Vocabulary

• suck up: To try to gain favor by flattering or fawning.
• cane toad: A large, terrestrial toad native to South and mainland Central America, introduced to various regions as a pest control measure, but now considered an invasive species.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• for instance: As an example.
• prior to: Before a particular time or event.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• as a matter of fact: In reality; actually; used to emphasize the truth of a statement, often when it differs from what someone might expect or believe.
• find out about: To look for information to learn about it
• wait on: To serve customers in a restaurant, shop, etc.
• have to: Must do
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• in relation to: Concerning; with reference to; regarding.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• listen: To carefully consider what someone is saying
• mouth: Hole in the face used for eating and talking
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• big: Popular
• study: To focus on learning something usually at school
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
• small: Little in size; not big
• sit: To take an exam
• eat: To put food in your mouth
• today: This day; day that is happening now
• watch: To keep in check, manage, or control something
• word: Unit of language that has a meaning
• money: Coins or notes we use to pay for things
• kill: To cause someone to experience a lot of pain
• snake: An animal with a long body, no arms or legs
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• dead: Not alive
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• freshly: Newly; recently; just now
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• main: Most important; most often used
• large: Big; of great size; broad, tall, wide, or fat
• story: One of many floors or levels in a building
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• polite: Showing good manners or respect for other people
• true: Agreeing with the facts; not false; real or actual
• move: To cause someone to have certain emotions
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• attitude: Way you act, think and feel about something
• amount: Quantity of something
• death: When someone dies; the end of life
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• reporter: Someone whose job is to report news
• vacuum: Space with absolutely no air in it
• concentration: Amount or number of something in a thing or place
• controlling: To direct or influence the behavior of something
• environmental: Of the natural world of plants and animals
• instance: An example of something; case
• skin: To defeat someone easily and completely
• female: Person of the sex that gives birth to babies
• effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• crocodile: Large meat-eating reptile that can swim
• apparently: According to what you heard; from what can be seen
• construction: Act of building something; thing that is built
• express: To send something by fast mail
• clause: Part of a sentence that has its own verb
• invasion: Entry into a place to cause harm
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• harmless: Being unable to cause damage or injury; safe
• starve: To (cause to) be hungry or go without food
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• oppose: To fight against someone in a contest or game
• formally: In a formal manner; officially
• emphasis: Special attention, importance, or force
• adequate: Enough; good enough for what is needed
• genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
• toad: Small amphibian animal very similar to a frog
• prior: Existing or coming earlier in time
• omit: To not do, or include
• suck: To be very bad, undesirable or unpleasant
• cane: To beat someone with a stick as punishment
• numerous: Existing in large numbers
• adder: Type of small harmless snake
• toxin: Any poisonous substance
• prolific: Producing something in large quantities
• venomous: Extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom
• freshwater: Water that is not salty
• flip: To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
• subtlety: Being delicate or slight, but with a good effect
• bloodstream: Blood flowing through the circulatory system
• pest: Person, often a small child, who bothers people
• unexpected: Surprising because it was not expected