Vocabulary

• at risk: In danger; likely to be harmed
• first three: The initial three items or elements in a series or sequence.
• on a regular basis: Happening frequently or at regular intervals.
• six times: Multiplied by six; a factor of six.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• build up: To increase the amount; collect something
• in the clear: Free from suspicion or blame; exonerated.
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• in moderation: Not excessively; with restraint.
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• immune: Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
• trick: To fool someone in order to obtain a result
• epidemic: Disease that spreads quickly affecting many
• encounter: To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
• experiment: Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• coincidence: Occurrence by chance, not design or planned
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• exposure: Allowing light through a cameras lens onto film
• consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
• trial: Hearing and judgment of a case in court
• protein: Group of molecules made from amino acids
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
• suspect: Person thought to have committed a crime
• regular: Having an equal amount of space or time in between
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• reaction: Bodily response to a drug or something eaten
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• allergic: Of or having a reaction to an allergy
• moderation: Decrease in the amount of something that is high
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• clinical: Concerning the treatment or observing patients
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• anticipation: Pleasurable feeling about a future event
• recruit: Person who has just joined the military
• cure: Something that solves a problem or makes it better
• toddler: Young child learning to walk
• regularly: At the usual time each day, week, or month
• activate: To cause to happen; cause a chemical reaction
• allergy: Sensitivity to foods, etc. causing a bad reaction
• tolerance: Ability to adjust to changes, your environment etc.
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• promise: To say you will certainly do something
• dose: An amount of medicine to be taken at any one time
• snack: Small amount of food eaten between meals
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• porridge: Dish made of oatmeal, usually eaten at breakfast
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
• person: Man, woman or child
• popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
• infancy: Time of a person's life when he or she is a baby
• powder: Dry material made up of small powder-like pieces
• peanut: Edible small nut which grows under the ground
• overdrive: Extra gear on a vehicle that allows more power
• triple: Group or set of three
• accustom: To make someone or something become used to something.