'Bio' Vocabulary

 biofuel 

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Biofuel is defined as solid, liquid or gaseous fuel obtained from lifeless or living biological material and is similar to fossil fuels, which are derived from long dead biological material. Also, various plants and plant-derived materials are used 

Nowadays, due to the green movement, people are looking at alternative energy sources that are less harmful than oil and gas products. Biofuel is an alternative source because this type of energy is produced from burning plant and animal waste material 

biodiversity 

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the variety of plants and animals in a particular place 

There is a lot of biodiversity in the Amazon rain forests. This means there is a lot of variety when it comes to living species (both animals and plants) in that lush environment 

biodegradable 

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materials, chemicals etc that are biodegradable are changed naturally by bacteria into substances that do not harm the environment ≠ non biodegradable 

You can't just throw that plastic bottle in the street. It's not biodegradable. That means it will not break down and decompose into the natural environment because it's plastic  

biohazards  

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۱. A biological agent, such as an infectious microorganism, or a condition that constitutes a threat to humans, especially in biological research or experimentation2. The potential danger, risk, or harm from exposure to such an agent or condition 

 

Many governments around the world try to prevent biohazards so they have implemented rules and regulations that must be followed before and after scientific experiments. These are health dangers that can result from experimentation gone awry 

 

 

 

 

biodata 

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information regarding an individual's education and work history, esp in the context of a selection process 

 

Most family doctors keep records, in the form of biodata, that refer to specific medical information about each patient. For example, doctors will record patients' ages, blood types etc 

 

 

 biologist  

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someone who studies or works in biology 

 

An educated person who studies all living organisms in various natural environments is called a biologist 

   Biographers 

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someone who writes a biography of someone else 

 

Biographers write about others' life stories. This type of author writes about someone else's life history 

 

 

 

warfare 

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the activity of fighting in a war - used especially when talking about particular methods of fighting 

 

Biological warfare is a very scary thing. This is when militaries use toxic, micro-organisms as weaponry 

 

  

autobiography 

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a book in which someone writes about their own life, or books of this type ↪ biography 

 

If a person writes a story based on his/her own life history, this true story is called an autobiography 

 

 

 

 

Biology 

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the scientific study of living things  

 

Biology is the study of living organisms and how they interact with one another in various, natural environments

Friends 

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friendly  

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behaving towards someone in a way that shows you like them and are ready to talk to them or help them ≠ unfriendly

 

She is a very friendly person. She is kind and easygoing. I like her a lot 

 

 

 

friendship  

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a relationship between friends 

I really value your friendship. I don't know what I'd do without you, and I want to be your friend for a long time  

 

 

 

 eco-friendly ===environmentally-friendly   

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products that are environmentally friendly do not harm the environment when they are made or when you use them 

That detergent is environmentally-friendly because it's made from natural ingredients. It's a green product; it doesn't have harsh chemicals in it 

 

 

unfriendly   

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not kind or friendly

Thomas is an unfriendly person. He never smiles and it seems like he's always in a bad mood 

 

 

friendly fire  

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 bombs, bullets etc that accidentally kill people who are fighting on  

 the same side 

 

The military unit took part in a friendly fire exercise yesterday. All of the weaponry they tested worked well 

 

 

user-friendly  

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easy to use, understand, or operate

 

That computer program is very user-friendly. It's easy to use and I'm glad we bought it 

 

 

 

friendless  

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having no friends and no one to help you  

 

I feel like I'm friendless these days. I'm so busy with work that I've lost touch with many old friends. I don't have any time for socializing. I wish I had the time to make more friends
 

 

 

befriend   

to behave in a friendly way towards someone, especially someone who is younger or needs help 

Kevin befriended Sam when Sam really needed it. Sam was going through a difficult time, and really needed a friend to talk to about his problems 

 

 

fair weather friend  

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someone who only wants to be your friend when you are successful

 

Martha is a fair weather friend. She is never there when I have a problem. If I call her to talk about my problems, she tells me that she is busy and hangs up quickly 

 

foe  

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an enemy

 

The opposite of a friend is a foe

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Hula Hoop

 Hula Hoop 

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a large plastic ring which you swing around your waist by moving your hips 

 

Idioms with come

Idioms with come 

Can you repeat that===؟Come again 

reprimand==come down hard on  

was revealed ==came to light  

come up with ===discover 

happened==come true 

came down with == got sick with 

comes down to ==is because of 

coming in for ==going to go through 

came out of===suddenly appeared 

come to terms with ==objectively and entirely confront and understand

vendetta

vendetta 

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a situation in which one person or group tries for a long time to harm another person 

Dressing up

 Dressing up 

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Dressing up is putting on more formal clothes 

Dressing down 

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 Dressing down is putting on more casual clothes  

 

Ways of agreeing

Ways of agreeing 

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I'm certainly with you on that 

I'm of a like mind on that, too   

  we definitely see eye to eye on that one  

In that respect we are of target mind on that 

I can't argue with that 

Let's handle on that 

There's only one word I can use now to show my agreement and that's -- execute 

There's absolutely no doubt whatsoever that you're right 

I'll establish that in writing to show my acceptance 

The tendencies seem eminently suitable to me 

Hobby Horse

Hobby Horse 

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A hobbyhorse is a child's riding toy 

holly

 holly  

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a small tree with sharp dark green leaves and red berries (berry), or the leaves and berries of this tree used as a decoration at Christmas 

Prepositional Phrases

I want everyone to be quiet at once 

at once 

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immediately or without delay 

My wife is at odds with my mother 

be at odds  

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to disagree 

Our neighbor is at large right now

be at large   

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if a dangerous person or animal is at large, they have escaped from somewhere or have not been caught  

 To this day, I have no idea what made him snap. He just got really angry one day and beat up his co-worker 

To this day  

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until and including now 

You have to take him at face value. There is no hidden agenda and he is not trying to pull the wool over your eyes 

take something at face value  

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to accept a situation or accept what someone says, without thinking there may be a hidden meaning

Paul hit that man for good reason 

for good reason  

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To my astonishment, I won the lottery last week  

To my astonishment 

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complete surprise

bookish

bookish 

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someone who is bookish is more interested in reading and studying than in sports or other activities