Vocabulary

• perceptions of: Ideas, beliefs, or images you have as a result of how you see or understand something.
• on a mission: Having a clear and important goal or purpose.
• box in: To trap or prevent movement by surrounding closely.
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• symbol of: Something that represents or stands for something else, especially an object representing an abstract idea.
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• have to: Must do
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• direct to: To show or tell someone how to get to a place.
• work to do: Tasks or activities that need to be accomplished.
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• start in: To begin a job or activity.
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• subtle: Delicate or slight so it is difficult to perceive
• strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• revenue: Money that is made by or paid to a business
• enthusiasm: Hobby or interest that you are passionate about
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• rough: Causing or involving violence, force, and harm
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• seal: To close tightly to protect it from leaking
• destructive: Causing a very large amount of damage
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• leave: To go away from; depart
• affordable: Cheap enough that it can be paid for
• crop: Plants grown on a farm for food, e.g. corn or rice
• industrial: Concerning making things in factories
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• complicate: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• carbon: Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
• transform: To change the shape completely in a good way
• solve: To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
• mission: A task or role someone is given to do
• fertilizer: Substance added to soil to help plants grow
• addict: Person who can’t control their overuse of a thing
• replace: To use instead of something else
• kick: Feeling of enjoyment or excitement
• melt: To disappear or to go away
• point: An item to be discussed
• founder: Person establishing an organization, school etc.
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• business: A company formed for making profit
• seaweed: Plant growing in the sea, especially marine algae
• devastation: Act of ruining or destroying something
• photosynthesis: Process of plants using the sun to make their food
• equity: Condition of people being treated the same
• greenhouse: Greenhouse gas that makes the Earth get warmer
• jerky: Lacking steadiness or smoothness
• placement: Act of putting something in a place or position
• kelp: Large brown seaweed with fluted leathery fronds
• granddaughter: Your son or daughter's daughter