Vocabulary

• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• walk over: To treat someone badly, as if they had no rights
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
• food source: A place or thing from which food is obtained.
• at least: As a minimum
• ultimate: Basic; original; most significant
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• eliminate: To completely remove; to get rid of
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• fancy: To want to have or do something; feel like
• consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• portion: Serving of food that is intended for one person
• estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• clever: Funny in a way that shows intelligence
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• famine: Long-lasting period of little food in an area
• tiny: Very, very small
• judge: Person who decides on the results of a contest
• optimistic: Tending to believe the future will be good
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• sanitation: Water systems that protect people's health
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• notoriously: So as to be well-known for being something bad
• pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
• devour: To eat quickly and hungrily
• century: Period of 100 years
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• problematic: Being difficult to deal with or fix
• flood: To quickly appear unexpectedly and in volume
• suit: To be appropriate for a given situation
• rebound: Bouncing off something, then going back into play
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• reproduce: To make a copy of something
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• swarm: Large group of flying insects moving together
• trash: Garbage or anything that is worthless
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• choice: Decision between two or more possibilities
• tickle: Discomfort caused by something touching the skin
• giggle: To laugh in a childish or silly way
• mischief: Damage; harm done on purpose
• bamboo: Long light Asian plant with strong, empty stems
• crafty: Being cunning to get others to do what you want
• rat: Long-tailed rodent similar to/bigger than a mouse
• tightrope: Wire high in the air on which acrobats perform
• infest: (Of bad things) to be present in in large numbers
• ballpark: Facility in which ball games are played
• buffet: Meal where eaters select from many various dishes
• doe: Female deer, reindeer, rabbit or hare
• mailbox: A box for putting or receiving mail, emails