Vocabulary

• in the ground: Located within or beneath the surface of the earth.
• fight off: To defend a position, often violently
• end up with: To have something as a result.
• turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
• have to: Must do
• grow on: To cause someone to begin to like
• grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
• yield up: To give up or surrender something voluntarily.
• way to go: An expression of encouragement or approval.
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• plenty: When there is not too little of something; a lot
• sustainable: Capable of continuing for a long time
• spectrum: The wavelengths of colors from red to violet
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• solid: Being able to be trusted; reliable
• bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
• commercial: Radio or television advertisement
• method: (Organized and planned) way of doing something
• toxic: Poisonous; harmful
• absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• efficient: Able to produce results without waste
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• filter: Device to remove certain types of light, sound
• optimal: Best or most desirable; best possible
• valuable: Being useful or important
• require: To demand that someone does something
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• nutrient: A chemical living things needs to be healthy
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• innovative: Having or using new methods or ideas
• contain: To keep something from spreading
• agriculture: The science of farming
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• yield: To bend or break because of a strong force
• convert: To switch from a religion, belief etc. to another
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• soil: Conditions in which something develops
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• visible: Can see, easily seen or understood
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• promise: To say you will certainly do something
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• agricultural: Concerning farming, or the land
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• float: To sell the shares of a company publicly
• land: Region or country
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• tank: Container for holding liquid or gas
• mint: Candies with the taste of mint
• seed: A person's children; offspring
• automate: To make automatic by using machines
• purify: To make pure by removing unwanted substances
• basil: Green mint herb with broad leaves used in cooking
• adaptable: Having the ability to change to new conditions
• ammonia: Colorless liquid or gas used in cleaning products
• ammonium: A chemical derived from ammonia