Vocabulary

• point out: To make others aware of an idea
• record holder: A person or thing that holds a record, especially in sports.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• to date: Up to the present time; until now.
• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• go on: To continue doing something
• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• purpose: Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
• ancient: Very old; having lived a very long time ago
• function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
• advantage: Thing making the chance of success higher
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
• land: Region or country
• evolutionary: Concerning gradual change over time
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• water: Clear liquid that forms the seas, rivers and rain
• transition: Change from one state, movement, place to another
• stomach: Place in the body where food is processed
• oxygen: A gas in the air that we need to breathe
• move: To cause someone to have certain emotions
• contraction: Process of becoming smaller in length/size
• suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
• neural: About the nerves or nervous system
• sudden: Happening or done quickly or unexpectedly
• swallow: To believe (something that is not true)
• inhale: To breathe in something like air or smoke
• retain: To continue to have or use; keep the quality of
• rapid: Moving or happening very quickly
• persist: To continue a course of action despite opposition
• intake: Amount of something that a person's body consumes
• sip: To drink just a little at a time
• air: Mixture of gases around the earth that we breathe
• lung: One of the two organs we use to breathe
• physiological: Of or relating to functions of the body
• relic: Valuable, ancient thing or work of art
• peanut: Edible small nut which grows under the ground
• diaphragm: Muscular membrane separating upper/lower organs
• longevity: Amount of time someone or something lives or lasts
• enter: To start a career or an education
• verify: To prove that something is right, accurate or true
• breathing: To move air into and out of your lungs
• vocal: Expressing an opinion publicly in a loud way
• inhalation: Act of breathing
• stagnant: Unmoving; not growing, as of an economy
• glorify: To praise for achievements (not always rightly)
• reflex: Body's physical reaction done unconsciously
• frightened: Afraid; scared
• respiration: Taking air in and out of the lungs; breathing
• hog: To claim or use most of something, in a greedy way
• dome: Rounded roof or ceiling shaped like half a ball
• burp: To expel gas from the stomach noisily
• involuntary: Without a person specifically wanting or trying to
• hiccup: A spasm of the diaphragm emitting a sharp sound
• mouthful: Something difficult to pronounce
• anatomical: Concerning the structure of human body, etc.
• closure: Feeling of accepting a death, divorce etc.
• guinness: A kind of bitter stout
• gill: Part of a fish's body it uses to breathe
• nursing: To care for and look after someone who is sick
• vestigial: Not fully developed in mature animals
• holder: Person who owns or has received something