Vocabulary

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• inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
• seal up: To close something tightly so that air, water, etc. cannot get in or out.
• ramp up: To increase the level or amount of something sharply.
• fight off: To defend a position, often violently
• constantly: Frequently, or without pause
• specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
• immune: Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
• recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
• physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
• presence: The same place or area that a person is
• evolve: To develop certain features
• bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
• inflammation: Painful swelling in the body due to illness
• toxic: Poisonous; harmful
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• alert: Being aware and able to respond quickly
• quarantine: To isolate ill people to prevent disease spreading
• suck: To be very bad, undesirable or unpleasant
• tiny: Very, very small
• appeal: Ability to attract interest, attention, or desire
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• external: Concerning foreign countries
• adopt: To legally take a child into your family
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
• rigid: Stiff rather than flexible
• seal: To close tightly to protect it from leaking
• kidney: Body organ that cleans blood, producing urine
• flee: To leave somewhere urgently, to avoid danger
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• sturdy: Substantially made or built; strong
• internal: Being or happening in the body
• recruit: Person who has just joined the military
• ramp: Path that increases in height as you walk up it
• fold: To bend one part of something against another
• tailor: To make or alter to fit a certain purpose
• devour: To eat quickly and hungrily
• pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
• arsenal: Place where weapons are stored
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• fungus: Plant, e.g. mushroom/mold, growing in damp places
• chew: To bite something many times without swallowing it
• defend: To protect and explain your position in court
• spinach: Vegetable with dark green leaves, full of iron
• neighborhood: Area of a town or city that people live in
• cocktail: Mixed alcoholic drink, containing spirit like gin
• microscopic: Too small to be seen with the eyes
• armor: Defensive (e.g. metal) covering for bodies, things
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• siege: Surrounding an enemy to prevent them getting food
• repel: To make or force someone or something go away
• airborne: Being in the air
• dispense: To distribute, prepare and give out
• entry: Act of entering a room, building, party
• cover: To record a different version of another song
• fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
• parasitic: Living on larger plant/animal and dependent on it
• meal: Food for eating at a particular time, e.g. dinner
• touch: To affect feelings, especially by causing sympathy
• close: Almost; near
• call: A order or request for action
• buildup: Making people feel excited about some new event
• fruit: Result or product of something
• antimicrobial: Capable of destroying or inhibiting the growth of disease-causing microorganisms
• herbivore: Any animal that feeds chiefly on grass and plants
• pineapple: A sweet fruit with yellow flesh and green skin
• rhubarb: Edible plant with bittersweet pink stalks
• kiwi: Flightless bird from New Zealand