Vocabulary

• closer to home: Nearer to one's place of residence or origin.
• block out: To cover so something cannot be seen or heard
• due to: Because of; owing to
• die out: To disappear completely; to become extinct
• at risk: In danger; likely to be harmed
• go about it: To approach something; to tackle a task or problem
• hang in: To persevere; to not give up.
• ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• devastating: To cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• artificial: Dishonest, to seem fake, not sincere
• intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• decline: To bend towards the ground
• fertility: The state of a female being able to produce young
• estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
• predict: To guess or estimate what will or might happen
• collapse: To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• gradually: Occurring in a slow manner over a period of time
• catastrophe: Very bad disaster causing much suffering, etc.
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
• humanity: Quality of being understanding or sympathetic
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• agriculture: The science of farming
• refugee: Person forced to leave their home e.g. due to war
• destructive: Causing a very large amount of damage
• autonomous: Able to control or decide matters by itself
• layer: One of several sheets of a material or object
• apocalypse: Great disaster; complete destruction
• imminent: Happening soon; about to happen
• insecurity: Lack of confidence or certainty about yourself
• asteroid: Very small planets that move around the sun
• amplify: To increase the effect of something
• existential: Philosophy concerning existence
• conversely: In the opposite way; on the other hand
• worldwide: Spanning or extending throughout the entire world
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• forefront: Part in the front or nearest; most prominent
• point: An item to be discussed
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• agricultural: Concerning farming, or the land
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• expansion: Making or becoming larger
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• attain: To reach a desired level or amount over time
• devastation: Act of ruining or destroying something
• mount: To attach something to something else
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• underway: Happening now
• earth: Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
• bulletin: (Sudden or urgent) news piece
• cube: Solid object that has six square sides
• crippling: To hurt and make useless
• close: Almost; near
• cloud: To confuse the mind/judgment of a person
• israel: Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine
• doomsday: A day said to end time; the end of the world
• north: Direction to your left when facing the rising sun
• sit: To take an exam
• cool: Steady and calm when facing difficulties
• underwater: (Moving or existing) beneath the surface of water