Vocabulary

• interact with
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• work out
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• check out
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• make up: To invent or create a story
• work together: To collaborate or cooperate with others to achieve a common goal.
• from scratch: From the very beginning; from nothing.
• draw upon: To use something that you have gradually gained or saved
• as with: In the same way that something happens or is true of something else.
• common ancestor: An ancestor that two or more species have in common and from which they both evolved.
• live on: To continue to exist or be remembered.
• fall under: To be included in or classified as part of a specific category or jurisdiction.
• off balance: In a state of being unsteady or unstable; lacking equilibrium.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• look back: To think about past events
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• put together: To build or assemble something small, e.g. a toy
• subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• immune: Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
• tackle: To start working on a difficult problem
• structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• interact: To talk or do things with each other
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• interpret: To express so that others understand it
• amount: Quantity of something
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• inflammation: Painful swelling in the body due to illness
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
• universe: All of space that contains planets and stars
• genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• ancestor: A person from your family that lived in the past
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• huge: Very very large
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
• outbreak: Sudden occurrence of illness, discontent etc.
• relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
• anatomy: Scientific study of the structure of (human) body
• investigate: To try to find out facts; to carry out research
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• lifespan: Length of time something is expected to last
• organism: Living thing, often one that is small
• mitigate: To make less severe or serious
• complicate: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
• chemical: Basic substance produced by mixing elements
• biological: Being related to life and living things
• science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
• genetically: Caused or controlled, or by genes
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• arise: To stand up
• diagnosis: Judgments by a doctor about a person's illness
• fungus: Plant, e.g. mushroom/mold, growing in damp places
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• articulation: Shaping the sounds of speech to communicate
• probe: To carefully examine an issue by asking questions
• microscopic: Too small to be seen with the eyes
• basic: At the most important or easiest (beginner) level
• quantum: The smallest unit or amount of energy
• optical: Concerning vision or helping people see
• transmit: To broadcast by using signals to a radio/TV
• pharmacy: Shop where medicines are prepared and sold
• neuroscience: Scientific study of the nervous system
• cellular: Concerning a cell of a living thing
• pharmaceutical: Concerning the science of drugs and medicines
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• multitude: Large number of people or things; crowd
• wide: Having a great distance from one side to the other
• cooperate: To work together with, to assist someone
• physiology: Ways in which the parts of a living thing operate
• swoop: To sweep through the air; to dive suddenly
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• amino: Of some substances that form proteins
• pathology: Study of diseases and their effect on the body