Vocabulary

• in need: Not having the necessary things, such as food
• at least: As a minimum
• those in need: People who are poor, suffering, or disadvantaged and require help.
• bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• local communities: Groups of people living in the same area or having particular characteristics in common.
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• from one day to the next: Suddenly or very quickly, often overnight.
• up to speed: Fully informed; aware of the latest information
• back up: To save a copy of your computer data
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• in ways: In a manner or by methods that.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• crucial: Extremely important or necessary
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• engage: To start to fight with an enemy
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
• constant: Happening frequently or without pause
• effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• toll: Sound that a big bell makes, when it is rung
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• comfort: To try to make distressed person feel better
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
• survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• rural: Concerning the country as opposed to the city
• urban: Concerning a city; located in a city
• rescue: To save someone who is in danger or in trouble
• aftermath: The bad result/situation after an event
• distribution: Dividing or spreading out to others
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• important: Having power or authority
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• volunteer: Working willingly without pay to help others
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• humanitarian: Person who tries to help those in a crisis
• exponential: (Of an increase) at a faster and faster rate
• devastation: Act of ruining or destroying something
• donate: To give money, etc. to charity, party, etc.
• cafeteria: Restaurant in a school or company
• earthquake: Heavy shaking of the ground due to natural forces
• displace: To cause someone to move from their usual place
• connectivity: Degree to which computer system has connections