Vocabulary

• come from: To have as your native country or city
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• to some extent: Partially; not completely.
• have on: To be wearing something.
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• zoom out: To decrease the magnification of an image, showing more of the scene.
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• come at: To approach someone to attack them
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• trade off: Exchange that occurs as a compromise
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• thrive: To be or become healthy or successful
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• sustainable: Capable of continuing for a long time
• consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
• consumption: The act of buying and using products
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• protein: Group of molecules made from amino acids
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• neural: About the nerves or nervous system
• require: To demand that someone does something
• facility: Piece of equipment or buildings with a special use
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• diet: To eat special or less food, as to lose weight
• apparatus: Tools or instruments used for a specific activity
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• detect: To discover or identify the presence of something
• ethical: Morally right; following principles of goodness
• marine: Soldier trained to serve on land and sea
• document: Official (printed) record that gives information
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• wild: In a manner which lacks control
• invasive: Entering the body, etc. in a destructive way
• carbon: Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
• maturity: Time at which an investment is ready to be paid
• pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
• vegan: Vegetarian who eats no animal or dairy products
• welfare: Program to help poor/unemployed people with money
• harvest: Gathering crops from the fields; the crops
• sustainability: Property of being able to be continued/repeated
• ripple: Small gentle low wave on the surface of water, etc.
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• monitor: To observe and keep a record of something
• dimension: Number of planes (X, Y, Z axes) an object has
• pound: The # key on a keyboard
• deforestation: Process of removing the trees from an area
• hatch: To be born or come out from an egg
• land: Region or country
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• suspend: To hang something or someone from something
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• pump: To make liquid or gas flow in a particular direction
• salmon: Light pinkish orange color
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• transmission: Part of car including gears affecting speed of car
• healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
• grade: To give a road the required angle of slope
• widely: To a large degree; over a large range
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• soy: Food substance made from soya beans
• sustainably: In a way that can continue over a period of time
• safeguard: To protect and ensure the safety of
• freshwater: Water that is not salty
• seafood: Fish, shellfish, etc. that can be eaten