Vocabulary

• cut down: To reduce your use of something
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• cancel out: To neutralize or negate the effect of something else.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• positive impact: A beneficial or advantageous effect.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• mental: Concerning the mind
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• tackle: To start working on a difficult problem
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• positive: Showing agreement or support for something
• effective: Working efficiently to produce a desired result
• rid: To cause to no longer have (pest, problem)
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• decade: Period of 10 years
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
• worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
• absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
• establish: To set or create something to last for a long time
• mature: Behaving like an adult
• valuable: Being useful or important
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• substantial: (Of a meal) able to satisfy your hunger; filling
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• majestic: Characterized by an imposing or stately appearance
• capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• click: To work well with someone or something
• oxygen: A gas in the air that we need to breathe
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• habitat: Natural place where a plant or animal lives
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• dioxide: An oxide containing two oxides per molecule
• carbon: Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
• emit: To release or send out (a gas, etc.)
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• beneficial: Giving an advantage, having a helpful effect
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• fungus: Plant, e.g. mushroom/mold, growing in damp places
• act: To behave in a certain way
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• equator: Geographical line at zero degrees latitude
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• deforestation: Process of removing the trees from an area
• decompose: To cause (chemical) to separate into smaller parts
• humid: (Of air, weather) containing a lot of moisture
• greenhouse: Greenhouse gas that makes the Earth get warmer
• safeguard: To protect and ensure the safety of
• bathe: To be covered completely in something, e.g. light
• civilisation: A highly developed society