Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• in the field: Working or doing research in a real-world environment, not in a classroom or laboratory.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
• light on: To illuminate something.
• better understanding: An improved level of comprehension or knowledge.
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• feed on: To eat a particular food.
• by no means: Certainly not; in no way.
• in part: To some extent; partially.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• rely on: To depend on someone or something
• out of reach: Cannot be touched as it is far away
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• for long: For a considerable period of time.
• emerged as: To become known or apparent; to come forth as.
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• a passion for: A strong enthusiasm or interest in something.
• on the move: Traveling or going from place to place.
• the following: Next in order or sequence.
• behind the scenes: Secretly or without being known to the public.
• in real life: In the physical world; not online or in a fictional setting.
• live on: To continue to exist or be remembered.
• vulnerable: Being open to attack or damage
• demonstrate: To display a feeling or ability openly
• delicate: Easily broken or damaged
• presence: The same place or area that a person is
• extreme: Very great in degree
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
• decline: To bend towards the ground
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• conduct: Your behavior
• myth: Popular belief that is false, unsupported by fact
• estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
• elusive: Difficult to find or catch
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• condition: To improve something to make it better
• behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• digestive: Concerning processes of converting food to energy
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• pathetic: Causing feelings of sadness, pity and sympathy
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• counter: To say or do something in opposition or resistance
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• extensive: Large; full or complete
• extinction: When every example of animal, plant is dead
• extinct: (Of animal, etc.) having died out; with none left
• rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
• project: To predict what will happen in the future
• habitat: Natural place where a plant or animal lives
• mammal: Animal which drinks milk from its mother
• skull: Structure of bones forming the face and head
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• important: Having power or authority
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• survival: Act of continuing to exist when facing difficulty
• gather: To bring objects together into one place
• temperature: When you your body heat is above normal
• prefer: To like something better than something else
• gradual: Moving slowly by small amounts, over time
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• equator: Geographical line at zero degrees latitude
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• aquatic: Living or growing near or in water
• lineage: People in someone's family who lived in the past
• graze: (Of cows, etc.) to eat grass growing in a field
• terrestrial: Concerning the earth; not of, in the air or space
• salvation: Being sent to heaven by believing in God
• nomadic: Living by moving from place to place
• salinity: Concentration of salt in a solution
• unsustainable: That cannot be kept up or continued
• walrus: Arctic sea-animal like seal but with 2 long tusks
• marsh: Person's name