Vocabulary

• around the world: In or to many countries.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• such as: For example; like
• bird flu: A highly contagious viral disease affecting birds, which can sometimes spread to humans.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• in ways: In a manner or by methods that.
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
• on the other side of: Located across something from a given point.
• at best: Under the most optimistic or favorable circumstances; the most that can be hoped for.
• at least: As a minimum
• allow for: To take into consideration
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• prove out: To test something in a practical way to see if it works or is effective.
• set out: To arrange something in an orderly fashion
• make up: To invent or create a story
• to boot: In addition; as well; besides.
• boot up: To start a computer
• ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
• in writing: Expressed or presented in written form, rather than spoken.
• ahead of time: Before the scheduled time; early.
• stitch together: To sew pieces of cloth or material to form one piece.
• compared with: In relation to
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• on demand: Whenever requested or needed.
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• concept: Abstract idea of something or how it works
• potentially: That could happen or become reality
• accurate: With no mistake or error; Correct
• applause: The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• strain: To remove the water from (food) using a colander
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
• instantly: In a manner without delay; immediately
• synthetic: Not natural; made from artificial materials
• vaccine: Shot using weak disease cells to stop same disease
• sequence: Part of a movie showing one part of the story
• complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
• vision: Ability to see; eyesight
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• convert: To switch from a religion, belief etc. to another
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• revolution: When a group overthrows an existing government
• patient: Not getting annoyed when things take a long time
• organism: Living thing, often one that is small
• digital: Using electronic signals or computers
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• rapid: Moving or happening very quickly
• biological: Being related to life and living things
• technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
• science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• procedure: A medical operation
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• prototype: A first or preliminary version of a device or vehicle from which other forms are developed
• laboratory: A place to do scientific experiments
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• virus: File secretly put on computers to cause harm
• assembly: Process of putting the parts of something together
• construct: To build or create something
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• isolate: To identify, consider, or deal with separately
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• genome: Complete set of genetic material in an organism
• beam: To send out information, signals, or light
• fruition: Successful result of a plan, process or activity
• flu: Illness causing headache, fever etc.
• shortly: Quickly; soon; in a moment
• bacterial: Concerning or caused by bacteria
• ham: Smoked meat from leg of a pig, often eaten cold
• personalize: To make personal or more personal
• typo: Mistake in printed matter
• fax: To transmit documents with a facsimile machine
• dna: Chemical in living cells with genetic information
• bedside: (Of bed) by the side of a bed
• transplantation: A medical operation to replace organs in a body
• genomic: Concerning the set of genetic material in a cell