Vocabulary

• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• in check: Under control; restrained.
• grow out of: To develop or originate from something.
• out of control: Impossible to manage or control.
• break through: To move quickly through (wall, etc.) using force
• on to: Toward something; forward
• go on: To continue doing something
• at risk: In danger; likely to be harmed
• suffer from: To experience pain or distress; to be badly affected by.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• constantly: Frequently, or without pause
• crucial: Extremely important or necessary
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• reveal: To show something that was hidden before
• majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• consider: To think carefully about something
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• combination: Series of letters or numbers needed to open a lock
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• excessive: Beyond what is usual or proper
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
• prevalent: Being common; occurring frequently
• intestine: Long tube in the body for digesting food
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• regular: Having an equal amount of space or time in between
• suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
• suspect: Person thought to have committed a crime
• moderate: To host a meeting or panel discussion
• occasionally: Not very often; sometimes; seldom
• physically: In a manner related to the body
• genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
• require: To demand that someone does something
• digestive: Concerning processes of converting food to energy
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• inflammatory: Making or intended to make someone angry
• rapidly: With great speed; quickly
• permanently: For a long time; always
• organ: Part of a person's body with a particular function
• flexible: Bending easily
• surgery: Medical operation involving cutting into body
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• span: Distance between two supports of a bridge
• likelihood: Chance that something might happen
• project: To predict what will happen in the future
• escalate: To increase in size, intensity, or scope
• transform: To change the shape completely in a good way
• tract: A system of body parts or organs that has a particular function (e.g., digestive tract).
• active: Moving around a lot or doing many things
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• person: Man, woman or child
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• chemotherapy: Treatment of diseases using chemicals
• healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
• carry: To have a child, be pregnant
• remove: To get rid of something completely
• colon: Lower part of intestine turning food into waste
• awry: Go awry to go wrong; not go as planned
• lymph: Clear fluid containing white blood cells
• polyp: Small tube-like creature that lives in the ocean
• proto: Indicating the first or earliest or original