Vocabulary

• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• have to: Must do
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• pest control: The regulation or management of species defined as a pest.
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• in advance: Ahead of time; before something happens
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• being blamed: To be in the process of receiving responsibility or fault for something negative.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• hit with: To strike someone or something using an object.
• in terms of
• even once: At least one time; even a single time.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• weigh up: To assess in order to make a decision about it
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• evidence of: Facts, objects, or signs that make you believe that something is true.
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• amount: Quantity of something
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• commodity: Something useful or valuable, usually for sale
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
• blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• prevalent: Being common; occurring frequently
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• predominantly: Mainly; in a way that indicates a greater degree
• require: To demand that someone does something
• nutrient: A chemical living things needs to be healthy
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• declare: To make a statement in a strong and confident way
• deem: To judge something to be a certain thing, way
• yield: To bend or break because of a strong force
• dominance: Having more power, success than others
• inconsistent: Not tying together logically or with the facts
• drought: Long period of dry weather
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• delicacy: Something pleasing because of its good taste
• slash: Line ( / ) used in writing
• broccoli: Vegetable with thick branches and green flowers
• grim: Being very serious or determined
• crop: Plants grown on a farm for food, e.g. corn or rice
• stall: Walled area in a barn where a farm animal is kept
• millennial: Concerning a millennium (a thousand years)
• ripe: (Of a smell) disgusting
• century: Period of 100 years
• narrator: Person or character who tells a story
• avocado: Pear-shaped fruit with green flesh and large stone
• justify: To give good reasons for something
• popularity: State of being liked or supported by many people
• fertilizer: Substance added to soil to help plants grow
• pound: The # key on a keyboard
• nutritional: (Of foods) having positive effects on your health
• spinach: Vegetable with dark green leaves, full of iron
• sweep: Man who cleans chimneys
• enforce: To force something to be done or accepted
• millennium: Period of time that lasts one thousand years
• central: Being in the middle
• supply: Availability of products and services for use
• plant: Factory or a place where things are made
• mount: To attach something to something else
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• lush: Someone who is often drunk
• healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
• degradation: Reduction in quality or character
• type: Printed letters or blocks used for printing them
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• pest: Person, often a small child, who bothers people
• plethora: (Formal) a large amount or number of something
• begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
• boycott: To not buy a product for moral reasons
• prune: A dried plum
• domesticate: To train an animal as a pet or to do work; tame
• put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
• orchard: Area containing lots of fruit trees
• alligator: A large reptile like a crocodile
• testicle: One of two round male sex organs
• sunburn: Burning your skin by being in the sun too long
• bc: Before Christ; used after dates/years