Vocabulary

• six times: Multiplied by six; a factor of six.
• in part: To some extent; partially.
• lie in: To stay in bed later than usual in the morning.
• like mushrooms: Appearing or growing very quickly and suddenly.
• above ground: Located on or higher than the earth's surface.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• sniff out: To discover something by using your nose; to detect or find something.
• to some extent: Partially; not completely.
• have to: Must do
• perceive: To notice or become aware of something
• guarantee: To promise to repair a broken product
• native: Someone from or born in a specific country
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• cultivate: To grow plants, crops etc.
• bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
• unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• extent: Point, level or limit to which something reaches
• contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
• commercial: Radio or television advertisement
• compound: Series of buildings that are walled or fenced off
• precise: (Of language details etc.) Very accurate and exact
• mysterious: Unusual; hard to understand or work out
• shrink: To become smaller
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• volatile: Able to easily become a gas at a low temperature
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• valuable: Being useful or important
• refer: To talk about or write about something
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• dense: Very thick and difficult to see, get through
• seek: To ask someone for help
• flavor: Quality giving something a particular character
• terrain: Characteristics (e.g. rough) of a piece of land
• aroma: Noticeable pleasing smell
• scent: To become aware of the presence of a smell, etc.
• sniff: To detect something, e.g. a potential problem
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• role: Character played by an actor
• lure: Appealing quality that attracts people
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• soil: Conditions in which something develops
• crop: Plants grown on a farm for food, e.g. corn or rice
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• fungus: Plant, e.g. mushroom/mold, growing in damp places
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• disperse: To separate and spread out in different directions
• cabbage: Round green vegetable with tightly packed leaves
• yeast: A single-celled fungi used to make bread and beer
• deforestation: Process of removing the trees from an area
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• pungent: Being very strong in smell or taste
• wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
• part: Division of a book
• forage: Plants that animals eat
• train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
• subterranean: Living or situated below the surface of the earth
• maternal: Of mothers or being a mother
• colonize: To take control over place and live there
• truffle: Expensive black edible fungi
• forest: Large area with many trees
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• expensive: Costing a lot of money
• precipitation: Material that falls from sky; rain, snow or hail
• autumn: The season when leaves fall off trees
• sow: To plant seeds in an area of ground
• unearth: To discover by searching thoroughly
• symbiotic: In an interdependent relationship
• domesticate: To train an animal as a pet or to do work; tame
• elevation: Height of a place
• covet: To strongly desire something another person has
• orchard: Area containing lots of fruit trees
• transplant: A medical operation to replace organs of the body
• dry: (Of humor) clever, but not obvious; ironic
• inoculate: To inject a disease to build up immunity to it