Vocabulary

• crucial: Extremely important or necessary
• cultivate: To grow plants, crops etc.
• staple: Main food of a particular community
• specifically: As regards a particular thing; closely related to
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• grain: Seeds of plants used for food
• edible: Being safe to eat
• technically: In an exact and particular manner
• yield: To bend or break because of a strong force
• role: Character played by an actor
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• leave: To go away from; depart
• crop: Plants grown on a farm for food, e.g. corn or rice
• cereal: Breakfast food eaten with milk
• wild: In a manner which lacks control
• important: Having power or authority
• shelf: Flat, narrow surface on an area of rock or sand
• methane: Colorless gas without smell often used as fuel
• harvest: Gathering crops from the fields; the crops
• sustainability: Property of being able to be continued/repeated
• mediterranean: Describing the sea between Italy and Africa
• worldwide: Spanning or extending throughout the entire world
• flood: To quickly appear unexpectedly and in volume
• naturally: In the expected or usual way
• traditional: Involved in a custom or event common to a people
• aromatic: (Of herbs, etc.) with a strong, but pleasant smell
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• valley: Area between mountains with river running through
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
• nutritious: Providing nourishment; good to include in the diet
• portuguese: Concerning the culture and people of Portugal
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• occupy: To enter and take control of land/property
• environmental: Of the natural world of plants and animals
• store: To put things in a place for later use
• remove: To get rid of something completely
• gene: Part of cell controlling development of a thing
• list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
• magnesium: Silver, white metal burning with a white flame
• grass: To betray someone
• seed: A person's children; offspring
• unnecessary: Being more than needed or not needed
• historically: In history; in the past
• domesticate: To train an animal as a pet or to do work; tame
• polished: To make something smooth and shiny by rubbing it
• rounder: More like a circle or sphere
• bran: Grain husk that contains high fiber content
• phosphorus: Yellow chemical that burns in contact with the air
• creole: Person of mixed French, Spanish and Black descent
• lowland: Low level country
• southward: Moving toward the south