| A | B |
| passionate | showing or caused by strong feelings or a strong belief |
| genetically | the study of heredity and the variation of inherited characteristics |
| unethical | not morally correct |
| contaminants | a polluting or poisonous substance that makes something impure |
| element | each of more than one hundred substances that cannot be chemically interconverted or broken down into simpler substances |
| parliament | in the United Kingdom, the highest legislature, consisting of the sovereign, the House of Lords, and the House of Commons |
| grapples | engage in a close fight or struggle without weapons; wrestle |
| emerging | move out of or away from something and come into view |
| opportunity | a set of circumstances that makes it possible to do something |
| innovation | a new method, idea, product |
| hindsight | understanding of a situation or event only after it has happened or developed |
| staggering | astonish or deeply shock |
| jubilation | a feeling of great happiness and triumph |
| chaotic | in a state of complete confusion and disorder |
| melee | a confused mass of people |
| escalation | an increase in the intensity or seriousness of something; an intensification |
| maneuvers | a large-scale military exercise of troops, warships, and other forces |
| marital | of or appropriate to war; warlike |
| resume | brief written account of personal, educational, and professional qualifications and experience |
| ionizing | process by which an atom or a molecule acquires a negative or positive charge by gaining or losing electrons to form ions |
| skepticism | a skeptical attitude; doubt as to the truth of something |
| monopoly | the exclusive possession or control of the supply or trade in a commodity or service |