Vocabulary

• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• in addition to: Besides; as well as
• in terms of
• for instance: As an example.
• put it down: To place something on a surface.
• check out
• grow into: To be able to wear clothes that were too big
• break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• chronic: Always or often doing something, e.g. lying
• immune: Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
• extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
• dedicated: To state a person's name in book, song, in respect
• typically: In a normal or usual way
• plenty: When there is not too little of something; a lot
• instance: An example of something; case
• doubt: Not being sure of something; lack of certainty
• bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
• failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
• separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
• toxic: Poisonous; harmful
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• distress: State of great sadness, anxiety or pain
• stimulate: To arouse or excite emotionally
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• intestine: Long tube in the body for digesting food
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• pregnant: Carrying your unborn baby inside you
• comfort: To try to make distressed person feel better
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• diarrhea: Frequent and watery bowel movements
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• vomit: Food coming back up from stomach, due to illness
• refer: To talk about or write about something
• section: A part of a whole
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• illness: Unhealthy condition of the mind or body
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• swallow: To believe (something that is not true)
• nerve: Fibers in the body that enable feeling, movement
• ingest: To eat, drink, or swallow something
• raw: Being uncontrolled or strong, as your emotions
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• leave: To go away from; depart
• noggin: A human head
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• activate: To cause to happen; cause a chemical reaction
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• dehydration: The state of not having enough water
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• gastrointestinal: Concerning, affecting, or including both stomach and intestines
• fetus: An unborn baby, at a later stage than an embryo
• absorption: Process of being absorbed e.g. liquid, attention
• pack: Bag carried on the back of donkey, etc.
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• abdominal: Concerned with the stomach area of a body
• statue: Stone or metal image of a person, often carved
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• toxin: Any poisonous substance
• dangerous: Involving the chance of hurt or damage; risky
• bob: To move up and down repeatedly
• electrolyte: Electrically charged substances
• deli: A shop selling unusual or special food products
• bagel: Glazed yeast-raised doughnut-shaped roll
• renal: Of the kidneys or diseases of the kidneys
• sushi: Rice (with raw fish) wrapped in seaweed