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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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cancer | n: abnormal growth of cells that can invade and destroy surrounding tissues and organs; a disease characterized by the uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells | |
normally | adv: usually; under normal conditions | |
contagious | adj: able to be passed on to others through contact or proximity, especially by infection or disease | |
disease | n: a disorder or illness that affects the body or mind, often characterized by specific symptoms or abnormal functioning of organs or systems | |
devil | n: a supernatural being typically represented in belief systems as an evil or mischievous spirit, often used metaphorically to describe a person or thing that is harmful, dangerous, or wicked | |
threaten | v: to utter intentions of injury or punishment against someone | |
extinction | n: the complete disappearance of a species from the earth | |
cartoon | n: a simple drawing depicting a humorous or critical situation, often accompanied by a caption | |
spin | v: to cause something to rotate rapidly; to cause someone to feel dizzy or disoriented | |
carnivorous | adj: feeding on the flesh of other animals | |
marsupial | adj: relating to or characteristic of mammals of the order Marsupialia, which typically carry their newborn offspring in a pouch on their abdomen; referring to animals such as kangaroos, koalas, and opossums | |
pouch | n: a small bag or container with a drawstring or zipper used to carry small items; a small sac or pocket within an organ or tissue in the body | |
kangaroo | n: a large marsupial native to Australia with powerful hind legs for jumping and carrying young in a pouch on the mother’s belly | |
terrifying | adj: very frightening or intimidating | |
nocturnal | adj: relating to or occurring in the night; active or awake during the night | |
scream | v: to give a loud, high shout suddenly, especially because of fear, anger, excitement, etc.; to utter or declare in a very loud voice | |
predominantly | adv: mainly, mostly, or primarily; having the greatest influence or power in a particular situation or group | |
scavenger | n: an animal or bird that feeds on carrion, dead animals, or other scavenged material; a person who searches for and collects discarded or unwanted items, often to sell or reuse them | |
jaw | n: either of the two bones at the bottom of the face that moves when you open your mouth; (verb) talk socially without exchanging too much information | |
chomp | v: to bite or chew something with forceful, aggressive, or heavy movements of the jaws or teeth | |
rot | v: to decay, or cause something to decay, naturally and gradually | |
ferocious | adj: very fierce, savage, or cruel | |
incredibly | adv: in a way that is very difficult to believe; exceedingly or extremely | |
exciting | adj: causing a lot of interest or excitement | |
undergo | v: to go through something unpleasant or that involves a change | |
decline | v: to become gradually smaller, fewer, worse, etc.; to refuse to accept | |
extinct | adj: no longer in existence | |
emergence | n: the process or fact of coming into existence or becoming apparent | |
wildlife | n: animals, birds, insects, etc. that grow independently of people and live in natural conditions | |
photograph | n: a picture or image that is produced by a camera; a visual representation or record of a person, object, or scene that has been captured electronically or on film | |
tumor | n: a mass of diseased tissue that forms when cells in the body divide and grow in an uncontrolled way | |
sight | n: the ability to see; anything that is seen | |
epidemic | n: the widespread outbreak of a particular disease in a large number of people at the same time | |
unaffected | adj: not influenced or emotionally impacted by external factors or events; calm, composed, and emotionally stable | |
inevitably | adv: in a manner that cannot be avoided or prevented | |
gruesome | adj: causing horror or disgust | |
progression | n: the act or process of changing to the next stage or phase or moving forward | |
enormous | adj: extremely large or great | |
ulcer | n: a sore or erosion in the skin or mucous membrane, often caused by infection or inflammation; a persistent, painful cavity in the stomach or intestinal wall that can lead to digestive problems | |
stick | v: to put something, usually a sharp object, into something; to restrict yourself to doing or using one certain thing and not change; (noun) a thin piece of wood or other material | |
horror | n: intense fear or disgust, especially at something shocking or terrifying | |
foul | adj: extremely unpleasant, dirty, or smelling bad | |
crack | v: to break or cause to break without dividing into separate parts; (noun) a line on the surface of something along which it has separated without breaking | |
gutsy | adj: displaying courage, determination, or boldness; characterized by a willingness to take risks or face challenges | |
parasitic | adj: living off another organism to the detriment of the host | |
worm | n: a long, thin creature with a soft and long cylindrical tube-like body, no limbs, and a lack of eyes | |
riddle | n: a type of question that describes something in a difficult and confusing way, and that has a surprising answer, often asked as a game | |
survive | v: to live or exist despite a dangerous event or period | |
intrigue | v: to make someone interested, especially by being strange, unusual, or mysterious; to make a secret plan with other people to harm someone | |
infectious | adj: able to be passed quickly from one person, animal, or plant to another, especially through air or water | |
immediately | adv: now or without delay | |
cervical | adj: relating to the neck or the cervix (= the narrow passage forming the lower end of the uterus) | |
virus | n: a tiny infectious organic material that causes disease in people, animals, and plants | |
associate | v: to mentally connect someone or something with someone or something else | |
sinister | adj: giving the impression that something bad or evil is happening or will happen | |
develop | v: to grow or expand; to improve or refine through a process of progress and refinement, often to achieve greater sophistication or complexity; to elaborate or add detail to something that is in the process of being created | |
intestine | n: a long, tube-like organ in the digestive system that is responsible for absorbing nutrients from food and eliminating waste products | |
acquire | v: to buy or obtain something such as an asset, object, knowledge, etc., for oneself | |
random | adj: made, done, or happening without method, conscious decision, or any regular pattern | |
mutation | n: the way in which genes of a person, plant, animal, or other organism change and produce permanent differences | |
paradoxical | adj: seemingly contradictory or absurd because of having two opposite features or facts, though it is probably true | |
survival | n: the state of continuing to exist or live, frequently in the face of difficulty or danger | |
divide | v: to separate or cause to separate into parts or groups | |
nutrient | n: any substance that is essential for the maintenance and growth of living things | |
invade | v: to enter aggressively into another’s territory by military force for conquest and occupation | |
evolution | n: a gradual process of transformation of living things | |
evolve | v: to develop gradually, or to cause the development of something or someone gradually | |
resistant | adj: not affected by something, especially changes or new ideas; of or relating to immunity to disease or infection | |
amazing | adj: extremely surprising, especially in a way that you like or admire | |
environment | n: the natural world such as air, water, and land in which humans, animals, and plants live | |
constrain | v: to restrict or limit someone or something’s freedom or ability to do something | |
tissue | n: an ensemble of similar cells of the animal or plant that together carry out a specific function | |
patient | n: a person who is receiving medical treatment, care, or attention from a healthcare professional, such as a doctor, nurse, or therapist; a personal quality or characteristic | |
destruction | n: the act of causing so much damage to something | |
evolutionary | adj: relating to or denoting how living things develop or change from earlier forms | |
absolutely | adv: without restriction or limitation; completely or utterly | |
adaptation | n: the action or process of changing to suit different conditions | |
confirm | v: to support or establish the truth or certainty of something previously believed or suspected to be the case | |
experiment | n: the scientific test conducted to observe what happens and gain new knowledge | |
slide | v: to move or cause to move smoothly along a surface without interruption | |
genetics | n: the branch of biology that studies genes, genetic variation, and heredity in organisms | |
opportune | adj: suitable or happening at a time that is suitable or convenient for a particular purpose | |
lab | n: a workplace for the conduct of scientific research; a laboratory | |
extract | n: a short passage taken from a book, piece of music, etc.; a substance obtained from something through a specific process; (verb) to obtain from something or to remove something by effort or force | |
sequence | n: a series of related events, actions, numbers, etc., which have a particular order | |
discovery | n: the act or process of finding information, a place, or an object, or learning about something that was previously not known | |
genetic | adj: of or relating to genes (= parts of the DNA in cells) or the science of genes | |
individual | n: a single person or thing, as distinct from a group | |
breakthrough | n: a sudden, dramatic, and important discovery or development that helps to improve a situation or provide an answer to a problem | |
puzzle | n: a situation that is difficult to follow or solve; a game, problem, or toy that tests a person’s ingenuity or knowledge; (verb) to cause someone to feel confused because of something difficult to understand | |
saliva | n: the clear liquid that is secreted into the mouth by glands in the walls of the mouth and throat, helping to lubricate food during chewing and digestion | |
physically | adv: in a way related to a person’s body or appearance rather than their mind | |
implant | v: to insert or fix an artificial device in a person’s body; to put an idea, attitude, etc., firmly in the mind | |
ultimate | adj: furthest or highest in degree or order | |
evade | v: to escape from or avoid meeting someone or something | |
immune | adj: protected against a particular disease or toxin due to the presence of specific antibodies or sensitized white blood cells | |
belong | v: to be the property of someone or something; to be a member or part of a group; to be in the proper or appropriate place | |
trickle | v: to flow or drip slowly and in small amounts; to happen or occur gradually or in small quantities | |
genital | adj: of or relating to the external and internal reproductive organs | |
vet | n: (also a veterinarian) a person who has a medical degree trained to examine and take care of the health of animals; (verb) to carefully examine, investigate, or evaluate someone or something, often for the purpose of determining suitability or eligibility | |
disgust | n: a strong feeling of dislike or disapproval | |
squeamish | adj: easily nauseated or disgusted; readily affected by or sensitive to unpleasant or shocking things; excessively fastidious or scrupulous about one’s actions or behavior | |
diagnose | v: to determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a careful analysis | |
transmissible | adj: of or connected with something, such as a disease or trait, able to be passed or transmitted from one person or organism to another | |
venereal | adj: relating to or caused by sexual intercourse, specifically referring to a sexually transmitted disease | |
transmit | v: to send or forward an electronic signal; to pass something from one person or thing to another | |
remarkable | adj: worthy of attention because unusual or special | |
outback | n: the remote and sparsely populated interior of Australia, typically characterized by arid deserts and scrubland | |
mammalian | adj: of or relating to mammals, a class of warm-blooded vertebrate animals that typically nurse their young and have hair or fur on their skin; characterized by mammalian qualities, such as nurturing and protective behavior | |
relic | n: an object from a previous era, especially one of historical value | |
distant | adj: far away in space, time, or where you are; far apart in relevance, relationship, or kinship | |
fascinate | v: to attract and hold the attention of someone deeply and irresistibly | |
decide | v: to make up someone’s mind about something; to come to a conclusion or judgment after considering options | |
deliberately | adv: done in an intentional or slow and careful manner | |
inoculate | v: to introduce a vaccine into the body to produce immunity to a specific disease | |
inject | v: to put a liquid such as a drug or other substance into a person’s or an animal’s body using a needle and syringe (= small tube) | |
volunteer | n: a person who performs or offers to perform a job or service without being paid for or forced to do | |
inmate | n: a person who is confined to an institution such as a prison, hospital, or mental health facility | |
penitentiary | n: a prison for people convicted of serious crimes; a place for long-term confinement and punishment for convicted criminals | |
compromise | v: to settle a problem or disagreement by mutual concession | |
ethical | adj: of or relating to principles about what is right and wrong, or the branch of knowledge dealing with these | |
transfer | v: to move, pass, or change from one person, place, or situation to another | |
circumstance | n: the specific conditions or events that surround a particular situation or occurrence | |
oncology | n: the branch of medicine that deals with the study and treatment of tumors, especially malignancies | |
epidemiology | n: the study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states or events, including diseases, in specified populations, and the application of this study to the control of health problems | |
inevitable | adj: certain to happen and unavoidable | |
outcome | n: the result or effect of an action, event, etc. | |
adapt | v: to make fit for or change to suit a new purpose or environment | |
complexity | n: the state or quality of being complicated or intricate and difficult to understand | |
process | n: a series of actions or operations performed to achieve a particular outcome or goal; a systematic procedure or approach used to accomplish a specific task or objective; a method of treating milk to make it suitable for consumption or use in other dairy products | |
defeat | v: to win against somebody in a fight, war, or attempt | |
aim | v: to try or plan to get or achieve something |