English Words From Voice of America (Charles Kelly)

to get possession of; to get more; to increase

an activity with rules in which people or teams play or compete, usually sports

any substance that is not solid or liquid; any substance that burns to provide heat, light or power

to bring or come together into a group or place; to collect

a high military leader; ad. without details; affecting or including all or almost all

parts of cells that control the growth and development of living things; genes from the mother and father are passed to the child; genes contain nucleic acid

the science of changing the genes of a living organism

soft; kind; not rough or violent

to receive; to gain; to go and bring back; to become; to become the owner of

something given without cost