Vocabulary

• wipe away: To remove with a cloth
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• land on: To come down to the ground or another surface after flying or falling.
• family members: People related by blood, marriage, or adoption.
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• die down: To lose strength
• land with: To bring an aircraft down to the ground.
• vulnerable: Being open to attack or damage
• intense: Very strong, great or extreme in degree
• phenomenon: Unusual event, fact that can be studied
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• extreme: Very great in degree
• resilient: Recovering quickly from something bad
• unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• concrete: Hard building material made of cement, sand, water
• shift: To change in position or direction
• abundance: Quantity that is very large or more than enough
• intensity: Great energy, strength, or concentration
• gradually: Occurring in a slow manner over a period of time
• handful: an amount of something that can be held in one hand; small quantity or amount of people or things
• dramatically: In a sudden or extreme manner
• diversity: Having a range of different races, ideas etc.
• adapt: To change something for a different function
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• define: To explain the meaning of words
• rapidly: With great speed; quickly
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• landscape: Area or scene of activity, especially in politics
• humanity: Quality of being understanding or sympathetic
• agriculture: The science of farming
• fertile: (Of imagination, etc.) working strongly; productive
• abandon: To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
• frequency: Number of repetitions of (radio or sound) wave
• deposit: Concentration of mineral left by a river
• square: Shape with 4 equal length sides and 4 equal angles
• altogether: All things considered
• eager: Very excited and interested
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• land: Region or country
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• repeatedly: (Said, done) many times; over and over
• mobility: Ability to move
• carry: To have a child, be pregnant
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• erratic: Not acting in a regular/planned way; unpredictable
• permafrost: Ground that is permanently frozen
• coastline: Area of sea alongside the land in an area
• sediment: Material that settles to the bottom of a liquid
• accustom: To make someone or something become used to something.