Vocabulary

• as well as: Also; in addition to
• corn cobs: The cylindrical core of an ear of corn, to which the kernels are attached.
• in trouble: Experiencing difficulties, problems, or legal issues.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• in love with: Feeling romantic love for someone.
• on sunday: Every Sunday; each Sunday.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• share in: To participate in something; to have a part or interest in something.
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• at that time: During a specific point in the past.
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
• at least: As a minimum
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• through with: Having had enough (of trouble); wanting to stop
• set up
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• in hot water: In trouble; in a difficult situation.
• prior to: Before a particular time or event.
• under the umbrella: In a position covered and sheltered by an umbrella.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• box: A marked area of a baseball field
• house: Place where a specific activity or business occurs
• photograph: To take a picture with a camera
• water: Clear liquid that forms the seas, rivers and rain
• dark: Of a color that is not light
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• garden: Yard; ground outside your house to grow plants
• group: Two or more musicians who play music together
• light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
• put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
• day: A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
• show: To be easily seen or displayed
• computer: Machine for storing data, accessing the internet
• great: Very good; better than before
• mushroom: Short fungus shaped like an umbrella you can eat
• forest: Large area with many trees
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• add: To include as well
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• save: To make your computer keep a file
• storm: To act violently or angrily
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• large: Big; of great size; broad, tall, wide, or fat
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• join: To bring something close to another, to become one
• oil: A liquid used for frying foods
• site: Place that is reserved for a particular activity
• rock: To be greatly upset by something, e.g. a death
• pile: Large amount of something
• earth: Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
• flu: Illness causing headache, fever etc.
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• active: Moving around a lot or doing many things
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• land: Region or country
• defense: Argument in support of something
• giant: Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
• corn: Small, painful hard spot on the foot
• delivery: Way someone acts when speaking publicly
• amount: Quantity of something
• attract: To make something move closer using magnetic force
• publish: To prepare and make available a book magazine etc.
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• carbon: Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
• growth: Improvement, development in a skill over time
• soil: Conditions in which something develops
• dioxide: An oxide containing two oxides per molecule
• cardboard: Lightweight paper board
• highly: In a manner that shows approval
• harvesting: To gather ripe crops in from the fields
• rot: To break down into pieces through dying; decay
• invasion: Entry into a place to cause harm
• harvest: Gathering crops from the fields; the crops
• seed: A person's children; offspring
• kingdom: Category of the natural world
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• cell: Smallest unit of living things in biology
• concept: Abstract idea of something or how it works
• index: Number showing how prices, wages changed over time
• bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
• extinction: When every example of animal, plant is dead
• blend: To combine different elements or substances
• mycelium: Vegetative part of a fungus consisting of a mass of branching thread-like hyphae
• fungi: Taxonomic kingdom including yeast
• debris: Remains of something broken or destroyed
• organism: Living thing, often one that is small
• carpenter: Person that makes, repairs objects made of wood
• cellulose: Polysaccharide that is the chief constituent of all plant tissues and fibers
• patent: Legal protection for inventions or ideas
• calcium: A substance important for making bones and teeth
• ethanol: Alcohol especially when it is used as a fuel
• stinky
• asteroid: Very small planets that move around the sun
• fungal: Concerning fungi
• pesticide: A chemical substance used to kill pests
• pox: A disease that leaves marks on the skin
• smallpox: Contagious disease with pimples that leave scars