Vocabulary

• at least: As a minimum
• in the ground: Located within or beneath the surface of the earth.
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• warm up: To gently exercise muscles before doing sport
• break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• grow on: To cause someone to begin to like
• in areas: Located or occurring within specific regions or locations.
• by now: At the present time or already; before the present.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• next to: Being located along side another
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• fill up
• grow into: To be able to wear clothes that were too big
• in addition to: Besides; as well as
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• material: Cloth; fabric
• debate: General public discussion of a topic
• vast: Being very large in size or amount
• ingredient: Food item used when making a meal or drink
• thrive: To be or become healthy or successful
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• devastating: To cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
• ancient: Very old; having lived a very long time ago
• describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
• atmosphere: Air around us
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• misconception: Wrong or misunderstood idea
• preserve: To cook food so it can be kept for long periods
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• hemisphere: One half of a rounded, ball-like object
• expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• prior: Existing or coming earlier in time
• evoke: To bring forth a certain feeling or memory
• sink: To push something down into the ground
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• organic: Developing naturally and without a set structure
• layer: One of several sheets of a material or object
• soil: Conditions in which something develops
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• feedback: A response or opinion, about a service, etc.
• square: Shape with 4 equal length sides and 4 equal angles
• dioxide: An oxide containing two oxides per molecule
• downside: Negative aspect of something
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• carbon: Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
• emit: To release or send out (a gas, etc.)
• dormant: Temporarily not active/growing
• methane: Colorless gas without smell often used as fuel
• storage: Act of storing something; a depository for goods
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• ton: Unit of weight; 907 kilograms (US); 1016 (UK)
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• melt: To disappear or to go away
• worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
• decompose: To cause (chemical) to separate into smaller parts
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• blaze: (Of a fire) to burn brightly
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• tundra: Flat frozen region that has no trees
• barren: (Of a woman) not able to have children
• permafrost: Ground that is permanently frozen
• decomposition: State of decay or rot
• hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
• earth: Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
• rock: To be greatly upset by something, e.g. a death
• mammoth: Large extinct animal resembling a hairy elephant
• runoff: A second election to find a winner
• woolly: Confused and vague; used especially of thinking
• destabilize: To make unstable or unpredictable
• undersea: Beneath the surface of the sea