Vocabulary

• put down roots: To settle down and make a home; to establish oneself in a place or community.
• regardless of
• have to: Must do
• account for: To explain the cause or reason for something
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• dig into: To start eating food enthusiastically.
• specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
• perceive: To notice or become aware of something
• incredibly: To a great degree; very; amazingly
• recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• embrace: Act of holding someone closely
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• ancient: Very old; having lived a very long time ago
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• pursue: To follow and try to catch, or to reach a goal
• sustainable: Capable of continuing for a long time
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• motivation: Reason behind why someone did something
• resilient: Recovering quickly from something bad
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• advocate: A lawyer who protects a clients interests
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• continent: Very large piece of land, e.g. Africa or Asia
• status: Position or rank relative to others in a society
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• establish: To set or create something to last for a long time
• function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
• volatile: Able to easily become a gas at a low temperature
• sustain: To lengthen or continue to do something
• inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• huge: Very very large
• rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• drought: Long period of dry weather
• informal: Casual; relaxed
• tailor: To make or alter to fit a certain purpose
• livestock: Any animals kept for use or profit
• century: Period of 100 years
• restore: To return a thing to its original condition
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• reindeer: Large type of deer, associated with Christmas
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• public: Owned by the government
• exploitation: Abuse of, or selfish behavior towards someone
• agricultural: Concerning farming, or the land
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• land: Region or country
• cattle: Cows or bulls on a farm
• earnest: Serious; determined; not light-hearted
• pit: To use your strength, skill or wit to beat another
• pioneer: Person exploring a new place or field of endeavor
• mobility: Ability to move
• widely: To a large degree; over a large range
• strategically: In a strategic or carefully worked out way
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• knowledge: Information, understanding, or skill
• oversight: A mistake; something you forget to do
• graze: (Of cows, etc.) to eat grass growing in a field
• health: (Person, company) being in a good condition; well
• manure: Animal waste put on soil to help plants grow
• domesticate: To train an animal as a pet or to do work; tame
• stricken: Affected by an illness, forceful blow, etc.
• poor: Inferior; below the normal standard
• sustainably: In a way that can continue over a period of time
• veterinary: Concerning the care of an animal's health
• buffalo: Wild animal with horns similar to a large cow
• pastoral: Of the duty of care that a teacher, priest has