Vocabulary

• such as: For example; like
• live on: To continue to exist or be remembered.
• make up: To invent or create a story
• shapes and sizes: A wide variety of forms and dimensions.
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• to death: Extremely; to a great degree
• cope with: To deal successfully with a difficult situation.
• have to: Must do
• against nature: Contrary to the natural order or laws of nature.
• at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
• check out
• crucial: Extremely important or necessary
• vast: Being very large in size or amount
• sustainable: Capable of continuing for a long time
• inevitably: (Happening) with complete certainty
• navigate: To direct (car, plane etc.) in the right direction
• catastrophic: Causing a lot of damage or suffering
• decline: To bend towards the ground
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
• measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
• diverse: Being varied or different from each other
• decade: Period of 10 years
• drain: Hole or pipe that water, waste etc. flows into
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• cope: To deal with something in spite of difficulties
• contract: To become ill as a result of getting a disease
• estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
• toll: Sound that a big bell makes, when it is rung
• suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
• benefit: Good result or effect, something advantageous
• witness: To see the signing of an official document
• giant: Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• responsible: Being the cause of something that has occurred
• extinction: When every example of animal, plant is dead
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• extinct: (Of animal, etc.) having died out; with none left
• dwell: To live in a certain place
• randomly: With no pattern or clear purpose; by chance
• soar: (Of prices, etc.) to increase a lot in a short time
• movement: Part of a piece of classical music
• pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
• exaggeration: Act of trying to make things seem more extreme
• combine: To mix several things together to form one thing
• destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
• silent: Without making any noise; soundless
• buck: To resist or go against the trend
• buzz: Low pitched sound similar to the sound bees make
• invasive: Entering the body, etc. in a destructive way
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• threaten: To cause something potential harm, or put at risk
• monarch: A king or queen
• choke: To cause someone not to breathe
• notification: Act of giving formal or official information
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• bash: To hit something; to criticize
• disappear: To no longer see because it's not there any more
• remove: To get rid of something completely
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• spring: Coil of metal that lessens impact, e.g. on cars
• nature: Person's character or particular way of behaving
• degrade: To reduce in amount or strength
• forest: Large area with many trees
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• deplete: To reduce the amount, strength or number of
• light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
• earth: Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
• plane: An airplane
• dung: Excretion from animals
• pollination: Putting pollen on a plant so it makes seeds
• pollinate: (Of bees) to put pollen on plant so it makes seed
• speckle: Pattern of many small marks on a surface
• overheat: To become too hot