Vocabulary

• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• at least: As a minimum
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• spit up: To vomit a small amount of liquid, especially by babies.
• strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
• pattern: Model to follow in making or doing something
• evolve: To develop certain features
• barely: Only just; just possible
• spot: A certain place or area
• consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
• substance: Essence of; most basic or central qualities
• separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
• toxic: Poisonous; harmful
• evolutionary: Concerning gradual change over time
• fluid: A material that can easily flow, e.g. water
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• predator: An animal that hunts and kills other animals
• mechanism: Part of a machine that performs a certain function
• tongue: Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
• tolerate: To be able to adjust to changes of various kinds
• alter: To change so (clothing) fits better
• genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
• resist: To not be affected by e.g. a force or an effect
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• paralysis: Inability to move or feel all or part of the body
• accumulate: To gather or acquire so that you have more of it
• prey: To hunt (other animals) in order to eat them
• reaction: Bodily response to a drug or something eaten
• grain: Seeds of plants used for food
• survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
• resistance: Force that stops or slows movement of something
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• mucus: Thick liquid substance made in certain parts of the human body, such as the nose
• exception: Something different or not included
• chamber: Enclosed space that contains something
• potent: (Of men) being able to make a woman pregnant
• internal: Being or happening in the body
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• spit: To forcefully blow saliva out from your mouth
• defend: To protect and explain your position in court
• abdomen: The part of the body where the stomach is
• readily: In a quick and easy manner
• sudden: Happening or done quickly or unexpectedly
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• clot: Mass of blood, etc. that has dried up/become thick
• plasma: Substance in which the blood cells are carried
• venom: Poison, e.g. one produced by plant or animal
• venomous: Extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom
• meal: Food for eating at a particular time, e.g. dinner
• nicotine: Addictive substance in tobacco
• molecular: About or caused by molecules
• strong: (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
• employ: To use something for a specific task
• call: A order or request for action
• beetle: Insect with a hard, usually black body and 8 legs
• heavy: Greater in amount, degree, or severity than usual
• pass: Act of giving a ball to another player in a sport
• scorpion: Insect with long taim and a poisonous sting
• package: Box or container items are placed in for mailing
• send: To cause to behave or respond in a particular way
• toxicity: Quality or degree of being poisonous
• jellyfish: Soft-bodied sea animal, as with stinging tentacles
• grasshopper: Jumping insect that makes a shrill chirping noise
• key: Answers to exercises, as at the back of a book
• salamander: Amphibian resembling a lizard
• eaten: To put food in your mouth
• safely: Out of danger