Vocabulary

• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• going on: To continue doing something
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• for one thing: Used to introduce a reason for something.
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• make up: To invent or create a story
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• gross: 144 of something; twelve dozen of something
• straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• rid: To cause to no longer have (pest, problem)
• bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
• protein: Group of molecules made from amino acids
• filter: Device to remove certain types of light, sound
• fluid: A material that can easily flow, e.g. water
• absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
• wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
• intestine: Long tube in the body for digesting food
• excess: Amount that is more than necessary or over a limit
• deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
• survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
• digestive: Concerning processes of converting food to energy
• empty: Containing nothing; with no contents
• mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
• swallow: To believe (something that is not true)
• womb: Place in a woman's body where a baby grows
• urine: Yellow liquid waste from the body
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• development: Act or process of growing bigger or more advanced
• totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
• scar: Long lasting emotional pain from a bad experience
• waste: To kill or severely harm someone
• flow: To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• glorious: (Of a hero, achievements) deserving praise and awe
• diaper: Towel/paper for baby's bottom for urine/feces
• bloodstream: Blood flowing through the circulatory system
• abdomen: The part of the body where the stomach is
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• sticky: Easy to adhere or stick to other things
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• poop: Feces
• fetus: An unborn baby, at a later stage than an embryo
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• cord: A long strong material, thicker than string
• disposal: Act of giving or throwing something away
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• float: To sell the shares of a company publicly
• nitrogen: A colorless chemical element without a smell
• slimy: With or resembling slime; disgustingly thick
• sterile: Completely clean; with no bacteria
• acidic: Containing acid
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• pee: To urinate
• answer: To reply to a question someone asks
• bile: Body fluid that helps you digest fat
• enclose: To place something in a package or envelope
• pulp: Soft, succulent part of a fruit
• dirty: Not clean
• sugar: Substance which the body stores or uses for energy
• baby: A very young child, who cannot yet speak
• sac: Bag-like part of an animal or plant