Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• freak out: To react or behave in a wild or irrational way
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
• say cheese: To say 'cheese' to smile for a photograph.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• have to: Must do
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• controversial: Causing a great deal of argument, or conflict
• diabetes: Illness where there is too much sugar in the blood
• ancient: Very old; having lived a very long time ago
• evolve: To develop certain features
• consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
• consumption: The act of buying and using products
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• inflammation: Painful swelling in the body due to illness
• trial: Hearing and judgment of a case in court
• freak: (Of weather, etc.) unusual; unpredictable; amazing
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• correlation: The relationship between two variables
• distress: State of great sadness, anxiety or pain
• dump: To end a romantic relationship
• absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
• substitute: To perform the tasks instead of someone else
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• famine: Long-lasting period of little food in an area
• disaster: State of extreme ruin and misfortune
• adapt: To change something for a different function
• digestive: Concerning processes of converting food to energy
• adopt: To legally take a child into your family
• digest: To convert food into energy in your stomach
• dairy: Concerning or made from milk
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• fiction: Made-up stories; imagined events
• due: When something is required or expected
• calcium: A substance important for making bones and teeth
• device: Object, machine, or equipment for a specific use
• ferment: To go through a chemical change to make alcohol
• gain: To increase in something, such as weight
• asthma: Lung illness causing difficulty in breathing
• digital: Using electronic signals or computers
• acne: Red spots or pimples on your face
• enzyme: A protein made by cells
• biological: Being related to life and living things
• defense: Argument in support of something
• fermentation: Chemical change that produces alcohol in a liquid
• persistence: Determination to keep doing even if it is hard
• science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
• decrease: To reduce the size, amount or number of something
• gather: To bring objects together into one place
• dietary: Concerning the food one consumes
• adult: Person or animal that is fully grown
• audible: Capable of being heard; loud enough to be heard
• shove: To roughly push someone or something away
• blink: To close and open one or both of the eyes rapidly
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• lactose: Sugar comprising one glucose molecule linked to a galactose molecule; occurs only in milk
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
• university: High-level educational institution; college
• cancer: Any growth caused by abnormal cell division
• keep: Large, strong tower in the middle of a castle
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• bone: Hard piece of your body that holds your muscles
• health: (Person, company) being in a good condition; well
• study: To focus on learning something usually at school
• oxidative: Taking place in the presence of oxygen
• downloadable: That can be transferred, usually from the internet