Vocabulary

• such as: For example; like
• also known as: Also called; alternatively named.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• contrast with: To be strikingly different from something else.
• make up: To invent or create a story
• taken over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
• destination: The place you are traveling to
• diverse: Being varied or different from each other
• explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
• filter: Device to remove certain types of light, sound
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• plateau: Flat land that is higher than the land around it
• dramatic: Gripping the attention; causing an effect
• diversity: Having a range of different races, ideas etc.
• efficient: Able to produce results without waste
• attractive: Making you like them, as by being good-looking
• edge: An advantage you have over others
• contrast: To compare; to show clear, obvious differences
• integral: Being an essential part of something; necessary
• shallow: Not deep; short from top to bottom
• giant: Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• landscape: Area or scene of activity, especially in politics
• terrain: Characteristics (e.g. rough) of a piece of land
• span: Distance between two supports of a bridge
• magnificent: Splendid; brilliant; extremely good
• flourish: To show and direct attention by waving something
• oxygen: A gas in the air that we need to breathe
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
• marine: Soldier trained to serve on land and sea
• flow: To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
• dive: Restaurant, bar or club with a bad reputation
• skeleton: Structure of bones that supports the body
• algae: Green organisms that live in still water
• weed: (Childish use) to urinate; go to the bathroom
• point: An item to be discussed
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• cave: Large hole in the side of a cliff or hill
• feed: To give food, e.g. to animals or a baby
• tide: Way opinions or events are developing or changing
• coral: Color that is a combination of pink and orange
• leather: Chemically tanned animal skin, e.g. for shoes
• share: Part-ownership in a property, business or company
• latitude: Distance north or south of equator shown by a line
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• reef: Line of rocks or sand at the surface of the ocean
• colonize: To take control over place and live there
• plankton: Tiny plants and animals that fish eat in seas
• transport: Very strong uncontrollable emotion, e.g. delight
• submerge: To sink or put below the surface
• sieve: Device with fine mesh to filter out liquids
• rock: To be greatly upset by something, e.g. a death
• soft: Having flowing curves rather than sharp edges
• visit: To go to a place for a time, usually for a reason
• warm: To become more friendly or to like something
• western: Movies often about cowboys in the American West
• granite: Type of very hard stone used in buildings
• highly: In a manner that shows approval
• rocky: (Of a marriage, etc.) involving many difficulties
• island: Area of land that is surrounded by water
• purple: Being a color that is a mixture of red and blue
• archipelago: Group of several small islands
• south: Direction to your right when facing the rising sun
• shark: Person who lends money at unfair rates of interest
• limestone: Sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium
• underwater: (Moving or existing) beneath the surface of water
• anemone: Plant with red, blue or white flowers
• bon: Good
• waterline: Line painted on ship to show safe limit of water