Vocabulary

• in a nutshell: As a summary; including the main points concisely
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• get to the bottom of: To find the true cause or explanation of something.
• by itself: Alone; without help or assistance.
• have to: Must do
• at a minimum: At the very least; the lowest possible number or amount.
• in principle: In theory; as a general idea, though not yet in practice or detail.
• rely on: To depend on someone or something
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• wipe out: To destroy or be destroyed
• build up: To increase the amount; collect something
• at once: Immediately; without delay
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• made with: Containing a particular ingredient or material.
• specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• eliminate: To completely remove; to get rid of
• debate: General public discussion of a topic
• description: Explanation of what something is like, looks like
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• effective: Working efficiently to produce a desired result
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• resilient: Recovering quickly from something bad
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• drastically: In a sudden, extreme or severe manner
• method: (Organized and planned) way of doing something
• protein: Group of molecules made from amino acids
• pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• criticism: Article or essay that judges quality
• estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
• digestive: Concerning processes of converting food to energy
• cast: People who appear in a play or movie
• evaluate: To form an idea to judge something carefully
• ally: Someone who supports, helps, or defends you
• insulin: Substance in the body processing sugar into energy
• breed: Kind of / sort of
• agriculture: The science of farming
• rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• mitigate: To make less severe or serious
• nutshell: Shell that surrounds the kernel of a nut
• crop: Plants grown on a farm for food, e.g. corn or rice
• tailor: To make or alter to fit a certain purpose
• important: Having power or authority
• science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
• mingle: To mix or come into contact, as people at a party
• genetically: Caused or controlled, or by genes
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• weed: (Childish use) to urinate; go to the bathroom
• tract: A system of body parts or organs that has a particular function (e.g., digestive tract).
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• fertilizer: Substance added to soil to help plants grow
• modify: To make minor change to something
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• virus: File secretly put on computers to cause harm
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• loyal: Always showing support for; faithful
• sterile: Completely clean; with no bacteria
• business: A company formed for making profit
• nitrogen: A colorless chemical element without a smell
• minimize: To make something seem small or less important
• vastly: To an exceedingly great extent or degree
• pesticide: A chemical substance used to kill pests
• antioxidant: Substance that stops harmful chemical reactions
• widely: To a large degree; over a large range
• adverse: Negative or harmful
• bacterium: The very small creatures that can cause disease
• gene: Part of cell controlling development of a thing
• erratic: Not acting in a regular/planned way; unpredictable
• buffer: Data in computer memory allowing fast access
• outcry: Show of anger or unhappiness by many people
• domesticate: To train an animal as a pet or to do work; tame
• papaya: Pear-shaped tropical fruit with orange flesh