Vocabulary

• break up
• move around: To change position or location; to go from place to place.
• hold onto: To grasp or grip something tightly.
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• for days: For a long period of time; lasting several days.
• symbol of: Something that represents or stands for something else, especially an object representing an abstract idea.
• check out
• whole class: The entirety of a class of students.
• constantly: Frequently, or without pause
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• enormous: Huge; very big; very important
• iconic: Being widely recognized as a symbol of something
• fascinating: To attract or interest greatly
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• evolve: To develop certain features
• exact: Completely correct; accurate; specific
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
• worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
• admire: To feel respect or wonder toward someone
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• adapt: To change something for a different function
• rough: Causing or involving violence, force, and harm
• huge: Very very large
• assignment: Task you are given to do (as in the armed forces)
• giant: Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
• shallow: Not deep; short from top to bottom
• survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• thick: Difficult to see through, as fog
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
• extinct: (Of animal, etc.) having died out; with none left
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• hook: Bent tool used to catch fish or to hang things on
• buoyant: Capable of floating in a liquid
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• conservation: Protecting the environment or a species
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• land: Region or country
• stellar: Very brilliant; very successful or good
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• herd: Group of the same animal that eat, live together
• surprisingly: In an unexpected manner; to an unexpected degree
• unusual: Being rare or uncommon; not ordinary; strange
• interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• hood: Front part of the car that covers the engine
• relentlessly: Continuing without slowing or losing strength
• historical: Connected with the past
• vegetation: (Of plants) to grow in an area (without humans)
• whale: To strike forcefully, e.g. as a punishment
• commander: Person with authority who commands or controls
• offshore: (Of tax avoidance schemes) not in your country
• herbivore: Any animal that feeds chiefly on grass and plants
• kelp: Large brown seaweed with fluted leathery fronds
• kitty: Amount of money a group of people share