Vocabulary

• such as: For example; like
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• incredibly important: Extremely significant or crucial.
• set about: To begin or start to do something
• in addition to: Besides; as well as
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• carry out
• at the moment: At this time; now
• take for example: To use as an instance or illustration.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• in the absence of: When someone or something is not present or available.
• grow on: To cause someone to begin to like
• cling to: To hold onto something tightly, often for support or safety.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• incredibly: To a great degree; very; amazingly
• privilege: Advantage or right given to only certain people
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• aspect: Way something looks or seems to be
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• productive: Producing things in large quantities; fertile
• career: Particular occupation in professional life
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• evolutionary: Concerning gradual change over time
• reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• conclusion: End of something; finish
• digest: To convert food into energy in your stomach
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• observe: To celebrate a particular holiday/religious event
• landscape: Area or scene of activity, especially in politics
• scent: To become aware of the presence of a smell, etc.
• contain: To keep something from spreading
• respect: To follow the established rules
• viable: Being capable of living, growing, and developing
• absence: State of not being present, or not existing
• carpenter: Person that makes, repairs objects made of wood
• tropical: Hot and humid; near to the equator
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• vary: To change something and make it different
• informal: Casual; relaxed
• important: Having power or authority
• restore: To return a thing to its original condition
• expedition: Long journey, often to a dangerous or new place
• recall: (Company) asking for the return of faulty goods
• choke: To cause someone not to breathe
• lawn: Fine cotton cloth, either plain or printed
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• laboratory: A place to do scientific experiments
• exterior: Outside layer or surface
• surround: To be all the way around something
• aromatic: (Of herbs, etc.) with a strong, but pleasant smell
• coal: Dark hard substance from the earth burnt as a fuel
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• canopy: Structure that hangs over something to shelter it
• carnivorous: Concerning or characteristic of eating meat
• overhead: Located above your head or in the sky
• climb: To rise gradually and steadily to a higher point
• light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
• live: To be alive
• asparagus: Green vegetable with long thin stems
• graze: (Of cows, etc.) to eat grass growing in a field
• mound: Raised area on the ground on which pitcher stands
• warm: To become more friendly or to like something
• bog: To get stuck, slowed down or become delayed
• study: To focus on learning something usually at school
• favourite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• botanical: Concerning plants or botany
• lime: White containing calcium used in farming
• garnered: To gather together important facts, awards, etc.
• orchid: Color that is light purple
• perennial: Plant that lives for more than one year
• hooker: Slang name for a prostitute
• pheasant: Game bird with long multi-colored feathers
• hopper: Mix of things to be considered or done