Vocabulary

• on record: Formally and publicly stated
• third year: The third year of a course of study, especially at a university or college.
• in a row: One after another without a break.
• get at: To criticize someone, often personally
• at the moment: At this time; now
• turn off
• vote in: To elect someone into a position by voting.
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in places: In some locations but not others
• intense: Very strong, great or extreme in degree
• incredibly: To a great degree; very; amazingly
• individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
• significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• slightly: Only a little
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• tackle: To start working on a difficult problem
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• sustainable: Capable of continuing for a long time
• extreme: Very great in degree
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
• reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
• spare: To make (money or time) available for
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• huge: Very very large
• rhetoric: The study of public speaking or writing techniques
• transition: Change from one state, movement, place to another
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• mitigate: To make less severe or serious
• fossil: Plant or animal that became rock after many years
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• ideally: In a perfect way; very suitably
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• important: Having power or authority
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
• renewable: Being able to be replaced naturally
• globe: A round object, e.g. like the earth; sphere
• anomaly: Something different from what is expected
• stabilize: To make stable/consistent, with no major changes
• deputy: Assistant to a leader who acts on his, her behalf
• datum: Item of factual information
• polarize: To divide opinions into two extremes
• pre: A prefix meaning 'before'