Vocabulary

• on a mission: Having a clear and important goal or purpose.
• take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• the following: Next in order or sequence.
• per year: For each year; annually.
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• check out
• relevant: Having an effect on an issue; related or current
• vast: Being very large in size or amount
• fascinating: To attract or interest greatly
• conquer: To take possession of (land, city) with an army
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• obstacle: Object that blocks a path or course
• territory: Area of land defended by an animal
• toll: Sound that a big bell makes, when it is rung
• shrink: To become smaller
• stack: A large number or amount of something
• accumulate: To gather or acquire so that you have more of it
• expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• breed: Kind of / sort of
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• harness: To capture the power of something
• persist: To continue a course of action despite opposition
• progressive: Believing in modern ideas about social change
• altitude: Height of something above sea level
• dip: To decrease or lower temporarily
• ensure: To make something sure, certain, or safe
• reliable: Being likely to be true; believable
• crop: Plants grown on a farm for food, e.g. corn or rice
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• invention: Something new that is different from other things
• utilize: To use something for a particular purpose
• desert: To leave a place for ever; abandon
• transform: To change the shape completely in a good way
• flow: To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
• wild: In a manner which lacks control
• scarcity: Very small or limited amount of something
• invade: To enter something causing a harmful result
• uncertainty: Feeling of not really knowing what will happen
• vertical: (Of a line, etc.) going up and down; not horizontal
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• sculpture: Work of art made by cutting stone, wood, clay etc.
• wheat: A kind of grain that is used to make flour
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• swiftly: Quickly
• point: An item to be discussed
• last: Final; with nothing following; after all others
• fill: To make something full
• bright: Cheerful and happy (manner)
• ingenious: Very good at making things or solving problems
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• supply: Availability of products and services for use
• spring: Coil of metal that lessens impact, e.g. on cars
• downhill: From higher ground to lower ground
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• charcoal: Burnt wood used for fuel/drawing
• mountain: Very high piece of land, higher than a hill
• siphon: To draw liquid from one container to another
• meter: Unit of length equal to 100 cm or about 39 inches
• glacial: Being extremely and especially cold
• enter: To start a career or an education
• playlist: List of musical selections to be performed
• water: Clear liquid that forms the seas, rivers and rain
• invert: To turn the order of things backwards
• willow: Tree with drooping branches often found near water
• hindu: Of or relating to or supporting Hinduism
• mongol: Someone who is native to Mongolia