Vocabulary

• paper cut: A small cut caused by the edge of a piece of paper.
• also known as: Also called; alternatively named.
• move around: To change position or location; to go from place to place.
• on the surface: Appearing to be true or real until examined more closely.
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• kick in: (Of a medicine, plan, etc.) to start to have an effect; become operative
• in different ways: Using various methods or approaches; with variety.
• latch onto: To understand something, often after a period of confusion.
• going on: To continue doing something
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• fight off: To defend a position, often violently
• of a lifetime: Describes something very special or unique in one's life.
• catch a cold: To become infected with a common viral illness, typically affecting the nose and throat.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• immune: Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
• trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
• constant: Happening frequently or without pause
• diabetes: Illness where there is too much sugar in the blood
• trick: To fool someone in order to obtain a result
• tackle: To start working on a difficult problem
• presence: The same place or area that a person is
• encounter: To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
• scratch: To rub your skin with your nails to stop an itch
• bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
• unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
• suspicious: Doubtful about someone's honesty
• fluid: A material that can easily flow, e.g. water
• surveillance: Careful watching of a person/place, e.g. by police
• estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
• sensitive: Taking offense easily; easily upset or hurt
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• sabotage: To destroy or damage, often secretly, to weaken
• fatal: Causing death; having very bad consequences
• eradicate: To remove or destroy something completely
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• illness: Unhealthy condition of the mind or body
• coordinate: To match styles or colors that go well together
• aid: To help others and provide things
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• infection: (Computers) Having a computer virus
• detect: To discover or identify the presence of something
• rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
• minor: Not so large in size; not important or valuable
• swell: To feel overcome due to a strong emotion
• bump: To bounce along over a rough surface
• nuisance: A troublesome or annoying person or thing
• defense: Argument in support of something
• equally: In an equal, even, or identical manner
• escalate: To increase in size, intensity, or scope
• invade: To enter something causing a harmful result
• bloodstream: Blood flowing through the circulatory system
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• arthritis: Diseases of the joints often with painful swelling
• latch: To tightly attach yourself to something
• swiftly: Quickly
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• cellular: Concerning a cell of a living thing
• group: Two or more musicians who play music together
• healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
• marrow: A soft, fatty tissue inside bones
• classify: To arrange things into groups of similar items
• dangerous: Involving the chance of hurt or damage; risky
• molecular: About or caused by molecules
• bone: Hard piece of your body that holds your muscles
• antigen: Substance that produces antibodies in the body
• warm: To become more friendly or to like something
• teem: To have many active living things moving inside
• call: A order or request for action
• autoimmune: Of disease where cells in body attack other cells
• lymphatic: Concerning or produced by lymph
• body: The physical structure of a person or animal.
• cold: Illness of sneezing, coughing, and a sore throat
• sclerosis: (Medical) process in which a soft tissue becomes hard