Vocabulary

• in focus: State in which you see something sharp and clearly
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• have to: Must do
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• pattern: Model to follow in making or doing something
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• prone: Lying flat with your head facing the ground
• extreme: Very great in degree
• severe: Very bad; harsh
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• commodity: Something useful or valuable, usually for sale
• disrupt: To cause a disturbance in an activity in progress
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• alter: To change so (clothing) fits better
• drill: A machine that makes holes with a metal bit
• persistent: Continuing to do something despite challenges
• adapt: To change something for a different function
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• productivity: Rate at which people or machines produce
• moisture: Small amount of wetness that can be felt
• agriculture: The science of farming
• likelihood: Chance that something might happen
• soil: Conditions in which something develops
• detect: To discover or identify the presence of something
• drought: Long period of dry weather
• patch: Cover worn over an eye to protect or hide it
• crop: Plants grown on a farm for food, e.g. corn or rice
• inadequate: Unsatisfactory; not good enough; not enough
• livestock: Any animals kept for use or profit
• coast: Land near the sea or ocean
• shield: A family's coat of arms or insignia
• imperial: Of an empire or an emperor
• wipe: To clean or dry something with a cloth
• temperature: When you your body heat is above normal
• event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• occurrence: Specific instance of something happening
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• heat: State of anger, excitement, or arguing
• prolong: To make continue for a longer amount of time
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• prepare: To make something ready for use
• poultry: Birds such as chickens, ducks, geese etc.
• central: Being in the middle
• mount: To attach something to something else
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• signify: To mean something; be a symbol of something
• ventilation: Act of supplying fresh air to get rid of bad air
• add: To include as well
• strong: (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
• mesh: Crisscrossed wires to allow air/liquid through
• weather: Whether it is raining, sunny, cold etc. outside
• health: (Person, company) being in a good condition; well
• warm: To become more friendly or to like something
• pineapple: A sweet fruit with yellow flesh and green skin
• meteorological: Of the weather or weather forecasts
• southeast: Location in the southeastern part of an area
• oscillation: Movement from side to side at a steady speed
• multiplicative: Having the power to increase in number/degree