Batch 21 Flashcards
(20 cards)
attack
[etaek]
to hurt or damage it
She watched the lizard attack its prey
verb
cancer
[kaenser]
a serious disease that causes cells to grow abnormally
He was a leading scientist in finding a cure for cancer
noun
breast
[brest]
one of the two soft parts on a women’s chest
She was diagnosted with breast cancer
noun
cancerous
[kaenseres]
the result of cancer
The exam found cancerous cells in the patient’s blood
adjective
cell
[sel]
the smallest part of a living thing that can live by itself
A red blood cell carries oxygen
noun
cigarette
[sigeret]
a thinly wrapped paper tube filled with tobacco that is smoked
Cigarette smoking is terrible for your health
cure
[kyur]
a medical treatment to make a sinkness go away
Scientists are still working on finding a cure for diabetes
noun
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code
[koud]
a set of symbols used to hide or read a message
She used the code to solve the puzzle
noun
destruction
[distraksyen]
to damage somethingis to cause its desctruction
The wildfires left the forest in a state of destruction
noun
DNA
[dienei]
the short form of deoxyribonucleic acid
The police sometimes use DNA to solve crime
noun
extensive
[ikstensiv]
large in size or amount
The game drew extensive media coverage
adjective
female
[fimeil]
refers to women or girls
She is they only female student in her class with short hair
adjective
futhermore
[feroermor]
more information will be added
She’s clever, and furthermore, she is not afraid of work
adverb
gene
[dgin]
controls what it looks like, how an organism grows, and how it develops
Gene therapy is sometimes used to treat an illness
noun
male
[meil]
refers to men or boys
He was the only male in the store
adjective
inherit
[inherit]
to receive something that is passed down from a relative
All the girls in my family inherit red hair from my great-grandmother
verb
link
[link]
a connection to something else
The two lines in the poem share a common link
noun
population
[papuleisyen]
all the people living in an area
The population of our city is steadily growing
noun
result
[rizalt]
happens because of something else
The result of her experiment was surprising
noun
sugar
[syuger]
comes from plants and is used to make food taste sweet
She added extra sugar to her tea
noun
