Vocabulary

• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• for short: As a shortened form of a name or phrase.
• genetic information: Hereditary information encoded in the genetic material (DNA or RNA) of an organism.
• taken over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• by accident: Without intending to; unintentionally.
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
• have to: Must do
• together with: In addition to; along with.
• to date: Up to the present time; until now.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• in return: As a reciprocal action or gesture; in exchange or repayment.
• weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• immune: Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
• material: Cloth; fabric
• desperate: Being beyond hope; prepared to do anything
• encounter: To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
• evolve: To develop certain features
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• reluctant: Experiencing or expressing unwillingness to do
• victim: Person/thing affected by an unpleasant event
• rage: Strong or violent anger
• cruise: To easily achieve
• suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• tiny: Very, very small
• genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
• prey: To hunt (other animals) in order to eat them
• screw: To cheat someone, as out of money/property
• attention: Taking notice of someone or something
• trap: Device used for catching animals
• grant: To admit an opinion is true but not fully agreeing
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
• guide: To help or advise someone about something
• chest: Strong, lidded container for storing things
• resistance: Force that stops or slows movement of something
• clinical: Concerning the treatment or observing patients
• invest: To use resources to build for the future
• cure: Something that solves a problem or makes it better
• era: Period characterized by particular events, people
• organism: Living thing, often one that is small
• enzyme: A protein made by cells
• carpet: Colored floor covering made of wool, etc.
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• fungus: Plant, e.g. mushroom/mold, growing in damp places
• genocide: Deliberate destruction of a group of people
• accident: Sudden unplanned event causing damage, injury etc.
• cavity: Hole or empty space, especially in a tooth
• puddle: Small pool of water or liquid on the ground
• disappear: To no longer see because it's not there any more
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• weak: Not having a strong character
• fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
• live: To be alive
• gel: Thick substance, similar to jelly
• earth: Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
• dice: To cut food or other things into small pieces
• puncture: To make hole letting air out in tire/balloon, etc.
• close: Almost; near
• save: To make your computer keep a file
• anew: Doing something again or in a different way
• intro: Opening part of a text or piece of music
• syringe: Device with a needle to take blood/inject drugs