Vocabulary

• cave in: To give in to pressure
• move over: To make room for someone or something by shifting position.
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• dry up: (Of money etc.) to vanish or be nothing left of it
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• habitat loss: The destruction or fragmentation of habitats, leading to a reduction in the area where species can live.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• vulnerable: Being open to attack or damage
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• equivalent: Equal to something in value, use or meaning
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• native: Someone from or born in a specific country
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• sustainable: Capable of continuing for a long time
• severe: Very bad; harsh
• spot: A certain place or area
• atmosphere: Air around us
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• existence: State of being present, alive or real
• estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
• exploit: To selfishly take advantage of or treat badly
• indigenous: Being naturally from an area, not somewhere else
• predict: To guess or estimate what will or might happen
• irony: Quality of being funny because it is the opposite
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
• tragic: (Of a play, movie, or book) with a sad ending
• plummet: To fall quickly, as from the sky
• habitat: Natural place where a plant or animal lives
• drought: Long period of dry weather
• destruction: Act of destroying; damaging beyond repair
• transform: To change the shape completely in a good way
• carbon: Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
• emit: To release or send out (a gas, etc.)
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• dwindle: To make or become less or smaller gradually
• mate: A friend who you work, live, or go to school with
• worldwide: Spanning or extending throughout the entire world
• point: An item to be discussed
• contaminate: To make impure by adding a harmful element
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• metric: Based on the meter as a standard of measurement
• deforestation: Process of removing the trees from an area
• cattle: Cows or bulls on a farm
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• burn: To destroy with fire
• area: Amount of measured space
• peril: Extreme danger or risk
• disappear: To no longer see because it's not there any more
• strand: Long part of a rope, someone's hair, etc.
• remove: To get rid of something completely
• forest: Large area with many trees
• lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
• live: To be alive
• dehydrate: To cause (skin, body) to lose water that is needed
• rainforest: Ancient forest growing in tropical regions
• evaporation: Changing from a liquid into a gas, e.g. steam