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A response to something that has happened, or a chemical change that occurs when substances interact.
A list that ranks metals according to how readily they react with substances such as water or acid.
To look at written words and understand their meaning.
Prepared and able to do something immediately.
Actually existing, not imagined or fake.
The practice or belief in showing things as they truly are, without idealizing or exaggerating them.
Having a sensible view of what is possible or likely, or accurately representing real life.
The state of things as they actually exist, rather than as imagined.
To suddenly become aware of or understand something.
Used to emphasise that something is true or to a strong degree.
To gather a crop, or to receive the results or benefits of an earlier action.
The cause or explanation for something.
Fair and sensible, or acceptable in amount or size.
The process of thinking through something logically to reach a conclusion.
Organised resistance or armed opposition against a government or authority.
To restart a computer or device, or, figuratively, to start something again from scratch.
To express sharp disapproval of someone, usually for something they did.
A response that argues against a claim or criticism made by someone else.
Stubbornly resistant to authority or control.
To bring a memory back into your mind, or to officially call something back.
To summarize the main points of something already discussed.
A printed or written note proving that money has been paid for something.
To get or accept something that is given or sent to you.
Happening or made not long ago.
Not long ago.
The way people react to something, or a formal social gathering, or the area where visitors are greeted.
A cell or protein structure that detects a specific stimulus, such as light, a chemical or pressure, and triggers a response.
A break during the school day when students can play or rest.
Describing a gene whose effect only appears when it is inherited from both parents, rather than just one.
A version of a gene whose effect only shows up when an organism has two copies of it, because a dominant version would otherwise mask it.
A gene whose effect only appears in an organism when two copies of it are present.
A set of instructions for preparing and cooking a particular dish.
A person who receives something.
Preferring to live alone and avoid contact with other people.
To know someone or something because you have seen or heard them before.
To know someone or something because you have seen or experienced them before, or to formally accept something as true or valid.
DNA that has been artificially assembled by combining genetic material from two or more different sources.
To suggest that someone or something is good or suitable.
A suggestion that something is good or suitable, often based on experience or expertise.
To bring two people or ideas back into agreement after a disagreement.
Difficult to understand because it deals with an obscure or specialized subject.
To store sound, video, or information so it can be seen or heard again later.
A simple wind instrument with holes along its length, often the first instrument children learn at school.
To return to a normal state of health, mind, or strength, or to get something back.
The process of getting better after being ill, injured, or through a difficult period.
A flat shape with four straight sides and four right angles, with opposite sides equal in length.
To correct a mistake or put right something that is wrong.
Moral integrity and correctness of behavior.