Vocabulary

• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• have to: Must do
• light on: To illuminate something.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• all the things: Everything; all items or aspects
• every nook and cranny: Every small hidden or hard-to-reach place.
• one of those things: An unfortunate but unavoidable event.
• deal with
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• on the inside: Having a position of authority or influence within an organization or system.
• get to the bottom of: To find the true cause or explanation of something.
• grow into: To be able to wear clothes that were too big
• have at: To attack someone or something.
• to date: Up to the present time; until now.
• working model: A prototype or scaled-down version of a device or system that demonstrates its functionality.
• talk back
• at work: Located at one's place of employment
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• reach out: To attempt to communicate with someone.
• shapes and sizes: A wide variety of forms and dimensions.
• anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that might happen, especially when the outcome is uncertain.
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• pattern: Model to follow in making or doing something
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• applause: The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
• dumb: Senseless; stupid
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• shed: Small building used for storage
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• acknowledge: To say you have received a letter, gift, etc.
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• sequence: Part of a movie showing one part of the story
• prestigious: Respected as being important and with high status
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• neuron: A nerve cell
• transition: Change from one state, movement, place to another
• gender: State of being male or female
• womb: Place in a woman's body where a baby grows
• dissolve: To cause something to end
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• pregnancy: When a woman carries her unborn baby inside her
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• formation: Process of creating; making a particular shape
• transform: To change the shape completely in a good way
• science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• particle: Adverb or preposition that joins with a verb
• unwind: To reverse something that has been twisted/turned
• embryo: Tiny plant stored inside a seed
• cell: Smallest unit of living things in biology
• simulate: To copy something or look or behave like it
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• neuroscience: Scientific study of the nervous system
• chromosome: Cell structures that carry the genetic material
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• scientist: Person who is trained in a science
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• carnival: Traveling amusement show with rides and sideshows
• transgender: Involving a partial or full reversal of gender
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• gene: Part of cell controlling development of a thing
• laughter: Action or sound of laughing
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• travel: To go to a place that is far away
• cancer: Any growth caused by abnormal cell division
• fertilize: To make pregnant; to put sperm in an egg
• molecular: About or caused by molecules
• wave: Movement of sound, air or energy
• knot: Secure form of tying a rope, string etc.
• precursor: Something that comes before another; forerunner
• female: Person of the sex that gives birth to babies
• nook: Small corner or sheltered space
• commonality: Sharing of common features
• genital: Concerning sexual organs
• patchy: Happening or existing irregularly
• mosaic: A mixture of various elements
• sac: Bag-like part of an animal or plant
• eyeball: The round part of the eye
• dna: Chemical in living cells with genetic information
• biochemistry: Science of chemical processes in living things
• readout: Electronic screen of data or information
• calico: Made of calico; patterned like calico