Vocabulary

• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• make up: To invent or create a story
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• move around: To change position or location; to go from place to place.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• high time: The appropriate moment or opportunity to do something.
• break it to: To tell someone bad news.
• with the exception of: Excluding; not including.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• genetic information: Hereditary information encoded in the genetic material (DNA or RNA) of an organism.
• speak of: To mention someone or something in conversation.
• date back: To have existed since a particular time in the past.
• in the midst of: Surrounded by; in the middle of.
• take root: To become established or firmly fixed; to begin to develop and grow.
• face off: To oppose one another (often in sports)
• in places: In some locations but not others
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• fend off: To defend and keep (threats) at distance
• on and off: Intermittently; not continuously.
• worth mentioning: Important or interesting enough to be spoken about or noted.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• out of the way: Remote; isolated.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• have to: Must do
• at least: As a minimum
• on to: Toward something; forward
• also known as: Also called; alternatively named.
• grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• name for: To give someone or something a particular name, often in honor of someone else.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• catch up: To become equal with another person
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• live: To be alive
• evolve: To develop certain features
• bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
• genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
• cell: Smallest unit of living things in biology
• earth: Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
• resistance: Force that stops or slows movement of something
• vomit: Food coming back up from stomach, due to illness
• organism: Living thing, often one that is small
• mold: Distinctive type of character or nature
• fungi: Taxonomic kingdom including yeast
• antibiotic: (Drug) used to fight certain kinds of diseases
• sexually: In a way or manner that involves sex