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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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approximately | adv: close to a specific number or time but not exactly that number or time | |
pregnant | adj: having a baby or young animal developing in the uterus | |
genetic | adj: of or relating to genes (= parts of the DNA in cells) or the science of genes | |
disorder | n: an untidy state or a lack of organization; a physical condition or illness that causes problems with how a section of the body or brain functions | |
disease | n: a disorder or illness that affects the body or mind, often characterized by specific symptoms or abnormal functioning of organs or systems | |
chromosome | n: a long and string-like DNA molecule containing the part or all of the genetic material of an organism that controls what an animal or plant is like | |
mutation | n: the way in which genes of a person, plant, animal, or other organism change and produce permanent differences | |
norm | n: something that is regarded as usual, typical, or standard | |
inherit | v: to receive money, property, or a title from someone after they have died | |
function | n: the purpose or use of an object, system, or process; a particular activity or operation that is designed to serve a specific purpose; a mathematical concept that describes a relationship between two sets of values, called the input and output sets; (verb) to operate or work in a specific way, or to perform a particular task or purpose | |
prop | n: a piece of wood, metal, etc., placed beneath or against something to support it or keep it in position; a system, institution, or person that gives help or support to someone or something | |
incurable | adj: not able to be cured, healed, or remedied; beyond recovery or redemption | |
progressive | adj: relating to or supporting development or advancement, especially social or political one | |
nervous | adj: worried and anxious about something; relating to the nerves | |
full-on | adj: characterized by being intense, extreme, or all-out; complete, total, or unmitigated | |
panic | n: a sudden strong feeling of fear that cannot be controlled and prevents reasonable thought and action | |
calm | adj: not excited, angry, or nervous; free from wind, large waves | |
bombshell | n: a sudden and unexpected piece of news or information that is shocking, startling, or disruptive; a person who is very attractive or sexy | |
biology | n: the scientific study of life and the natural processes of living things | |
ancestry | n: the family or the ethnic descent that you come from | |
Jewish | adj: of or relating to people whose traditional religion is Judaism | |
likelihood | n: the probability or chance that something will happen or be the case | |
frequency | n: an ordered array of colors into which a light beam can be split | |
heterozygote | n: an organism that has two different alleles for a particular gene, often resulting in a dominant and a recessive trait | |
individual | n: a single person or thing, as distinct from a group | |
descent | n: the act or process of moving downward; a person’s family origins | |
background | n: the details of a person’s social heritage, such as family, vocational or educational experience; past information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem | |
unusually | adv: in a way that is not typical or expected | |
seminar | n: a group meeting or class for discussion, teaching, or training on a particular subject | |
evolutionary | adj: relating to or denoting how living things develop or change from earlier forms | |
medicinal | adj: of or relating to the treatment or cure of disease | |
discovery | n: the act or process of finding information, a place, or an object, or learning about something that was previously not known | |
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 | |
evolution | n: a gradual process of transformation of living things | |
typical | adj: having the usual characteristics or traits of a specific group of things | |
eliminate | v: to remove or get rid of someone or something | |
defective | adj: having a flaw or fault that prevents proper functioning or usability; broken or imperfect in some way | |
persist | v: to continue to do and refuse to stop something despite difficulties or opposition, even if it appears unreasonable | |
perspective | n: a confident attitude toward something; a particular style of thinking about something | |
insight | n: the ability to gain an accurate and deep understanding of people or situations; an accurate and deep understanding of what something is like | |
examine | v: to study or consider a person or object attentively and thoroughly to learn something about them | |
vulnerable | adj: capable of being hurt or influenced physically or mentally | |
demonstrate | v: to display something or give an exhibition to an interested audience | |
necessarily | adv: in an essential manner; in such a way as could not be otherwise | |
illustrate | v: to provide pictures, photographs, diagrams, etc. in a book or something for explanation | |
implication | n: something that is inferred or indirectly stated; the act or fact of being involved in something | |
enrich | v: to make better or improve in quality by adding something else | |
investigate | v: to conduct a systematic or formal inquiry to identify and evaluate the facts of a crime, problem, statement, etc. to establish the truth | |
intriguing | adj: arousing curiosity or interest, often due to a mysterious or complex quality; fascinating or captivating | |
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 | |
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 | |
advantage | n: a condition or circumstance that puts one in a favorable or superior position; a beneficial feature or asset that someone or something has | |
beneficial | adj: helpful, useful, or sound; promoting or enhancing well-being | |
circumstance | n: the specific conditions or events that surround a particular situation or occurrence | |
faulty | adj: having a defect or flaw that affects performance or operation | |
survive | v: to live or exist despite a dangerous event or period | |
reproduce | v: to make a copy of something such as a picture, piece of text, music, etc.; to produce offspring through a sexual or asexual process | |
phenomenon | n: something that exists and can be perceptible, especially one that is not fully understood | |
sickle | n: a tool consisting of a short curved blade with a handle, used for cutting grass or grain; also a symbol associated with harvest or death | |
anemia | n: a medical condition in which the body lacks enough red blood cells or hemoglobin, causing fatigue, weakness, or difficulty breathing; a lack of vitality or liveliness in something | |
tropical | adj: originating in, located in, or characteristic of the tropics | |
geography | n: a field of science devoted to the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of the Earth | |
malaria | n: a severe disease caused by a parasite that is spread by the bite of an infected mosquito | |
pose | v: to present a risk, problem, or other issues that must be addressed | |
parasite | n: an organism that lives on or in another organism and benefits by deriving nutrients at the other’s expense | |
cycle | n: an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs; a bicycle or motorcycle | |
confer | v: to have a meeting or discussion to come to a decision or agreement or exchange ideas; to bestow something | |
mosquito | n: a small flying insect whose female bites people and animals and sucks their blood, and sometimes transmits serious diseases such as malaria | |
transmit | v: to send or forward an electronic signal; to pass something from one person or thing to another | |
environment | n: the natural world such as air, water, and land in which humans, animals, and plants live | |
susceptible | adj: easily influenced, harmed, or affected by something | |
negative | adj: having the quality of something bad or harmful; expressing refusal | |
prevalence | n: the state or condition of being widespread or common; the extent or frequency of occurrence of a disease or condition in a given population at a specific time | |
resistance | n: the act of defending oneself from an aggressor or refusing to accept something | |
tuberculosis | n: an infectious disease usually caused by tubercle bacteria that can attack many parts of a person’s body, especially their lungs | |
hint | n: an indirect suggestion; a slight but appreciable amount of something | |
relation | n: the way two persons or groups of people feel and act toward one another | |
grandparent | n: a parent of one’s father or mother | |
exceedingly | adv: to an extreme degree | |
recognize | v: to acknowledge or realize something or someone; to identify, remember, or become aware of something that was previously known or encountered | |
contract | n: a legally binding agreement between two or more parties, setting out their rights and obligations to each other, typically in writing and enforceable by law | |
specifically | adv: only associated with or meant for one thing | |
novel | n: an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story; (adjective) original and of a kind not seen before | |
compelling | adj: arousing strong and irresistible interest, attention, or admiration | |
persistent | adj: continuing firmly or obstinately in the course of action despite difficulty or opposition; lasting or enduring without fading or being lost over time | |
prevalent | adj: existing very commonly in a particular area or in a specific time | |
explanation | n: the information or arguments that someone provides to make something understandable or clear | |
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 | |
mechanism | n: a part of a machine, or a set of parts that performs a task; a natural or established process that occurs during a specific situation or reaction | |
proliferate | v: to grow or increase rapidly in number; to reproduce or spread rapidly, especially in an uncontrolled manner | |
possibility | n: a chance that something may happen or be true | |
historic | adj: famous or significant in history, or potentially so | |
urban | adj: relating to or located in a town or city | |
ghetto | n: an area of a city in which members of a particular group, typically an ethnic minority, usually live in poverty and with a high population density | |
sanitation | n: the process of maintaining a clean and hygienic environment, particularly in public health and safety contexts; the practice of disposing of waste products in a safe and appropriate manner | |
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 | |
thrive | v: to grow vigorously; to make steady progress | |
threat | n: a strong indication or likelihood of harm, danger, or adverse consequences; an expression of intent to inflict harm or injury on someone or something, often made as a means of coercion or intimidation | |
winnow | v: to separate or remove the undesirable or unnecessary parts of a group or collection; to narrow down or sift through something to find what is useful or valuable | |
predilection | n: a preference or inclination for something; a liking or fondness for something | |
communal | adj: belonging to or used by a group rather than individuals; for common use | |
amplify | v: to enhance something, particularly sound or brightness | |
relative | adj: considered and evaluated through comparison with something else | |
boost | v: to improve, raise, or increase something | |
incidence | n: the frequency or rate at which a particular event or condition occurs within a specific population, group, or area; the occurrence or manifestation of something, especially something harmful or unpleasant | |
unfortunate | adj: having bad luck or fortune; unlucky | |
segment | n: a part or section of something; a distinct group within a larger whole | |
trace | v: to find or discover someone or something that was lost | |
unclear | adj: poorly stated or described and therefore not easy to understand; not easy to perceive | |
identify | v: to recognize someone or something and say or prove who or what they are | |
cellular | adj: of or connected with the cells of animals or plants; of or connected with a mobile telephone system that uses several short-range radio stations instead of wires | |
defend | v: to protect someone or something from attack, criticism, danger, etc. | |
problematic | adj: full of difficulties; difficult to deal with or solve | |
contribution | n: the act of giving something, especially money, to a particular cause or organization; a voluntary gift as of money or service or ideas made to some worthwhile cause | |
mention | v: to speak or write about something or someone briefly | |
stem | n: the central part of something from which other parts can develop or grow; the part of a word common to all its inflected variants; (verb) to grow out of, have roots in, or originate in | |
misconception | n: a belief or an idea that is wrong because it has been based on faulty thinking, understanding, or hypothesis | |
nutshell | n: the hard, outer covering or protective casing that encloses the kernel or fruit of certain types of nuts, such as walnuts or acorns; a concise and condensed summary or explanation of something | |
optimize | v: to make the best or most effective use of something | |
reproductive | adj: connected with the process of reproduction; relating to reproducing babies, young animals, or plants | |
pace | n: the speed at which someone or something moves, or the rate at which something happens or changes | |
obvious | adj: easy to see, discover or understand | |
infectious | adj: able to be passed quickly from one person, animal, or plant to another, especially through air or water | |
pathogen | n: a bacterium, virus, or other microorganism that causes disease | |
constant | adj: happening repeatedly or all the time | |
virus | n: a tiny infectious organic material that causes disease in people, animals, and plants | |
immune | adj: protected against a particular disease or toxin due to the presence of specific antibodies or sensitized white blood cells | |
continuously | adv: without being interrupted or paused; repeatedly | |
evolve | v: to develop gradually, or to cause the development of something or someone gradually | |
infect | v: to affect a person, an animal, or a plant with a disease-causing organism | |
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 | |
outmaneuver | v: to cleverly gain an advantage over someone, especially an opponent | |
distinct | adj: noticeable from something else of a similar type | |
disadvantage | n: a drawback or a negative aspect of something; (verb) to put someone or something in an unfavorable position | |
reproduction | n: the process by which organisms create offspring; the production of something similar to an original work | |
ample | adj: enough or more than enough; having plenty of something | |
illustration | n: a picture or diagram in a book, magazine, or newspaper that is used to explain or decorate the text; the act or process of explaining something | |
resist | v: to refuse to accept something and attempt to prevent it from happening | |
physiological | adj: relating to the normal functioning of living organisms and their organs and systems; concerning the physical or biochemical processes and activities that occur within the body | |
extreme | adj: very great in amount or degree | |
balance | n: a condition in which everything has the same weight or force; something left after other parts have been taken away | |
highlight | v: to make something prominent, mainly so that people give it more attention | |
constraint | n: a limit or restriction on something, such as an action, behavior, or thought | |
inherent | adj: existing in something as a permanent, essential, or characteristic attribute | |
instance | n: a particular example or single occurrence of something | |
improvisation | n: the act of making something up on the spot or creating or performing something without preparation | |
survival | n: the state of continuing to exist or live, frequently in the face of difficulty or danger | |
cascade | n: a small waterfall or series of small waterfalls; a succession of stages or operations or processes or units | |
engineer | n: a person whose job is designing, building, or maintaining something such as machines, structures, or software | |
scratch | v: to cut or damage the surface of something or the skin with a sharp or pointed object | |
optimal | adj: the best; most likely to be successful or advantageous | |
compromise | v: to settle a problem or disagreement by mutual concession | |
currency | n: a system of money in general use in a particular country | |
degenerate | v: (of a person, animal, or plant) to become worse in health or physical condition | |
neurological | adj: of or relating to the science of neurology or the nervous system | |
detrimental | adj: causing harm or damage | |
biomedical | adj: relating to the application of the natural sciences, especially biology, and physiology, to clinical medicine and healthcare | |
proximate | adj: very near or close, either in space or time; immediately preceding or following something | |
immediate | adj: happening or done without delay or occurring shortly after something else | |
near-sighted | adj: having difficulty seeing objects at a distance; myopic | |
discuss | v: to talk about or examine in detail through conversation or debate; to exchange ideas, opinions, or information on a particular topic | |
adopt | v: to choose to follow something; to legally take a child from another family and care for them as if they were one’s own | |
broad | adj: very wide; general | |
ultimate | adj: furthest or highest in degree or order | |
crucial | adj: extremely vital or necessary | |
mitigate | v: to make less severe or less intense; to alleviate or lessen the adverse effects of something | |
engaging | adj: attracting, pleasant, or charming | |
interact | v: to communicate or react with somebody | |
vision | n: the ability to think about or see the future with imagination and intelligence; the faculty of being able to see | |
landscape | n: an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view; a large area of land, especially in the country and relating to its appearance | |
hunt | v: to go after and try to catch wild animals to kill them for food, sport, or profit | |
intense | adj: (especially of a feeling) very strong; extremely sharp or severe | |
strain | n: a force or pressure that stretches or pulls something, sometimes causing damage; (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups | |
inescapable | adj: impossible to avoid or evade | |
conclude | v: to come to an end or close; to reach a judgment or opinion by reasoning | |
emerge | v: to move out of or away from something and become visible | |
obesity | n: the condition of being significantly overweight, typically defined as having a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or greater. | |
diabetes | n: a medical condition in which the body cannot produce enough insulin to control the glucose levels in the blood | |
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 | |
injury | n: harm done to a person’s or an animal’s body caused by an accident or an attack | |
encourage | v: to give someone support, confidence, or hope; to persuade someone to do or continue to do something by making it easier for them and making them believe it is a good thing to do | |
contribute | v: to give something, especially money or goods, to provide or achieve something together with other people | |
inheritance | n: the money, property, etc., that someone gives you when they die; (genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from ancestors | |
decision | n: the act or process of making up someone’s mind about something; a choice or judgment reached after considering options | |
predisposition | n: a tendency or inclination to a particular behavior or condition, often due to genetic or environmental factors | |
claim | v: to assert that something is true; to demand or request something as one’s own; to lay legal or moral right to something; (noun) a demand or assertion of a right or something that one believes to be true | |
influence | n: the ability to affect someone’s or something’s character, growth, or behavior, or the effect itself | |
spouse | n: a person’s husband, wife, or partner in marriage | |
tradition | n: a belief, custom, or way of doing something that has been passed down from generation to generation within a group or society | |
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 | |
odds | n: the degree or probability that a particular thing will or will not happen | |
inspire | v: to make somebody fill with the desire, confidence, or enthusiasm, especially to do something creative |