Vocabulary

• hit with: To strike someone or something using an object.
• as a result of: Because of something; owing to.
• die off: To decrease in number so few or none are left
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• best known: Most widely or popularly recognized, famous, or familiar.
• such as: For example; like
• due to: Because of; owing to
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
• eliminate: To completely remove; to get rid of
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• distinct: Clearly different in nature from something else
• strike: To hit something
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• atmosphere: Air around us
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
• contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
• capable: Being able to do something very well; proficient
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• instant: (Food) requiring very little preparation
• diverse: Being varied or different from each other
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
• dramatic: Gripping the attention; causing an effect
• comfort: To try to make distressed person feel better
• adapt: To change something for a different function
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• prey: To hunt (other animals) in order to eat them
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• shallow: Not deep; short from top to bottom
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
• destructive: Causing a very large amount of damage
• persist: To continue a course of action despite opposition
• span: Distance between two supports of a bridge
• ecosystem: Types of plants and animals in an specific area
• extinction: When every example of animal, plant is dead
• extinct: (Of animal, etc.) having died out; with none left
• strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• dioxide: An oxide containing two oxides per molecule
• invasive: Entering the body, etc. in a destructive way
• transform: To change the shape completely in a good way
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• asteroid: Very small planets that move around the sun
• event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
• fill: To make something full
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• land: Region or country
• photosynthesis: Process of plants using the sun to make their food
• coastline: Area of sea alongside the land in an area