Here is some vocabulary from this edition. Do you know what the words mean?
amulet
something worn to protect against bad luck, disease etc
ayurvedic
a traditional Indian medical treatment that involves using herbs, eating certain types of food, and doing yoga
bankrupt
without enough money to pay what you owe
boundless
having no limit or end
cacophony
a loud unpleasant mixture of sounds
contour
the shape of the outer edges of something such as an area of land or someone’s body
crucial
extremely important, because everything else depends on it
cyberspace
all the connections between computers in different places, considered as a real place where information, messages, pictures etc exist
descendant
someone who is related to a person who lived a long time ago, or to a family, group of people etc that existed in the past
elasticity
the ability of something to stretch and go back to its usual length or size
endemic
disease or problem is always present in a particular place, or among a particular group of people
fake
someone who is not what they claim to be or does not have the skills they say they have
hacker
someone who secretly uses or changes the information in other people’s computer systems
halt
stop or pause
hyped
very excited or nervous, and unable to keep still
in sync
working well together at exactly the same time and speed
intrusive
affecting someone’s private life or interrupting them in an unwanted and annoying way
inventive
new, different, or interesting ideas
irrespective
when particular fact has no effect on a situation and is not important
kin
family
metallurgy
the scientific study of metals and their uses
procrastinate
to delay doing something that you ought to do, usually because you do not want to do it
snowdrift
a deep mass of snow formed by the wind
spelunking
the sport of walking and climbing in caves
taffy
a type of soft chewy candy
tribe
a social group consisting of people of the same race who have the same beliefs, customs, language etc.
viable
an idea, plan, or method that can work successfully
windbreaker
a type of coat that protects you from the wind