Vocabulary

• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• at least: As a minimum
• dry out: To remove moisture from something; to become completely dry.
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• have to: Must do
• ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• discipline: Instruction and practice to teach obedience
• extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
• majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
• cultivate: To grow plants, crops etc.
• character: Person in a story, movie or play
• compassion: Feeling of wanting to help suffering people
• consequence: Importance of a person or thing
• necessarily: In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• atmosphere: Air around us
• firm: Company that sells goods or services
• precise: (Of language details etc.) Very accurate and exact
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
• drain: Hole or pipe that water, waste etc. flows into
• exercise: To work out to become stronger and healthier
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
• function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• generally: Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people
• grasp: Person's control over something
• drastic: Serious, severe or extreme
• innovative: Having or using new methods or ideas
• degree: Amount or extent of something
• diet: To eat special or less food, as to lose weight
• paranoid: Believing others are trying to harm you
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• exceptionally: In an extremely and unusually good way
• aggression: Use of energy and determination to achieve a goal
• complicate: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• century: Period of 100 years
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• wheat: A kind of grain that is used to make flour
• harvest: Gathering crops from the fields; the crops
• collaborative: Working with others to complete a task
• abide: To live somewhere (formal, old-fashioned)
• detail: Small part of something; tiny fact
• outlook: General feeling or attitude about something
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• business: A company formed for making profit
• prepare: To make something ready for use
• deep: Complex and important
• temperament: Person's nature or typical moods
• picturesque: Pretty/interesting in a cute, old-fashioned way
• fanciful: Imagined; unusual; whimsical
• hillside: Side or slope of a hill