Vocabulary

• found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
• on the brink of: Very near to experiencing something, usually something unpleasant.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• such as: For example; like
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• last straw: The final problem in a series of problems that causes someone to lose patience or give up.
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• immune: Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
• recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
• negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
• ruin: To damage or completely destroy something
• consider: To think carefully about something
• dude: Form of address for a man
• contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
• toxic: Poisonous; harmful
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• portion: Serving of food that is intended for one person
• generally: Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people
• behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
• labor: To struggle to do something because it's difficult
• nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
• horrible: Very bad; causing annoyance, distaste or fear
• favor: Support or approval from people
• likelihood: Chance that something might happen
• extinction: When every example of animal, plant is dead
• belief: Being sure that something exists or is true
• straw: Dry yellow stems of crops such as wheat
• industrial: Concerning making things in factories
• waste: To kill or severely harm someone
• decipher: To uncover the meaning of something hard to read
• marine: Soldier trained to serve on land and sea
• wild: In a manner which lacks control
• brink: Near to happening; on the verge of
• peel: Outer covering, or skin, of a piece of fruit
• flow: To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• threaten: To cause something potential harm, or put at risk
• shrimp: Small edible salt-water shellfish with many legs
• agricultural: Concerning farming, or the land
• poison: To affect something in a very negative way
• feed: To give food, e.g. to animals or a baby
• salmon: Light pinkish orange color
• wrestle: To fight someone by holding parts of their body
• slave: Someone who is legally owned by another person
• atlantic: Of the ocean between Africa and the Americas
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• reproductive: Concerning the process of making children
• delicious: Very pleasing to eat; especially pleasing
• taint: To hurt or damage the good condition of something
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• tuna: Large sea fish that is caught for food
• expensive: Costing a lot of money
• meal: Food for eating at a particular time, e.g. dinner
• touch: To affect feelings, especially by causing sympathy
• fresh: Clean; not used or dirty
• hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
• wildlife: All wild animals
• pre: A prefix meaning 'before'
• enslave: To make someone live like a slave
• mackerel: Fish with wavy marks on the back
• snicker: A quiet, unkind laugh
• southeast: Location in the southeastern part of an area
• sushi: Rice (with raw fish) wrapped in seaweed
• seafood: Fish, shellfish, etc. that can be eaten