Vocabulary

• around the world: In or to many countries.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• spread around: To distribute something to a wide area or to many people.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• lead to: To result in some action
• contend with: To struggle or deal with something difficult.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
• individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• eliminate: To completely remove; to get rid of
• stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• positive: Showing agreement or support for something
• negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• shift: To change in position or direction
• financial: Involving money
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• innovation: Process of creating new ideas or inventions
• effectively: In a way that produces the desired result
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• identity: Collection of qualities that makes a person
• labor: To struggle to do something because it's difficult
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• facilitate: To make an action or process easier
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• raw: Being uncontrolled or strong, as your emotions
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• velocity: Speed in a given direction
• biological: Being related to life and living things
• downside: Negative aspect of something
• opt: To choose one thing rather than other choices
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• coordination: When parts of your body work well together
• mediterranean: Describing the sea between Italy and Africa
• worldwide: Spanning or extending throughout the entire world
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• contend: To struggle or compete for
• broadly: In a general (not detailed) manner
• choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
• datum: Item of factual information
• unknowingly: Without knowing or being consciously aware
• automation: Use of machines to do tasks once done by people