Vocabulary

• due to: Because of; owing to
• make up: To invent or create a story
• at least: As a minimum
• on account of: Because of.
• account of: A spoken or written description of an event.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• make over: To transfer the ownership of something to someone
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• demonstrate: To display a feeling or ability openly
• dedicated: To state a person's name in book, song, in respect
• constant: Happening frequently or without pause
• desperate: Being beyond hope; prepared to do anything
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• integrity: Quality of being honest, fair and honorable
• psychological: Concerning the study of the mind
• experiment: Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
• culprit: Person who has done something wrong or illegal
• delicate: Easily broken or damaged
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• severe: Very bad; harsh
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• variety: Particular type of thing or person
• shift: To change in position or direction
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• notion: Sudden idea or desire to do something
• bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
• gut: To destroy the inside of a building , e.g. by fire
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• diversity: Having a range of different races, ideas etc.
• distress: State of great sadness, anxiety or pain
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• validation: Act of finding or testing the truth of something
• misconception: Wrong or misunderstood idea
• require: To demand that someone does something
• initially: At first; originally
• prompt: Message on a computer requiring attention
• digestive: Concerning processes of converting food to energy
• disrupt: To cause a disturbance in an activity in progress
• turmoil: Very confused situation where things are not clear
• genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
• inflammation: Painful swelling in the body due to illness
• intricate: Very detailed or difficult to untangle
• surgery: Medical operation involving cutting into body
• accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
• excess: Amount that is more than necessary or over a limit
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• persist: To continue a course of action despite opposition
• triumph: Joy from victory or success
• literal: Being the basic exact meaning of a word/expression
• relief: Aid given to people in need as after war/disaster
• enzyme: A protein made by cells
• mucus: Thick liquid substance made in certain parts of the human body, such as the nose
• pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
• spiral: A continuous curve round a central point
• hallmark: Quality that is typical or defines person or thing
• broth: Liquid or soup that meat, etc. has been cooked in
• tract: A system of body parts or organs that has a particular function (e.g., digestive tract).
• vomiting: To bring up food from stomach out through mouth
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• abdominal: Concerned with the stomach area of a body
• widely: To a large degree; over a large range
• teem: To have many active living things moving inside
• line: Border that divides two places or regions
• call: A order or request for action
• ulcer: Unhealthy sore that bleeds and is slow to heal
• idea: Belief, thought, suggestion, opinion or plan
• food: What people and animals eat to live
• bicarbonate: Salt of carbonic acid (containing the anion HCO3)
• warren: Large network of connecting rabbit burrows