Vocabulary

• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• under water: Beneath the surface of water.
• at least: As a minimum
• in some places: In certain locations or areas, but not all.
• lay in: To provide stocks (e.g. for the winter)
• going on: To continue doing something
• have been around: To have a lot of experience in life.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• out of commission: Not in working order; temporarily not functioning.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• vulnerable: Being open to attack or damage
• obvious: Easily understood and clear; plain to see
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
• current: Electricity flowing through wires
• measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
• exotic: Being very different or unusual
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• tiny: Very, very small
• edge: An advantage you have over others
• private: Being away from others and quiet
• stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
• responsible: Being the cause of something that has occurred
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
• sink: To push something down into the ground
• fiber: Basic character and nature of a person
• commission: Money paid for a service, e.g. money exchanging
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• bury: To put something into the ground and cover it
• signal: To be evidence/an indication something will happen
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• groove: Long line that is cut into a surface of something
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• connect: To associate a thing with something else
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• naturally: In the expected or usual way
• audacious: Fearless, brave and daring
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• deep: Complex and important
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• submarine: Ship that travels above and below the sea
• petroleum: Oil found in the ground used to make fuel
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• atlantic: Of the ocean between Africa and the Americas
• cable: To transmit a message over a wire
• sap: Foolish person who is easy to trick
• backbone: Strength and determination
• datum: Item of factual information
• underground: (Being or living) under the surface of the earth
• optic: Concerning vision or helping people see
• plow: Piece of farm equipment used to turn over soil
• jelly: Semisolid food substance, eaten as dessert
• railroad: System of tracks on which trains travel
• underwater: (Moving or existing) beneath the surface of water
• soda: Sweet bubbly flavored drink
• undersea: Beneath the surface of the sea