Vocabulary

• make up: To invent or create a story
• on to: Toward something; forward
• on the surface: Appearing to be true or real until examined more closely.
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• against the grain: Contrary to someone's natural inclinations or feelings; in opposition to what is normal or expected.
• grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
• pest control: The regulation or management of species defined as a pest.
• hang together: To stay united or cooperate closely.
• wrap around: To encircle or surround something.
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• go on: To continue doing something
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• crucial: Extremely important or necessary
• essential: Extremely or most important and necessary
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
• reinforce: To send more troops/resources to support an army
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• strength: Condition of being strong
• fluffy: Containing air and being light in weight
• resilient: Recovering quickly from something bad
• wrap: Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
• diverse: Being varied or different from each other
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• intricate: Very detailed or difficult to untangle
• establish: To set or create something to last for a long time
• genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
• fabric: Cloth or material
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• seemingly: Appearing to be but may not actually be; probably
• rough: Causing or involving violence, force, and harm
• primary: Most important, most basic or essential
• dense: Very thick and difficult to see, get through
• grain: Seeds of plants used for food
• burst: To move (arrive, exit, etc.) suddenly or hurriedly
• rigid: Stiff rather than flexible
• blow: To move something using air
• withstand: To remain unaffected by something or someone
• fiber: Basic character and nature of a person
• invisible: Being unable to be seen
• sturdy: Substantially made or built; strong
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• layer: One of several sheets of a material or object
• investigate: To try to find out facts; to carry out research
• garment: Piece of clothing
• carbohydrate: Substance providing energy in foods (rice, bread)
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• deposit: Concentration of mineral left by a river
• strengthen: To make something stronger
• distribute: To hand out or give to people
• thread: Spiral cut at the end of a bolt
• sharp: Person's name
• temperature: When you your body heat is above normal
• optimize: To make as effective as possible
• swiftly: Quickly
• last: Final; with nothing following; after all others
• armor: Defensive (e.g. metal) covering for bodies, things
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• density: Degree to which an area is filled or covered
• miniature: Small model of something larger
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• ingenious: Very good at making things or solving problems
• mobility: Ability to move
• weak: Not having a strong character
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• flex: To move a part of the body to stretch muscles
• thin: Flowing with ease; with a high percentage of water
• strong: (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
• weather: Whether it is raining, sunny, cold etc. outside
• long: Person's name
• pod: Seed container that grows on plants
• secondary: Being of less importance than something else
• yarn: To tell or spin a yarn or story
• durability: Product made to withstand repeated use
• hardy: Able to survive cold weather, hard times