The Grey Goo Scenario

vocabulary revision


WARNING many lists are of dubious usefulness. Vocabulary should be learnt in context. What follows is just a quick revision list and is no substitute for careful dictionary work and your own notetaking.

Match the key words with their definitions:


1. give rise
2. replicate
3. feasible
4. mutation
5. counter
6. assuage (fears)
7. susceptible
8. harsh
9. inhale
10. digest
a. can be put into practice
b. copy
c. a significant change
d. produce, cause
e. reduce, allay
f. vulnerable, easily affected
g. break down food in the stomach and intestines
h. oppose, act against
j. breathe in
k. inhospitable, severe



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