Vocabulary

• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• have to: Must do
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• get at: To criticize someone, often personally
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• as a whole: Considering everything together; in general.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• in terms of
• wrap up: To complete something, such as a film or project
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• in charge: To be responsible for
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• in action: Actively doing something; performing a task or duty.
• size up: To consider something to make a decision
• got to: To arrive at some place
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• in addition to: Besides; as well as
• in shambles: In a state of total disorder or chaos.
• feed off: To eat a particular food, especially one that is only available in small quantities.
• shift in: A change or alteration in something.
• in turn: One after the other in a sequence or rotation.
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• at least: As a minimum
• for instance: As an example.
• often used to: Frequently employed or utilized for a specific purpose or action.
• end up with: To have something as a result.
• spend more time: To dedicate a greater amount of time to a particular activity or person.
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• native: Someone from or born in a specific country
• mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• variety: Particular type of thing or person
• mortality: Quality or state of being capable of dying
• bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
• measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
• decline: To bend towards the ground
• toxic: Poisonous; harmful
• diversity: Having a range of different races, ideas etc.
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• breed: Kind of / sort of
• interrupt: To stop something from happening for a while
• preserve: To cook food so it can be kept for long periods
• eradicate: To remove or destroy something completely
• evolution: Theory that living things change over time
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
• replenish: To fill up again
• ecosystem: Types of plants and animals in an specific area
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• extinction: When every example of animal, plant is dead
• infamous: Famous because of something bad
• waste: To kill or severely harm someone
• commencement: Time at which something begins
• spiral: A continuous curve round a central point
• harmful: Likely to cause damage or injury
• fungi: Taxonomic kingdom including yeast
• restore: To return a thing to its original condition
• invasive: Entering the body, etc. in a destructive way
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• tick: To function properly or normally
• hazardous: Involving danger, risk, and potential damages
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• conservation: Protecting the environment or a species
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• copper: Reddish-brown metal used in cables or wires
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• nitrogen: A colorless chemical element without a smell
• grizzly: Grayish
• mining: To place a bomb in the ground or the sea
• spawn: Product or result of something
• reservoir: A lake storing water for use by the community
• intersect: To divide something by crossing it
• calculate: To find an answer using mathematics
• vegetation: (Of plants) to grow in an area (without humans)
• sediment: Material that settles to the bottom of a liquid
• arsenic: Strong poison used as insecticide, etc.
• downstream: In the direction of a stream's current