Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• fight off: To defend a position, often violently
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• of itself: Happening automatically without external cause or help.
• going on: To continue doing something
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• on to: Toward something; forward
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• on the surface: Appearing to be true or real until examined more closely.
• crowd out: To take the place of someone or something
• live on: To continue to exist or be remembered.
• to arms: A call to take up weapons and fight.
• for one thing: Used to introduce a reason for something.
• for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
• next to: Being located along side another
• look over: To check something to see it works well; inspect
• chop up: To cut something into small pieces.
• out of luck: To not have any luck; to be unfortunate
• break it down: To simplify something complex into smaller, more manageable parts.
• hanging out: To spend time with your friends
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• at least: As a minimum
• specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• bunch: A group of things of the same kind
• immune: Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
• grab: To take and hold something quickly
• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• barrier: Difficult situation preventing something happening
• rid: To cause to no longer have (pest, problem)
• conquer: To take possession of (land, city) with an army
• bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• fluid: A material that can easily flow, e.g. water
• occasionally: Not very often; sometimes; seldom
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• generate: To create or be produced or bring into existence
• infinite: Being very large in amount
• disrupt: To cause a disturbance in an activity in progress
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• equal: Same in shape, size, or number
• inflammation: Painful swelling in the body due to illness
• digest: To convert food into energy in your stomach
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• devastate: To cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
• expose: To make visible, without covering or protection
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• responsible: Being the cause of something that has occurred
• gland: Organ that produces substances for the body to use
• naive: Unsophisticated; innocent and unknowing
• infection: (Computers) Having a computer virus
• swell: To feel overcome due to a strong emotion
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• gain: To increase in something, such as weight
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• breach: To break laws or barriers (e.g. walls)
• acne: Red spots or pimples on your face
• animate: To give life, energy, or motion to something
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• virus: File secretly put on computers to cause harm
• defend: To protect and explain your position in court
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• activate: To cause to happen; cause a chemical reaction
• part: Division of a book
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• immunity: State of not being able to catch a disease
• mutate: To develop into another thing; change
• secrete: To hide something so it will not be seen or found
• invader: Someone who enters to cause harm
• implant: To put something into, an idea in someone's mind
• marrow: A soft, fatty tissue inside bones
• dock: To take away a part of an animal's tail
• infect: To introduce a computer virus to
• transplant: A medical operation to replace organs of the body
• prick: To pierce slightly with a sharp point
• antibody: Substance produced by the body to fight disease
• antigen: Substance that produces antibodies in the body
• moat: Water-filled ditch surrounding a castle
• lymph: Clear fluid containing white blood cells
• pox: A disease that leaves marks on the skin