Vocabulary

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• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• back then: At that time in the past.
• for instance: As an example.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• kill off: To eliminate or destroy completely; to cause to die.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• typically: In a normal or usual way
• extreme: Very great in degree
• instance: An example of something; case
• necessarily: In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• catastrophic: Causing a lot of damage or suffering
• previous: Existing or happening before the present time
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• shift: To change in position or direction
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• norm: Standard or regular way of doing something
• huge: Very very large
• stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
• consecutive: Following one after the other in order
• agriculture: The science of farming
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• accelerate: To cause to occur earlier than expected
• author: Person who writes books, plays, poems etc.
• regularly: At the usual time each day, week, or month
• previously: At an earlier time
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• annual: Happening once a year, or every year
• combine: To mix several things together to form one thing
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• marine: Soldier trained to serve on land and sea
• increasingly: More and more; in greater degree or amount
• rapid: Moving or happening very quickly
• century: Period of 100 years
• british: Concerning the culture and people of British
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• flood: To quickly appear unexpectedly and in volume
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• great: Very good; better than before
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• confine: To hold or imprison someone in a place
• frosty: Without warmth or enthusiasm; unfriendly
• takeaway: Employee benefit deleted in union contract
• uphill: From lower ground to higher ground
• traditionally: Something done in a customary, traditional manner
• southeast: Location in the southeastern part of an area
• heatwave: Period of very high temperatures
• vale: Poetic a valley