Vocabulary

• just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• in favor of: Expressing support or approval for someone or something.
• give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
• have to: Must do
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• inevitable: That must happen; certain to happen
• overwhelming: To defeat something or someone completely
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• doubt: Not being sure of something; lack of certainty
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• atmosphere: Air around us
• contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
• complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• ordinary: Normal or usual
• consensus: A decision that is shared by most of a group
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• favor: Support or approval from people
• deny: To refuse to allow or accept something
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• degree: Amount or extent of something
• invest: To use resources to build for the future
• delusion: False belief despite evidence to the contrary
• advent: First appearance of something important
• revolution: When a group overthrows an existing government
• fossil: Plant or animal that became rock after many years
• complicate: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
• century: Period of 100 years
• accord: Agreement or harmony
• complexity: State of having many parts and not being simple
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• undergo: To experience or endure something (bad)
• point: An item to be discussed
• basic: At the most important or easiest (beginner) level
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• polar: Concerning the areas near the North or South poles
• steadily: At a steady rate or pace; reliably; constantly
• hoax: Act intended to deceive or trick
• statistical: Concerning the math of data
• backbone: Strength and determination
• republican: Supporter of the conservative US political party
• pre: A prefix meaning 'before'
• centigrade: A unit of temperature