Vocabulary

• look into: To investigate or try to discover the reasons for
• land on: To come down to the ground or another surface after flying or falling.
• ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
• on a par: Equal to someone or something
• rely on: To depend on someone or 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.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• at least: As a minimum
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• die out: To disappear completely; to become extinct
• die off: To decrease in number so few or none are left
• spread out: To extend or stretch over a large area.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• to date: Up to the present time; until now.
• as a result of: Because of something; owing to.
• in future: At a time yet to come; from now onwards.
• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• easy enough: Sufficiently easy; not too difficult.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• obvious: Easily understood and clear; plain to see
• profound: Requiring deep thought; difficult to understand
• permanent: Lasting forever; not temporary or changing
• thrive: To be or become healthy or successful
• ancient: Very old; having lived a very long time ago
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• resilient: Recovering quickly from something bad
• curious: Wanting to know more about something
• unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• odd: Being unmatched with someone or something
• gravity: (Of a situation) extreme seriousness
• suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• diversity: Having a range of different races, ideas etc.
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• distinguish: To make something clearly different from others
• evolution: Theory that living things change over time
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• edible: Being safe to eat
• civilization: A highly developed society
• doom: Certain of the failure or destruction of
• oxygen: A gas in the air that we need to breathe
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• drift: (Of sand, etc.) to be blown into heaps by the wind
• rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• apocalypse: Great disaster; complete destruction
• bury: To put something into the ground and cover it
• fossil: Plant or animal that became rock after many years
• pervasive: Occurring or existing throughout all the parts
• dioxide: An oxide containing two oxides per molecule
• carbon: Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
• asteroid: Very small planets that move around the sun
• merit: To earn something, such as praise or a reward
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• argue: To fight or disagree over something
• microscopic: Too small to be seen with the eyes
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• metric: Based on the meter as a standard of measurement
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• scatter: To throw or move into various different directions
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• configuration: A shape or outline; a method of arrangement
• burn: To destroy with fire
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• choice: Decision between two or more possibilities
• mankind: All humans thought of as one group; humanity
• disappear: To no longer see because it's not there any more
• cover: To record a different version of another song
• correspond: To have similarity or equality with something
• volcanic: (E.g. of a temperament) easily angered; violent
• unit: One apartment in a building
• soot: Fine, black powder produced during burning
• sprawl: To spread out in an uncontrolled way
• penchant: Definite liking; a strong inclination
• epoch: Specific period of history, e.g. a remarkable one
• woolly: Confused and vague; used especially of thinking