Vocabulary

• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• back then: At that time in the past.
• also known as: Also called; alternatively named.
• the whole story: The complete and unabridged account of something.
• bring back: To cause to remember
• check out
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• profound: Requiring deep thought; difficult to understand
• effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• potentially: That could happen or become reality
• evolve: To develop certain features
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• amount: Quantity of something
• atmosphere: Air around us
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• fertility: The state of a female being able to produce young
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• continent: Very large piece of land, e.g. Africa or Asia
• lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
• ambitious: Having the desire to be successful in life, work
• absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• intensity: Great energy, strength, or concentration
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• edge: An advantage you have over others
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• orbit: Path an object takes as it circles another object
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• pour: To fill a person's glass or cup with a drink
• complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
• landscape: Area or scene of activity, especially in politics
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• fertile: (Of imagination, etc.) working strongly; productive
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• project: To predict what will happen in the future
• era: Period characterized by particular events, people
• radiation: Energy transmitted as rays, waves or particles
• drought: Long period of dry weather
• aim: Act of pointing something at a target
• tropical: Hot and humid; near to the equator
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• scarce: Not many; Not plentiful or abundant
• insecurity: Lack of confidence or certainty about yourself
• transform: To change the shape completely in a good way
• decrease: To reduce the size, amount or number of something
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• great: Very good; better than before
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• land: Region or country
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• dub: To add a new soundtrack to an audio recording
• spite: Wish to hurt another person; malice; maliciousness
• degrade: To reduce in amount or strength
• vegetation: (Of plants) to grow in an area (without humans)
• graze: (Of cows, etc.) to eat grass growing in a field
• monsoon: Seasonal wind system in India, etc., bringing rain
• precipitation: Material that falls from sky; rain, snow or hail
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• arid: Being very dry and lacking water
• wobble: To be indecisive; hesitate
• unsustainable: That cannot be kept up or continued
• mammoth: Large extinct animal resembling a hairy elephant
• orbital: Concerning an orbit
• woolly: Confused and vague; used especially of thinking
• shaggy: Covered with long, coarse, or matted hair
• precession: (Formal) going first in time, order or rank