Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• rely on: To depend on someone or something
• lead to: To result in some action
• in store: About to happen in the future
• at stake: At risk; that can be lost if something is not successful
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• negotiate with: To discuss something formally in order to make an agreement.
• at loggerheads: In strong disagreement or conflict with someone.
• in the west: Located in or towards the west.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
• vital: Needed to support life; essential
• unprecedented: Not having happened before, or to such a degree
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• epic: Going on for a long time; awe-inspiring
• frankly: Speaking honestly and directly
• stake: Share/interest in the success of a business, etc.
• divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• shrink: To become smaller
• tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
• court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• prompt: Message on a computer requiring attention
• prospect: Opportunity or chance for success
• adapt: To change something for a different function
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• diminish: To make something smaller or less important
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• rapidly: With great speed; quickly
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• envision: To imagine or picture in your mind
• agriculture: The science of farming
• attribute: (Of books, art, music) to say it was composed by
• steep: Very expensive
• rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
• prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
• acute: (Of an angle in math) of less than 90 degrees
• correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
• drought: Long period of dry weather
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• flow: To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
• science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• assure: To confirm; state with certainty something is so
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• plant: Factory or a place where things are made
• university: High-level educational institution; college
• problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• canyon: Deep rock valley usually with flowing water
• blueprint: Plans of how buildings will be built
• plan: Drawing of how something should be done or made
• grown: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• south: Direction to your right when facing the rising sun
• wet: Concerning a bar that serves or sells alcohol
• phoenix: Mythical bird that was burned but rose from ashes
• hoover: Vacuum cleaner
• southwest: Location in the southwestern part of an area
• glen: Narrow mountain valley, especially in Scotland
• mead: Alcoholic drink made from honey
• northwestern: Area in the north and west
• twain: (Literary) two of something; two people