Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• as few as: The smallest possible number of.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• at least: As a minimum
• moral obligation: A duty based on moral principles and values.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• delicate: Easily broken or damaged
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• extreme: Very great in degree
• approximately: Around; nearly; almost; about (a number)
• amount: Quantity of something
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• obligation: Duty to be done because of a law, rule or promise
• encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• odd: Being unmatched with someone or something
• estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
• moral: In a way considered proper and good by most people
• genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• facility: Piece of equipment or buildings with a special use
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
• stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
• intervention: Getting involved to solve a disagreement, problem
• oxygen: A gas in the air that we need to breathe
• ecosystem: Types of plants and animals in an specific area
• conundrum: A problem that is puzzling
• extinct: (Of animal, etc.) having died out; with none left
• dissolve: To cause something to end
• magnitude: Number representing force of an earthquake
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• fault: A failure or negative aspect of
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• frequency: Number of repetitions of (radio or sound) wave
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• algae: Green organisms that live in still water
• important: Having power or authority
• miracle: Amazing, seemingly impossible thing that happened
• act: To behave in a certain way
• refuge: Somewhere you can find safety or hide
• conservation: Protecting the environment or a species
• adulthood: Time of life when a person is fully grown
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• deep: Complex and important
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• stabilize: To make stable/consistent, with no major changes
• ethanol: Alcohol especially when it is used as a fuel
• boulder: Big rock, usually round in shape
• captivity: State of being held against your will (in prison)
• drunk: To put liquid in your body through your mouth
• ash: Gray powder left after a fire
• shepherd: Person's name
• inhospitable: Being difficult to live in due to conditions
• scuba: Equipment which allows you to breath underwater
• vertebrate: Having a backbone
• large: Big; of great size; broad, tall, wide, or fat
• canary: Small yellow songbird that can be kept as a pet
• aquifer: Water-bearing layer of rock, sand, or gravel
• lifeboat: Strong boat designed to rescue people at sea
• mojave: Desert area in the south west of the United States