| Term | Definition |
|---|
| according to | using information that is written or that someone has told you |
| author | a person who has written a book, play, poem, etc. |
| average | usual or ordinary |
| benefit | advantage, to be useful or helpful to someone |
| bright | sending out a strong shining light, clever |
| calculation | when you add numbers, divide numbers, etc. to find the answer to a sum |
| cancer | a serious illness in which bad cells grow in the body |
| citizen | a person who lives in a country or town and has particular rights there |
| come across | to meet someone or find something by chance |
| cure | to make someone better when they have been ill |
| damage | harm done to something |
| decrease | to become less or fewer |
| demonstrate | to show something clearly |
| discover | to find something for the first time |
| disease | an illness, especially a serious one that continues for a long time |
| education | teaching and learning |
| enthusiasm | a strong feeling of being interested in something or wanting to do something |
| essential | inportant and necessary |
| expand | to become larger or make something larger |
| fear | the feeling of being worried |
| foresee | realize beforehand |
| get rid of | throw away sg you do not want |
| get worse | deteriorate in health |
| government | elected politicians who rule the country |
| harmful | dangerous to physical or mental health |
| healthy | being well in your body |
| improve | to make better |
| increase | rise in number, level,or amount |
| invent | come up with something after a mental effort |
| level | a horizontal surface in which no part is higher or lower than another |
| lifespan | length of time in which something is functional |
| nowadays | any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech |
| planet | large object in space which revolves around the sun |
| previous | happening before the present time |
| rainforest | a tropical forest with heavy annual rainfall |
| regular | in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle |
| replace | substitute a person |
| ruler | measuring stick with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths |
| scientist | a person with advanced knowledge |
| society | a group of people who share the same laws and culture |
| survay | a detailed critical inspection |
| wound | injured or damaged part of the body |
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