Vocabulary

• along with: In addition to; together with.
• above all: Most importantly; more than anything else.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• in need: Not having the necessary things, such as food
• those in need: People who are poor, suffering, or disadvantaged and require help.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• for the world: Used to emphasize something would never happen.
• individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• commitment: Permanent love or concern for person, thing
• grocery: Daily foods such as flour, sugar, and tinned foods
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• consumption: The act of buying and using products
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• amount: Quantity of something
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• awareness: Having knowledge of something
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• afford: To make available, to provide
• inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
• adopt: To legally take a child into your family
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
• household: Being in everyday use; common
• edible: Being safe to eat
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• agriculture: The science of farming
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• invest: To use resources to build for the future
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• enhance: To improve; make bigger or better
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• surplus: More than is needed or wanted
• marine: Soldier trained to serve on land and sea
• transform: To change the shape completely in a good way
• emit: To release or send out (a gas, etc.)
• pyramid: Four-sided structure with sides meeting at the top
• harvest: Gathering crops from the fields; the crops
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• agricultural: Concerning farming, or the land
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• land: Region or country
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• expiration: Coming to an end of a period, validity
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
• donate: To give money, etc. to charity, party, etc.
• discard: To take a card out of your hand in a card game
• compost: Dead plants, leaves or grass, used as fertilizer
• marketing: To publicize products to get you to buy; advertise
• greenhouse: Greenhouse gas that makes the Earth get warmer
• garbage: Waste material that has been thrown out
• supermarket: Self-service store selling groceries etc.
• policymaker: Someone who makes and decides (government) plans
• giga: 1,000,000,000 of something