PWT Preparation: AE Silver Key Vocabulary (from DIY)

WORD	DEFINITION
instinct (Owen)	in·stinct (ĭn'stĭngkt') n. An inborn pattern of behavior that is characteristic of a species and is often a response to specific environmental stimuli: the spawning instinct in salmon; altruistic instincts in social animals. A powerful motivation or impulse. An innate capability or aptitude: an instinct for tact and diplomacy. adj. (ĭn-stĭngkt') Deeply filled or imbued: words instinct with love. Obsolete. Impelled from within.
ethics (Shoji)	plural. 1.moral rules or principles of behavior for deciding what is right and wrong. u. 1. the study of the moral rules or principles of behavior in society, and how they influence the choices people make.
advisory (Shoji)	adj. 1. having the purpose of giving advice.
abortion (Marie)	abor・tion n. 1.[u] the deliberate ending of a pregnancy at an early stage 2. [c] a medical operation to end a pregnancy at an early stage
interdisciplinary (Marie)	adj. 1. involving different areas of knowledge or study
embryology (Kenji)	n. 1. The branch of biology that deals with the formation, early growth, and development of living organism. 2. The embryonic structure or development of a particular organism.
diagnosis (Kenji)	n. 1. The act or process of identifying or determining the nature and cause of a disease or injury through evaluation of patient history, examination, and review of laboratory data. 2. The opinion derived from such an evaluation.
feasible (Ayaka)	adj a plan, idea, or method that is feasible is possible and is likely to work
akin (Ayaka)	adj very similar to something
bequeath (Ayaka)	be-queath v 1.to officially arrange for someone to have something that you own after your death 2.to pass knowledge, customs etc. to people who come after you to live after you
genetic (Masataka)	adj Of or relating to genetics or genes. Affecting or determined by genes: genetic diseases. Of, relating to, or influenced by the origin or development of something. Linguistics. Of or relating to the relationship between or among languages that are descendants of the same protolanguage
artificial (Masataka)	adj Made by humans; produced rather than natural. Brought about or caused by sociopolitical or other human-generated forces or influences: set up artificial barriers against women and minorities; an artificial economic boom. Made in imitation of something natural; simulated: artificial teeth. Not genuine or natural: an artificial smile
obligation (Numacchi)	ob·li·ga·tion (ŏb'lĭ-gā'shən) n. The act of binding oneself by a social, legal, or moral tie. 1 a. A social, legal, or moral requirement, such as a duty, contract, or promise that compels one to follow or avoid a particular course of action. b. A course of action imposed by society, law, or conscience by which one is bound or restricted. ２． The constraining power of a promise, contract, law, or sense of duty. ３． Law. a. A legal agreement stipulating a specified payment or action, especially if the agreement also specifies a penalty for failure to comply. b. The document containing the terms of such an agreement. ４． a. Something owed as payment or in return for a special service or favor. b. The service or favor for which one is indebted to another. ５． The state, fact, or feeling of being indebted to another for a special service or favor received.
in vitro fertilization (Numacchi)	In vitro fertilization (IVF) is a procedure in which eggs (ova) from a woman's ovary are removed, they are fertilized with sperm in a laboratory procedure, and then the fertilized egg (embryo) is returned to the woman's uterus.
embryo (Ayumi)	An organism in its early stages of development, especially before it has reached a distinctively recognizable form. An organism at any time before full development, birth, or hatching. The fertilized egg of a vertebrate animal following cleavage. In humans, the prefetal product of conception from implantation through the eighth week of development. Botany. The minute, rudimentary plant contained within a seed or an archegonium. A rudimentary or beginning stage: “To its founding fathers, the European [Economic] Community was the embryo of the United States of Europe” (Economist). [Medieval Latin embryō, from Greek embruon : en-, in; see en–2 + bruein, to be full to bursting.]
protocol (Ayumi)	The forms of ceremony and etiquette observed by diplomats and heads of state. A code of correct conduct: safety protocols; academic protocol. The first copy of a treaty or other such document before its ratification. A preliminary draft or record of a transaction. The plan for a course of medical treatment or for a scientific experiment. Computer Science. A standard procedure for regulating data transmission between computers. intr.v., -coled or -colled, -col·ing or -col·ling, -cols or -cols. To form or issue protocols. [French protocole, from Old French prothocolle, draft of a document, from Medieval Latin prōtocollum, from Late Greek prōtokollon, table of contents, first sheet : Greek prōto-, proto- + Greek kollēma, sheets of a papyrus glued together (from kollān, to glue together, from kolla, glue).] protocolar pro'to·col'ar (-kŏl'ər) or pro'to·col'a·ry (-kŏl'ə-rē) adj.
inattentive (Hiroki)	adj. Exhibiting a lack of attention; not attentive. inattentively in'at·ten'tive·ly adv. inattentiveness in'at·ten'tive·ness n.
substantive (Hiroki)	adj. Substantial; considerable. Independent in existence or function; not subordinate. Not imaginary; actual; real. Of or relating to the essence or substance; essential: substantive information. Having a solid basis; firm. Grammar. Expressing or designating existence; for example, the verb to be. Grammar. Designating a noun or noun equivalent. n. Grammar. A word or group of words functioning as a noun. [Middle English substantif, self-sufficient, independent, from Old French, substantive, from Late Latin substantīvus, from Latin substantia, substance. See substance.] substantively sub'stan·tive·ly adv. substantiveness sub'stan·tive·ness n.
mutant (Mizuki)	adj (of a living thing) different in some way from others of the same kind because of a change in its GENETIC structure. noun 1. (biology) a living with qualities that are different from its parents' qualities because of a change in its GENETIC structure. 2. (informal) (in stories about space, the future, etc.) a living thing with an unusual and frightening appearance because of a change in its GENETIC structure.
mimic (Mizuki)	verb 1. to copy the way sb speaks, moves, behaves, etc. especially in order to make other people laugh 2. to look or behave like sth else noun (mimicry) the action or skill of being able to copy the voice, movements, etc. of others.
en masse (Sachiko)	adj In one group or body; all toghether
compatibility (Sachiko)	noun The ability of people or things to live toghether without problems
chromosome (Sachiko)	noun One of the very small parts like threads in the nuclei of animal and plant cells, that carry the genes
clincher (Risa)	n. Informal. A point, fact, or remark that settles something conclusively; a decisive factor.
inklings (Risa)	n. 1.A slight hint or indication. 2.A slight understanding or vague idea or notion.
duplicate (Emiko)	adj. Identically copied from an original. Existing or growing in two corresponding parts; double. Denoting a manner of play in cards in which partnerships or teams play the same deals and compare scores at the end: duplicate bridge.
replemish (Emiko)	v.tr. To fill or make complete again; add a new stock or supply to: replenish the larder. To inspire or nourish: The music will replenish my weary soul. v.intr. To become full again.
hysteria (Sayaka)	n. 1 Histeria among a group of people is a state of uncontrolled exciterment , anger, or panic. ex: No one could help getting carried awau by the histeria. 2 A person who is suffering from hysteria is a state of violent and disturbed emotion asa aresult of shock. ex: By now , she was screaming, completely overcome with hysteria. *from COBUILD
conceive(Sayaka)	v. 1 If you can not conceive of something, you cannot imagine it or believe it. ex: I just can not even conceive of that quantity of money.... He way immensely ambitous but unable to conceive of winning power for himself. 2 If you conceive something as a particular thing, you conseder it to be that thing. ex: We conceive of the family as being in a constant state of change. * from COBUILD
mutant (Sayaka)	n. A mutant is an animal of plant that is physically different from others becaous of a change in its genes. * from COBUILD
undergo (Sayaka)	v. If you undergo something necessary or unpleasant, it happens to you. ex: New recruits have been undergoing training in recent weeks. He underwent on agoniseing 48-hour waint for the results of tests. *from COBUILD
progenitor (Hisayuki)	pro gen i tor(prō-jĕn'ĭ-tər) n. A direct ancestor. See synonyms at ancestor. An originator of a line of descent; a precursor. An originator; a founder: progenitors of the new music.
fertile (Hisayuki)	fer tile(fûr'tl) adj. Biology. Capable of initiating, sustaining, or supporting reproduction. Capable of growing and developing; able to mature: a fertile egg. Botany. Bearing functional reproductive structures such as seeds or fruit or material such as spores or pollen. Bearing or producing crops or vegetation abundantly; fruitful. Rich in material needed to sustain plant growth: fertile soil. Highly or continuously productive; prolific: a fertile imagination; a fertile source of new ideas. Physics. Capable of producing fissionable material: fertile thorium 232.