Vocabulary

• such as: For example; like
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
• spread out: To extend or stretch over a large area.
• float around: To circulate or spread, especially rumors or gossip.
• take in: To allow to enter; receive as a guest
• break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• in waves: Occurring in large, flowing bursts or groups.
• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• in summary: Briefly stating or reviewing main points.
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• material: Cloth; fabric
• structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• respiratory: (Medical) concerning breathing
• category: Groups of things that are similar in some way
• bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
• substance: Essence of; most basic or central qualities
• unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• feature: Special report in a magazine or paper
• protein: Group of molecules made from amino acids
• fluid: A material that can easily flow, e.g. water
• divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
• emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
• perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• trap: Device used for catching animals
• rough: Causing or involving violence, force, and harm
• debris: Remains of something broken or destroyed
• advance: Forward movement by an army
• organ: Part of a person's body with a particular function
• capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
• contain: To keep something from spreading
• pigment: Substance that makes things have a certain color
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• apparatus: Tools or instruments used for a specific activity
• inhale: To breathe in something like air or smoke
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• organism: Living thing, often one that is small
• fold: To bend one part of something against another
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• thread: Spiral cut at the end of a bolt
• propel: To push, or make move in a certain direction
• membrane: Outside covering of a cell
• sperm: Cell produced by men and needed for reproduction
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• tract: A system of body parts or organs that has a particular function (e.g., digestive tract).
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• microscopic: Too small to be seen with the eyes
• respiration: Taking air in and out of the lungs; breathing
• fill: To make something full
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• float: To sell the shares of a company publicly
• wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
• cellular: Concerning a cell of a living thing
• nucleus: Center of an atom
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• summary: Brief, complete and accurate
• photosynthesis: Process of plants using the sun to make their food
• hollow: (Of objects) having nothing inside; not solid
• type: Printed letters or blocks used for printing them
• customize: To make, change according to the user's needs
• tangle: To involve in troubles that are hard to escape
• garbage: Waste material that has been thrown out
• jelly: Semisolid food substance, eaten as dessert
• enclose: To place something in a package or envelope
• abbreviate: To shorten a word or phrase by leaving out letters
• synthesized: To combine different things into a new form
• sac: Bag-like part of an animal or plant
• endoplasmic: Inner portion of the cytoplasm of a cell
• dna: Chemical in living cells with genetic information