Vocabulary

• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• essential: Extremely or most important and necessary
• absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
• excess: Amount that is more than necessary or over a limit
• adapt: To change something for a different function
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• pigment: Substance that makes things have a certain color
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• radiation: Energy transmitted as rays, waves or particles
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• sufficient: Having or providing enough when needed
• block: Solid piece of material used for building
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• damage: Physical harm that is done to something
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• succeed: To have achieved what you were trying to achieve
• equator: Geographical line at zero degrees latitude
• melanin: Pigment giving color to skin, hair etc.
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• ultraviolet: Concerning light waves that are extremely short
• level: Specific height of something
• confuse: To make something unclear or hard to understand
• light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
• live: To be alive
• vitamin: Health-giving substance needed for body function
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• call: A order or request for action
• skin: To defeat someone easily and completely
• high: Excited or relaxed from taking drugs
• sunlight: Rays of light coming from the sun
• darker: Having less light; less light in color
• sun: Light and heat coming from a large star in the sky