Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• at least: As a minimum
• get by with: To manage or cope with something, often with limited resources.
• as few as: The smallest possible number of.
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• almost all of: Nearly the entire quantity or number of something.
• at hand: Close by; readily available.
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• deal with
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• go on: To continue doing something
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• in part: To some extent; partially.
• number of people: The total count of individuals within a group or gathering.
• plan ahead: To think about and make arrangements for something that will happen in the future.
• stave off: To keep something away; To repel
• get back to: To get in contact with someone again
• with just: Using only; with no more than.
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• scenario: An imagined sequence of events in a plan/project
• multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
• plenty: When there is not too little of something; a lot
• sustainable: Capable of continuing for a long time
• consider: To think carefully about something
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• atmosphere: Air around us
• roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
• diverse: Being varied or different from each other
• commercial: Radio or television advertisement
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• strict: Tending to enforce rules; severe
• estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• society: A group who meet to share values or interests
• disaster: State of extreme ruin and misfortune
• diversity: Having a range of different races, ideas etc.
• genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
• preserve: To cook food so it can be kept for long periods
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
• breed: Kind of / sort of
• doom: Certain of the failure or destruction of
• theoretically: As regards ideas that could be true
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• heck: Expressing surprise, or frustration
• ethical: Morally right; following principles of goodness
• apocalypse: Great disaster; complete destruction
• colony: Group (bees, etc.) that live in the same place
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• genetically: Caused or controlled, or by genes
• mate: A friend who you work, live, or go to school with
• argue: To fight or disagree over something
• primate: One of species containing humans and monkeys
• alien: Foreigner; a person not from this place
• person: Man, woman or child
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• minimum: Smallest degree or level that is acceptable
• healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
• group: Two or more musicians who play music together
• found: To become aware of something that is happening
• reproductive: Concerning the process of making children
• apocalyptic: Involving great disaster or destruction
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• recessive: (Of genes) not appearing but remaining hidden
• stave: Wooden post used in structures and buildings
• colonization: Act of taking control over a place
• ferret: Animal descended from the European polecat
• lone: Being alone or the only one; single
• boggle: (Eyes) to protrude or come out due to surprise