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Confront (v) to face or deal with difficulties. There is no way around it – eventually you will have to deal with that bully at school.

Graphic (adj) (about a description of something) powerful and effective.

Harbour (v) (here) to have in mind, to think about something for a long time. Gill has thought of quitting her job for over a month now.

Peers (n) people of the same age or social position. I recall back in the school days my classmates’ opinion was the most important thing for me.

Displace (v) to force something out of its usual place. This species was eventually forced out by a more numerous one.

Indigenous (adj) being natural to any particular place as opposed to have arrived there from someplace else. Consistent with (phr) behaving or acting according to an established view. s.

Logging (v) the act of chopping trees down for wood or clearing the area.

Complexity (n) state of being difficult to understand, containing multiple parts.

Terrestrial (adj) relating to Earth.

Cetacean (n) any mammal living in the sea (such as whales or dolphins).

Neural (adj) relating to brain and its activity. Sacrifice (v) to give up something valuable for a cause.

Taste buds (n) small areas of tongue responsible for recognizing taste.

Rudimentary (adj) basic and undeveloped.

Captive (adj) a living thing held in a limited space with no freedom of movement, e.g. in a cage or in prison.

Courtship (n) the period of romantic relationship that precedes marriage (for humans) or mating (for everyone else).

Object (v) to be against something vocally.

Turbid (adj) (about a liquid) not transparent or see-through.

Forage (v) to go in search of things to eat. .

Speculation (n) guessing and making assumptions without any information to back it up.

Appreciate (v) to recognize how good or valuable something is.

Trace (v) (here) to copy something, such as a drawing, by drawing over its lines and copying it.

To be taken aback (phr) to be shocked or surprised.

Rendition (n) a way of performing a song, a poem and so on.

Depict (v) to represent or show something in a story or a picture.

Distinctive (adj) easily recognized because of how different it is from other things.

Consensus (n) a collective agreement.

Deem (v) to believe or consider.

Remote (adj) distant, away from others.

Booming (adj) developing at an incredible rate, very popular, successful and producing a lot of money By definition (phr) because of its nature or its features.

Prevail (v) to win or to dominate.

Porter (n) a person whose job is to help carry your bags, i. e. luggage.

Trekker (n) a person engaged in walking long distances, especially over hilly or mountainous terrain.

Irrigation (n) an act or system of providing plants with water to ensure their sustained growth.

Culprit (n) something or someone that is the cause of the problem.

(Government) handouts (phr) money or goods given by to certain groups of population that require it, usually the less financially secure ones.

Undermine (v) to make something weaker, less likely to succeed, over time.

Dry up (phr v) to end (about a supply, source of income and so on).

Legion (adj) very large in number. .

Reinvigorate (v) to bring back to life, to return lost energy.

Impose (v) to force something, such as a tax or a limitation to be obeyed.

Transient (adj) temporary, passing, lasting for a short time.

Repatriate (v) to bring someone or something back to the country they came from.

Thereby (adv) as a result of this action.

Accrue (v) to increase over a period of time.

Toughened (adj) reinforced, made stronger than it normally is.

Minute (adj) extremely small.

Bad press t to be criticized in the media, e.g. in newspapers, on the radio and so on.

Shatter (v) to break into many pieces.

Transparent (adj) ieasy to see through it.

Exert (v) to use power, force, influence etc to make something happen. .

Propagate (v) to spread and promote Impurity (n) an unwelcome inclusion of different material.

Molten (adj) the liquid state of rock when heated to a high temperature

Primed (adj) prepared, in full readiness for something.

Unleash (v) to release something uncontrollable or having great force.

Batch (n) a group of items produced in one go.

Cradle (n) a small bed for baby that can be rocked from side to side.

Cue (n) a signal or a reminder to do something.

Fluctuate (v) to change frequently.

Occur (v) to happen (especially about something unexpected).

Offspring (n) young of an animal, also used to refer to children in a humorous, not serious way.

Fledge (v) (of a bird) to grow feather and learn how to fly.

Germinate (v) (about a plant seed) to start growing.

Perennial (adj) lasting for a very long time.

Horticulture (n) study or practice of growing plants and flowers. v.

mould to give shape, form n. constituent a component, a part n.

candlewax material of which candles are made, melts easily under heat adj.

viscous quality of being thick, sticky n.

impetus incentive, impulse, stimulus n.

substitute something used instead of another thing or person v.

dwindle to shrink, to decrease, to decline n.

resin a sticky substance produced by (coniferous) trees adj.

volatile able to change from solid or liquid to vapour (e.g. gasoline, alcohol) n.

sawdust small particles of wood produced as a result of sawing n.

moisture water or other liquid in form of vapour adj.

raw not cooked, or in a natural state; not treated or prepared adj.

crucial extremely important, integral, essential v.

disdain to treat with contempt, disrespect, dislike v.

relish to enjoy something very much adj.

dazzling extremely bright, blinding adj.

drab dull and cheerless, boring adj.