Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
• set up
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• look back: To think about past events
• into time: Over a period, involving a gradual process or change.
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• at least: As a minimum
• take in: To allow to enter; receive as a guest
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• native: Someone from or born in a specific country
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• barely: Only just; just possible
• combination: Series of letters or numbers needed to open a lock
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• evolutionary: Concerning gradual change over time
• shift: To change in position or direction
• predator: An animal that hunts and kills other animals
• foundation: Base or important starting point
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• stumble: Failing to do something well, e.g. giving a speech
• primary: Most important, most basic or essential
• rip: To tear or split roughly or cause to tear or split
• nutrient: A chemical living things needs to be healthy
• extra: More than necessary; additional
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• persist: To continue a course of action despite opposition
• dive: Restaurant, bar or club with a bad reputation
• ecosystem: Types of plants and animals in an specific area
• drift: (Of sand, etc.) to be blown into heaps by the wind
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• anchor: Metal hook on a rope used to stop boats moving
• habitat: Natural place where a plant or animal lives
• tuck: To put something into a small or safe place
• discuss: To talk about seriously or in great detail
• fundamentally: In a basic and important way
• spill: Accident when someone falls
• waste: To kill or severely harm someone
• marine: Soldier trained to serve on land and sea
• bottom: The part of your body you sit on
• important: Having power or authority
• coast: Land near the sea or ocean
• harvest: Gathering crops from the fields; the crops
• murky: Being dark, unclear, and difficult to see through
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• heat: State of anger, excitement, or arguing
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• behavioral: Concerning the way people act
• actively: Doing things to achieve a specific goal
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• area: Amount of measured space
• interested: Having had your attention taken; curious
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• disintegrate: To cause something to break into very small pieces
• forest: Large area with many trees
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• reef: Line of rocks or sand at the surface of the ocean
• blob: Object that does not have a regular shape
• offshore: (Of tax avoidance schemes) not in your country
• sequester: To keep a person/group separate from others
• decimate: to kill a large number of something, or to reduce something severely
• otter: Aquatic, carnivorous mammal of the weasel family
• kelp: Large brown seaweed with fluted leathery fronds
• urchin: Small sea animal with stiff parts like needles
• underwater: (Moving or existing) beneath the surface of water
• northeastern: Area in both the north and east
• sunflower: Very tall plant with large, bright yellow flowers
• redwood: Soft reddish wood of sequoia trees