Vocabulary

• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• pearly whites: A person's teeth, especially when they are white and healthy-looking.
• threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
• fall out
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• increased risk: A greater chance of something harmful or dangerous happening.
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• chronic: Always or often doing something, e.g. lying
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• immune: Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
• trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
• hygiene: Cleanliness; being clean
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• substance: Essence of; most basic or central qualities
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• protein: Group of molecules made from amino acids
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• dementia: Illness characterized by loss of memory
• worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
• downright: Absolute; absolutely
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• havoc: Situation with destruction, damage and confusion
• extra: More than necessary; additional
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
• kidney: Body organ that cleans blood, producing urine
• tissue: Substance formed by cells of living thing; flesh
• infection: (Computers) Having a computer virus
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• hostile: Unwelcoming; showing ill will, as to an enemy
• stream: To send a constant flow of data over the internet
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• tenderness: Pain that is felt (as when the area is touched)
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• point: An item to be discussed
• worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
• daily: Happening every day
• slimy: With or resembling slime; disgustingly thick
• bacterium: The very small creatures that can cause disease
• infect: To introduce a computer virus to
• ugly: (E.g. of a situation) bad; likely to turn nasty
• structural: Concerning or caused by structure
• pearly: Color of white pearls