Vocabulary

• per year: For each year; annually.
• in the wind: Something likely to happen or be revealed soon.
• go away: To go on vacation
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• deal with
• on behalf of: As the representative of someone
• material: Cloth; fabric
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• plastic: Stiff but usually flexible man-made material
• chain: To feel to be bound or tied to
• food: What people and animals eat to live
• marine: Soldier trained to serve on land and sea
• ingest: To eat, drink, or swallow something
• trash: Garbage or anything that is worthless
• large: Big; of great size; broad, tall, wide, or fat
• durable: Able to stay in good condition for a long time
• ocean: Large body of salt water; a large sea
• rot: To break down into pieces through dying; decay
• sea: Very large group of people, similar-looking things
• seaweed: Plant growing in the sea, especially marine algae
• decompose: To cause (chemical) to separate into smaller parts