Vocabulary

• bad idea: An unwise or imprudent course of action.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• light up: To illuminate something; to make something brighter with light.
• trickle down: To gradually spread or filter through from top to bottom, especially in economics, referring to the belief that tax cuts or other benefits for the wealthy will ultimately benefit the poor and middle class.
• in turn: One after the other in a sequence or rotation.
• for one thing: Used to introduce a reason for something.
• back up: To save a copy of your computer data
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• except for: Not including; excluding.
• make up: To invent or create a story
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• essential: Extremely or most important and necessary
• vital: Needed to support life; essential
• opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• thrive: To be or become healthy or successful
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• wrap: Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
• rid: To cause to no longer have (pest, problem)
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• atmosphere: Air around us
• contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
• disrupt: To cause a disturbance in an activity in progress
• handful: an amount of something that can be held in one hand; small quantity or amount of people or things
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• backlash: a strong negative reaction by a large number of people, for example to something that has recently changed in society
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• ecosystem: Types of plants and animals in an specific area
• topic: Subject or issue people talk or write about
• accelerate: To cause to occur earlier than expected
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• elegant: Having or showing grace, style or beauty
• slash: Line ( / ) used in writing
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• marine: Soldier trained to serve on land and sea
• dioxide: An oxide containing two oxides per molecule
• reduction: Act of making something smaller
• carbon: Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
• cartilage: Strong flexible tissue connecting bones, joints
• restore: To return a thing to its original condition
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• argue: To fight or disagree over something
• ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
• boom: Very fast increase in growth or popularity
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• poop: Feces
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• nitrogen: A colorless chemical element without a smell
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• reproduce: To make a copy of something
• business: A company formed for making profit
• cascade: Body of water falling from something tall
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• perfume: Liquid with a pleasing smell you put on your skin
• plankton: Tiny plants and animals that fish eat in seas
• apex: Highest point (of something); peak
• pre: A prefix meaning 'before'
• poo: Feces