Vocabulary

• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• going on: To continue doing something
• light on: To illuminate something.
• like a charm: Working perfectly well or successfully.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• in ways: In a manner or by methods that.
• for one thing: Used to introduce a reason for something.
• in a word: Briefly; in short.
• all the things: Everything; all items or aspects
• on the scene: Present at a location, especially where something has happened.
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• hot air: Meaningless or exaggerated talk; empty rhetoric.
• wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• feed on: To eat a particular food.
• settle down: To become calm and relaxed after not being so
• chow down: To eat quickly and enthusiastically; to devour.
• have to: Must do
• shapes and sizes: A wide variety of forms and dimensions.
• in a minute: Very soon; in a short amount of time.
• off label: Use of a drug for purposes not officially approved.
• single file: One behind the other, in a line.
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
• at a time: Separately; one by one
• name for: To give someone or something a particular name, often in honor of someone else.
• paid off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
• a tremendous amount: A very large quantity or number of something.
• in the open: Publicly; not secret.
• abundant in: Present in great quantity; plentiful in.
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• incredibly important: Extremely significant or crucial.
• under the hood: Beneath the bonnet of a vehicle.
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• press on: To continue doing something in a determined way; to persevere.
• draw upon: To use something that you have gradually gained or saved
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
• individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• ancient: Very old; having lived a very long time ago
• evolve: To develop certain features
• applause: The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
• atmosphere: Air around us
• roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• instrument: Gauge for measuring something, e.g. temperature
• reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
• divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• financial: Involving money
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• diversity: Having a range of different races, ideas etc.
• inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
• tiny: Very, very small
• genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
• sequence: Part of a movie showing one part of the story
• adapt: To change something for a different function
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• charismatic: Able to attract and make them like you
• ecosystem: Types of plants and animals in an specific area
• abundant: Being in very great supply; plentiful
• oxygen: A gas in the air that we need to breathe
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• habitat: Natural place where a plant or animal lives
• bury: To put something into the ground and cover it
• fossil: Plant or animal that became rock after many years
• dioxide: An oxide containing two oxides per molecule
• carbon: Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• solar: Concerning the sun, or its heat
• land: Region or country
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• deep: Complex and important
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• wide: Having a great distance from one side to the other
• burn: To destroy with fire
• photosynthesis: Process of plants using the sun to make their food
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• genome: Complete set of genetic material in an organism
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• travel: To go to a place that is far away
• teem: To have many active living things moving inside