eliminate: To completely remove; to get rid of
• trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
• structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
• typically: In a normal or usual way
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
• inflammation: Painful swelling in the body due to illness
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• protein: Group of molecules made from amino acids
• mechanism: Part of a machine that performs a certain function
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• external: Concerning foreign countries
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• dense: Very thick and difficult to see, get through
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• rapidly: With great speed; quickly
• nutrient: A chemical living things needs to be healthy
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• dominate: To be taller, bigger, or more physically obvious
• induce: To make someone do something; create an outcome
• internal: Being or happening in the body
• recruit: Person who has just joined the military
• intrinsic: Being naturally and always a part of something
• activate: To cause to happen; cause a chemical reaction
• inhibit: To stop a person expressing themselves normally
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• disperse: To separate and spread out in different directions
• membrane: Outside covering of a cell
• event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
• active: Moving around a lot or doing many things
• receptor: A nerve ending that changes stimuli into impulses
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• pack: Bag carried on the back of donkey, etc.
• cellular: Concerning a cell of a living thing
• dismantle: To take something apart in an organized way
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• plasma: Substance in which the blood cells are carried
• degrade: To reduce in amount or strength
• secondary: Being of less importance than something else
• call: A order or request for action
• extrinsic: Not forming an internal part; outside; outer
• condensation: Act of shortening something
• oxidative: Taking place in the presence of oxygen
• fragmentation: Separating something into fine particles
• mitochondrial: Referring to mitochondria
• dna: Chemical in living cells with genetic information
• executioner: A person paid to kill someone for their crime