Vocabulary

• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• have to: Must do
• go on: To continue doing something
• go bananas: To become very excited or angry; to behave in a wild and uncontrolled way.
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• also known as: Also called; alternatively named.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• goes well: To happen in the way desired
• banana republic: A small country with unstable politics and economic dependency.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• check out
• walk through: To show someone carefully how to do something
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• at long last: After a long delay; finally.
• move to: To change the place where you live or work.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• at the moment: At this time; now
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• on the market: Available for sale.
• give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
• lie in: To stay in bed later than usual in the morning.
• fix the problem: To find a solution to a problem; to repair something that is broken.
• shout out: A public expression of greeting or praise.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• dig into: To start eating food enthusiastically.
• to date: Up to the present time; until now.
• stay up: To not go to bed until late
• for free: Without charge; at no cost.
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• grocery: Daily foods such as flour, sugar, and tinned foods
• fragile: Easily affected, broken, or harmed
• strain: To remove the water from (food) using a colander
• consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• diverse: Being varied or different from each other
• virtually: In an almost complete or entire manner
• myth: Popular belief that is false, unsupported by fact
• exploit: To selfishly take advantage of or treat badly
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
• digest: To convert food into energy in your stomach
• regulate: To control something with rules or laws
• favor: Support or approval from people
• organic: Developing naturally and without a set structure
• race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
• soil: Conditions in which something develops
• preference: Something that is liked/wanted more than another
• tropical: Hot and humid; near to the equator
• crop: Plants grown on a farm for food, e.g. corn or rice
• industrial: Concerning making things in factories
• devastate: To cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
• array: A regular order or arrangement of things
• wild: In a manner which lacks control
• shatter: To break into small pieces
• brink: Near to happening; on the verge of
• important: Having power or authority
• science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
• genetically: Caused or controlled, or by genes
• wipe: To clean or dry something with a cloth
• fungus: Plant, e.g. mushroom/mold, growing in damp places
• skepticism: Doubting that something is true/probable/useful
• blind: Unable to see; with eyes that cannot see
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• modify: To make minor change to something
• consumer: Person who buys goods or services
• taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
• contaminate: To make impure by adding a harmful element
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• refuse: To not accept, allow, or give something
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• land: Region or country
• potassium: A common, soft, silvery white metal with many uses
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• gene: Part of cell controlling development of a thing
• delicious: Very pleasing to eat; especially pleasing
• happen: To take place or occur
• report: Account of the necessary facts and information
• conquest: Land or a nation won or taken by force, an army
• move: To cause someone to have certain emotions
• clone: To make an exact copy of a living thing
• latin: Ancient Roman language affecting many languages
• yogurt: Custard-like food made from curdled milk
• southeast: Location in the southeastern part of an area
• asexual: Without sexual organs; not involving sex
• dale: Area of low land between hills or mountains