Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• to death: Extremely; to a great degree
• from birth: Since the time someone was born
• have to: Must do
• at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
• to a great extent: Mostly or largely; to a significant degree.
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• made with: Containing a particular ingredient or material.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• check out
• on sunday: Every Sunday; each Sunday.
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
• diabetes: Illness where there is too much sugar in the blood
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• extent: Point, level or limit to which something reaches
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
• assumption: Something you believe to be so, but aren't sure of
• bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
• detrimental: Harmful
• divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
• exercise: To work out to become stronger and healthier
• estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
• shrink: To become smaller
• mechanism: Part of a machine that performs a certain function
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• accumulate: To gather or acquire so that you have more of it
• edge: An advantage you have over others
• generate: To create or be produced or bring into existence
• expectancy: Excited feeling that something is will happen soon
• lifespan: Length of time something is expected to last
• enzyme: A protein made by cells
• breakthrough: Important discovery in doing something difficult
• channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
• decay: To be slowly destroyed by natural processes; rot
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• finite: Having limits; lasting for a limited time
• active: Moving around a lot or doing many things
• microscopic: Too small to be seen with the eyes
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• last: Final; with nothing following; after all others
• immortal: Not subject to death; that will never die
• cellular: Concerning a cell of a living thing
• sword: A long metal weapon with a sharp point and edge
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• chromosome: Cell structures that carry the genetic material
• indefinitely: Without limit or end
• accumulation: Act of becoming bigger or more over time
• check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• lobster: Large hard-shelled sea crustacean, prized as food
• weak: Not having a strong character
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• degrade: To reduce in amount or strength
• lifetime: The time between birth and death
• heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
• molecular: About or caused by molecules
• lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
• cancer: Any growth caused by abnormal cell division
• lifestyle: The type of life that you have; the way you live
• cancerous: Being a growth caused by abnormal cell division
• geographic: Concerning the earth and its natural features
• shorten: To make something, e.g. a skirt, shorter
• dna: Chemical in living cells with genetic information