Vocabulary

• on record: Formally and publicly stated
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• evidence of: Facts, objects, or signs that make you believe that something is true.
• at stake: At risk; that can be lost if something is not successful
• have to: Must do
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• on the table: Located on the surface of a table.
• vulnerable: Being open to attack or damage
• intense: Very strong, great or extreme in degree
• essential: Extremely or most important and necessary
• progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• urge: A strong desire for something
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• current: Electricity flowing through wires
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• spare: To make (money or time) available for
• distress: State of great sadness, anxiety or pain
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• ambitious: Having the desire to be successful in life, work
• conference: Series of lectures held as an event
• famine: Long-lasting period of little food in an area
• vivid: Having very clear details and seeming to be real
• adapt: To change something for a different function
• catastrophe: Very bad disaster causing much suffering, etc.
• rip: To tear or split roughly or cause to tear or split
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• magnificent: Splendid; brilliant; extremely good
• relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• dire: (E.g. of consequences) very serious
• drought: Long period of dry weather
• fossil: Plant or animal that became rock after many years
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
• compete: To try to beat others at something, e.g. a race
• british: Concerning the culture and people of British
• existential: Philosophy concerning existence
• summit: Official meeting(s) of the leaders of countries
• worldwide: Spanning or extending throughout the entire world
• flood: To quickly appear unexpectedly and in volume
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• secretary: Office worker who makes appointments, etc.
• pose: To be or exist as (a problem, threat etc.)
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• coral: Color that is a combination of pink and orange
• burn: To destroy with fire
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• renewable: Being able to be replaced naturally
• cop: Slang for police officer
• clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
• defer: To hold back to a later time
• credible: Believable; that can be believed or trusted
• displace: To cause someone to move from their usual place
• inaction: Not taking any action; not doing anything
• meteorological: Of the weather or weather forecasts
• underwater: (Moving or existing) beneath the surface of water