Vocabulary

• around the world: In or to many countries.
• answer for: Be responsible for and explain one's actions.
• have to: Must do
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• coming out with: To go out with someone on a date
• run through: To pierce with a sharp pointed object
• in terms of
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
• negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
• aware: Knowing or feeling that something exists
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• specifically: As regards a particular thing; closely related to
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• mutation: Change that changes genetic structure
• continent: Very large piece of land, e.g. Africa or Asia
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• condition: To improve something to make it better
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• option: A choice
• attention: Taking notice of someone or something
• ambassador: Official representing a country in another country
• surgery: Medical operation involving cutting into body
• glamorous: Attractive in a sexy way; exciting; alluring
• recipient: Someone who gets or receives something
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• devastate: To cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• diet: To eat special or less food, as to lose weight
• breast: Fleshy part of a woman's body for feeding babies
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• diagnose: To determine the cause of an illness or problem
• important: Having power or authority
• public: Owned by the government
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• person: Man, woman or child
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• great: Very good; better than before
• gene: Part of cell controlling development of a thing
• area: Amount of measured space
• cancer: Any growth caused by abnormal cell division
• spotlight: Lamp that produces a strong beam of light
• preventive: Done to stop something bad happening
• triple: Group or set of three
• ovarian: Concerning or involving the ovaries