Vocabulary

• got to: To arrive at some place
• account for: To explain the cause or reason for something
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• landscape architect: A person who designs outdoor environments, especially parks or gardens, incorporating both natural and man-made elements.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• of all time: The best or most significant in history.
• book on: A book about a particular subject.
• up to snuff: Meeting the required standard; satisfactory.
• use up: To use all of; consume
• drive down: To cause something to decrease or become lower.
• interact with
• get up to: To do something slightly naughty
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• native: Someone from or born in a specific country
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• interact: To talk or do things with each other
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• virtually: In an almost complete or entire manner
• status: Position or rank relative to others in a society
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• landscape: Area or scene of activity, especially in politics
• convert: To switch from a religion, belief etc. to another
• influential: Having the power to cause change; having influence
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• soil: Conditions in which something develops
• crop: Plants grown on a farm for food, e.g. corn or rice
• square: Shape with 4 equal length sides and 4 equal angles
• emotion: A feeling such as sadness, anger or love
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• maintenance: Keeping (a machine) working by checking and fixing
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• domain: A field of knowledge, thought or influence
• loan: To give money, etc. that must be paid back
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• equipment: Tools or materials used to perform a task
• luxurious: Being very comfortable, beautiful, and expensive
• public: Owned by the government
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• quintessential: Being a model example of a specific thing
• point: An item to be discussed
• lawn: Fine cotton cloth, either plain or printed
• wealthy: Having a great quantity of money or property
• dig: To move material to create a hole
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• great: Very good; better than before
• paradise: Place with everything needed for specific activity
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• suburban: Of residential areas outside a city
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• sphere: Area of interest or activity
• lush: Someone who is often drunk
• meadow: Flat field covered with grass and flowers
• comprise: To be made up of (different parts)
• anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
• gasoline: Liquid we put in cars to make them run
• continental: Of or typical of the culture of mainland Europe
• arid: Being very dry and lacking water
• backyard: Made in an amateurish or non-professional way
• turf: Grass or a grass-like surface
• annually: Every year; once a year
• buffalo: Wild animal with horns similar to a large cow
• pre: A prefix meaning 'before'
• snuff: To die