Vocabulary

• such as: For example; like
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• run through: To pierce with a sharp pointed object
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• number of people: The total count of individuals within a group or gathering.
• lead to: To result in some action
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• has over: To invite someone to your house.
• also known as: Also called; alternatively named.
• watch over: To protect or guard someone or something.
• family members: People related by blood, marriage, or adoption.
• six times: Multiplied by six; a factor of six.
• call for: To demand, need or require (an action or thing)
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• as for: Concerning; regarding.
• significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
• recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
• majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• native: Someone from or born in a specific country
• positive: Showing agreement or support for something
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• consider: To think carefully about something
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• exact: Completely correct; accurate; specific
• distinct: Clearly different in nature from something else
• strength: Condition of being strong
• approximately: Around; nearly; almost; about (a number)
• amount: Quantity of something
• unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• domestic: Someone paid to help with housework in your house
• incorporate: To form into a company or business corporation
• estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• diversity: Having a range of different races, ideas etc.
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• dense: Very thick and difficult to see, get through
• terrain: Characteristics (e.g. rough) of a piece of land
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• due: When something is required or expected
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• taboo: Not being accepted by customs or society
• rural: Concerning the country as opposed to the city
• isolation: Condition of being in a distinct, separate place
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• belief: Being sure that something exists or is true
• mammal: Animal which drinks milk from its mother
• peak: Part of a cap that sticks out over your eyes
• endemic: Natural to or typical of a specific place/people
• tropical: Hot and humid; near to the equator
• marine: Soldier trained to serve on land and sea
• census: Survey to collect data about people in an area
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• paradise: Place with everything needed for specific activity
• tribe: Racial group united by language, religion, customs
• colonial: Of a system where one country controls another
• synonym: Word that has the same meaning as another word
• coral: Color that is a combination of pink and orange
• invoke: To appeal for help/protection to higher authority
• rugged: (Of mountains) rough and uneven; hard to climb
• overlook: To look down on; be able to see from
• extensively: Very much or often; to a large degree
• elevation: Height of a place
• clan: Group of related families or people
• misfortune: Unfortunate or unlucky event
• cannibalism: Practice of one human eating another
• witchcraft: Performing magic using spells, often to harm
• colonialism: System in which a country controls a colony