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parallel | adj: being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting; of or relating to the simultaneous performance of multiple operations | |
universe | n: everything that exists, especially all physical matter, including planets, stars, galaxies, and all other forms of matter and energy | |
coexist | v: to live or exist together at the same time in the same place | |
overcrowded | adj: containing too many people or things in a particular space, making it cramped or uncomfortable | |
invisible | adj: impossible or nearly impossible to see | |
intangible | n: not having physical form or substance; difficult to touch or grasp | |
maintain | v: to continue to uphold or sustain; to keep in a particular state or condition; to assert or declare something to be true | |
functional | adj: designed for or capable of a particular activity, purpose, or task; practical or ready for use or service | |
microbe | n: a tiny living thing that can only be seen with a microscope and that may cause disease | |
separate | v: to force, take, or pull apart; mark as different | |
expand | v: to increase or to make something greater in size, number, or importance | |
modern | adj: of or belonging to the present time or recent times | |
biomolecule | n: a molecule produced by a living organism, typically composed of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and other elements, plays a vital role in various biological processes such as metabolism, energy production, and genetic information transfer | |
archaeology | n: the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures | |
fascinating | adj: extremely interesting | |
pronounce | v: to say or speak (a word or words) correctly or in a particular way | |
mention | v: to speak or write about something or someone briefly | |
essence | n: the basic or most important part or quality of something that makes it what it is | |
phrase | n: a group of words that mean something specific when used together | |
biology | n: the scientific study of life and the natural processes of living things | |
molecule | n: a group of two or more atoms held together by attractive forces known as chemical bonds | |
undoubtedly | adv: without a doubt; certainly; definitely | |
recover | v: to return to a former condition, health, mind, or strength | |
native | adj: connecting with or describing someone’s birth country or place of birth, or someone born in a specific country or place | |
perspective | n: a confident attitude toward something; a particular style of thinking about something | |
relative | adj: considered and evaluated through comparison with something else | |
massive | adj: enormous amount; very heavy and solid | |
breakthrough | n: a sudden, dramatic, and important discovery or development that helps to improve a situation or provide an answer to a problem | |
genome | n: the complete set or sequence of genes of a human, animal, plant, or other living things | |
sequence | n: a series of related events, actions, numbers, etc., which have a particular order | |
topic | n: a subject that is being discussed or written about | |
fiction | n: the type of book or story, especially novels, that describes imaginary events and people; anything made up or imagined that is not true | |
launch | v: to send or propel something into the air or space using a device such as a rocket, missile, or spacecraft; to make something available or on sale for the first time | |
decrypt | v: to convert encoded or scrambled information or messages into a form that is intelligible or understandable; to reveal information that is hidden or obscured, such as data that has been encrypted for security purposes | |
fertile | adj: capable of producing abundant vegetation or crops; intellectually productive | |
soil | n: the top layer of Earth in which plants grow | |
analyze | v: to think about in-depth and evaluate to discover essential features or meaning | |
complexity | n: the state or quality of being complicated or intricate and difficult to understand | |
dynamic | adj: having a lot of energy, ideas, and enthusiasm, and a strong personality; of or relating to dynamics (= the branch of physics and engineering concerned with the forces that cause motions of bodies) | |
genetically | adv: in a way that relates to or is produced by genes (= the units in the cells of a living thing received by an animal or plant from its parents) or heredity | |
determinant | n: a factor, circumstance, or condition that contributes to the shaping, influencing, or determining of a particular outcome or result | |
severely | adv: very badly or seriously | |
influence | n: the ability to affect someone’s or something’s character, growth, or behavior, or the effect itself | |
diet | n: the food and drink that a person, animal, or community eats and drinks regularly; a legislative assembly in certain countries, for example, Japan | |
fellow | adj: someone who has the same job or interests as you, or is in the same class, profession, or situation as you | |
trillion | n: the number 1,000,000,000,000; a million million | |
approximate | adj: nearly accurate or correct, but not completely so | |
microorganism | n: a very small living thing that may exist in its single-celled form or as a colony of cells and is too small to be seen without a microscope | |
occupy | v: to consume all of someone’s space, attention, or time | |
approximately | adv: close to a specific number or time but not exactly that number or time | |
liver | n: a large organ in the body, involved in many metabolic processes, such as detoxification of the organism, and the synthesis of proteins | |
brain | n: the organ inside the head that is responsible for one’s movement, thought, memory, and feeling | |
microbiome | n: the community of microorganisms (= living things too small to be seen) that can usually be found living together in any given environment or the human body | |
communal | adj: belonging to or used by a group rather than individuals; for common use | |
inhabit | v: to live in a specific location; to reside | |
discovery | n: the act or process of finding information, a place, or an object, or learning about something that was previously not known | |
mysterious | adj: difficult to understand, explain, or identify; having an aura of secrecy, intrigue, or puzzlement | |
nation | n: a large organized community of people living in a particular country or region and having a particular culture | |
institute | n: an organization that has a specific purpose, particularly one dealing with science, education, or a particular profession; (verb) to initiate, introduce, or establish something | |
relation | n: the way two persons or groups of people feel and act toward one another | |
inexcusable | adj: impossible to excuse or justify; reprehensible or unforgivable | |
involve | v: to include or affect someone or something as a necessary part of something else | |
explorer | n: a person who travels to places where no one or few people have been before to find out what is there | |
outline | v: to describe the main facts or aspects involved in something | |
continent | n: one of the earth’s large landmasses; (adjective) abstaining from your feelings, especially your desire to have sex | |
widespread | adj: existing or happening in various places or among many people | |
disease | n: a disorder or illness that affects the body or mind, often characterized by specific symptoms or abnormal functioning of organs or systems | |
obesity | n: the condition of being significantly overweight, typically defined as having a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or greater. | |
gastrointestinal | adj: relating to the stomach and intestines, particularly about the digestive system or related disorders | |
allergy | n: a hypersensitivity disorder of the immune system, characterized by an exaggerated response to certain allergens, such as pollens, foods, and drugs | |
autoimmune | adj: relating to a condition in which the body’s immune system attacks and destroys healthy body tissue, mistaking it for harmful foreign substances | |
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 | |
consequence | n: the outcome of a particular action or event, especially relative to an individual | |
trigger | v: to make something happen suddenly; to cause something such as a device, machine, etc. to function | |
conscious | adj: being aware of and able to respond to what is happening around you | |
warn | v: to make someone aware of potential danger or difficulty, particularly one that may occur in the future | |
migration | n: the movement of animals to a new location, frequently as the seasons change | |
uncountable | adj: describing nouns or concepts that cannot be counted or quantified as discrete units or objects, such as feelings, time, or information, often characterized by their abstract or intangible nature, and which are not used with “a” or “an” and cannot be made plural | |
toy | n: a thing, typically a small model or replica of something that is played with, especially by children | |
vivid | adj: producing very clear, powerful, and detailed images in the mind | |
imaginary | adj: existing only in someone’s mind | |
obsess | v: to fill the mind of someone continually so that one can’t think of anything else | |
overcome | v: to succeed in controlling or dealing with something, such as a problem or difficulty; to defeat or overwhelm someone | |
convince | v: to persuade someone or make someone believe that something is true | |
moderate | adj: being within reasonable limits; not excessive or extreme | |
diversity | n: the quality or fact of many different types of things or people being included in something; a range of different things or people | |
nowadays | adv: at the current time, in comparison to the past | |
ecology | n: the study of the relationships between living organisms, including humans, and their physical environment | |
diverse | adj: including numerous categories of individuals or entities; various | |
stable | adj: firm and steady; not easily moved, disturbed, or changed | |
hypothesis | n: a proposed idea or explanation that is based on a few known facts but has not yet been proven to be true or accurate | |
precious | adj: uncommon and extremely valuable | |
enormous | adj: extremely large or great | |
relate | v: to establish a connection or association between two or more things; to narrate or tell about an event, experience, or relationship; to empathize or feel sympathy with someone or something | |
ancient | adj: relating to the long ago, particularly the historical period preceding the fall of the Western Roman Empire; very old | |
dental | adj: of or relating to teeth | |
plaque | n: a flat, often rectangular, piece of metal, wood, or other material, inscribed or carved with commemorative text or designs and used as a decoration or award; a soft, sticky film of bacteria that coats teeth and can cause tooth decay | |
cavity | n: an empty space or hollowness within a solid object, especially within the body, such as a tooth or bone; a hole or depression in a surface or the ground | |
hygiene | n: the practice of maintaining cleanliness in the home and person to prevent illness | |
priority | n: something that is more important than other things and should be dealt with first | |
fossilized | adj: transformed into a fossil (= something preserved in rock for a very long period) or preserved in the form of a fossil; antiquated or inflexible | |
lifetime | n: the duration of someone’s life or something’s existence; | |
calculus | n: a branch of mathematics that deals with rates of change and limits; the accumulation of hard mineral deposits that can form in organs or ducts in the body, such as kidney stones or gallstones | |
preserve | v: to keep or maintain a particular quality, feature, etc., especially to prevent it from decaying, being damaged, or being destroyed | |
skeleton | n: the structure of bones in a human or animal body, or a framework of bones or other material that supports a plant | |
vast | adj: enormous in size, number, amount, or quantity | |
aspect | n: one part or feature of a situation, problem, subject, etc. | |
valley | n: a long depression on the surface of the land, which typically contains a river | |
pathogen | n: a bacterium, virus, or other microorganism that causes disease | |
urgent | adj: requiring immediate attention or action; pressing | |
tuberculosis | n: an infectious disease usually caused by tubercle bacteria that can attack many parts of a person’s body, especially their lungs | |
reaction | n: a response that reveals a person’s feelings or attitude; (in chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others | |
antibiotic | n: a substance or drug that kills or slows down the growth of bacteria | |
vaccine | n: a substance that is put into the body and protects them from disease by causing them to produce antibodies (= proteins that attack harmful bacteria, viruses, etc.) | |
genetic | adj: of or relating to genes (= parts of the DNA in cells) or the science of genes | |
phenomenon | n: something that exists and can be perceptible, especially one that is not fully understood | |
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 | |
symptom | n: any sensation or change in body or mind that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease | |
straight | adj: extending or moving in one direction without bending or curving; having no deviations | |
infection | n: a condition in which pathogenic microorganisms or viruses have entered the body | |
epidemic | n: the widespread outbreak of a particular disease in a large number of people at the same time | |
infect | v: to affect a person, an animal, or a plant with a disease-causing organism | |
pupil | n: the black circular opening in the center of the iris of the eye, through which light enters the eye; a student in school or university | |
infectious | adj: able to be passed quickly from one person, animal, or plant to another, especially through air or water | |
clinic | n: a building or hospital department where people can go for medical care or advice, especially of a particular condition | |
specialize | v: to become an expert in a specific career field, study, or business | |
basis | n: the most important facts, ideas, or events from which something is developed; the way how things are organized or arranged | |
bacteria | n: single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms that exist in large numbers in the air, water, and soil, and also in living and dead creatures and plants, and are often a cause of disease | |
crucial | adj: extremely vital or necessary | |
evolve | v: to develop gradually, or to cause the development of something or someone gradually | |
resistance | n: the act of defending oneself from an aggressor or refusing to accept something | |
biomedical | adj: relating to the application of the natural sciences, especially biology, and physiology, to clinical medicine and healthcare | |
identify | v: to recognize someone or something and say or prove who or what they are | |
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 | |
define | v: to state or explain precisely the nature, scope, or meaning of something | |
reign | n: the period of time during which a monarch or government holds power; (verb) to be the king or queen | |
territory | n: an area under the control of a ruler or state | |
obvious | adj: easy to see, discover or understand | |
anthropology | n: the scientific study of humanity, concerned with human behavior, human biology, cultures, societies, and linguistics in both the present and past, including past human species | |
excavation | n: the act or process of removing soil, rock, or other material to reveal or extract something, such as an archaeological site or underground structure, or the hole or area created by this process | |
saint | n: a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of holiness, virtue, or devotion | |
cemetery | n: a burial ground or graveyard; a place where dead bodies are buried | |
spontaneously | adv: in a way that is natural, not planned or forced, and often sudden | |
medieval | adj: relating to or belonging to the Middle Age that is for the period of A.D.600 to A.D. 1450 | |
burial | n: the act or ceremony of placing a dead body in a grave | |
bury | v: to place a dead body in the ground, grave, or tomb | |
giant | adj: enormous; much bigger or more important than similar items usually are | |
lesion | n: a damaged or abnormal area of tissue in the body, usually caused by injury or disease | |
intervene | v: to intentionally get involved in a situation to improve it or prevent it from getting worse | |
trace | v: to find or discover someone or something that was lost | |
implement | v: to put a decision, plan, or system into effect | |
shred | v: to tear or cut something into a small pieces; (noun) a tiny or scarcely detectable amount | |
powder | n: a dry and fine substance that consists of very small, loose particles | |
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 | |
capture | v: to catch a person or an animal and confine them in an area which they cannot escape | |
specific | adj: clearly defined or particular to a certain thing or situation; distinct, explicit, and precise | |
translate | v: to convert or change words into another language | |
absolutely | adv: without restriction or limitation; completely or utterly | |
creature | n: a living being, especially an animal | |
planet | n: any of the nine large celestial bodies that circle in the solar system; any celestial body that revolves around a star | |
alphabet | n: a character set that includes letters and is used to write a language | |
byte | n: a unit of digital information that consists of 8 bits, typically used to represent a single character of text or a small amount of computer code | |
consist | v: to be composed or made up of | |
computation | n: the act or process of calculating something, especially an answer or amount, by using a machine or calculator | |
merge | v: to combine or integrate things, or to cause this to happen | |
pyramid | n: a polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular sides with a common vertex; a massive monument with a square base and four triangular sides, begun by Cheops around 2700 BC as royal tombs in ancient Egypt | |
beneath | adv: in or to a lower place than someone or something | |
healthcare | n: the organized activity or business of preserving mental and physical health by preventing or treating illness through services offered by the health profession | |
frontier | n: a border that separates two countries, or the area near this line | |
destination | n: the place to which someone or something is going or being sent; the ultimate purpose or goal of a journey or action |