Vocabulary

• think about: To consider something carefully.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• on fire: Very successful or popular
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• go away: To go on vacation
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• under control: Being managed or restrained; not out of hand.
• at risk: In danger; likely to be harmed
• going on: To continue doing something
• go places: To be successful in life or in a particular field.
• have to: Must do
• without knowing: Unaware; without being conscious of something.
• in parallel: Done at the same time; simultaneously.
• to the rescue: Arriving in time to help or save someone from danger.
• cognitive: The process of knowing and remembering
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
• applause: The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
• resilient: Recovering quickly from something bad
• initial: First letter of your given name
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• disaster: State of extreme ruin and misfortune
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• resolution: End part of a story resolving the conflict
• sequence: Part of a movie showing one part of the story
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• parallel: To be equal to, or like, something else
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• innovative: Having or using new methods or ideas
• permanently: For a long time; always
• incident: Event, usually unusual or important; accident
• insurance: Protection against loss/injury/death you pay for
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• rural: Concerning the country as opposed to the city
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• mitigate: To make less severe or serious
• rescue: To save someone who is in danger or in trouble
• satellite: Device sent into space that aids communication
• command: To be able to see far from a certain location
• devastate: To cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
• marine: Soldier trained to serve on land and sea
• chemical: Basic substance produced by mixing elements
• important: Having power or authority
• restore: To return a thing to its original condition
• hurricane: Very severe storm usually occurs near the ocean
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• flood: To quickly appear unexpectedly and in volume
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• basement: Floor or room in a building beneath the ground
• tsunami: Huge sea wave often caused by an earthquake
• difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• deep: Complex and important
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• nugget: Small, solid lump (of gold, chicken, wisdom etc.)
• post: To send a letter or package using stamps
• overlook: To look down on; be able to see from
• extensively: Very much or often; to a large degree
• datum: Item of factual information
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
• rubble: Rough, broken stones from destroyed building
• serial: Story that is told is several parts on TV or radio
• hawk: Large bird kills smaller birds and animals
• railroad: System of tracks on which trains travel
• cod: Type of large fish that is often eaten
• binocular: Using both eyes at the same time
• underwater: (Moving or existing) beneath the surface of water
• shorten: To make something, e.g. a skirt, shorter
• viewpoint: Point of view; your opinion or attitude
• hummingbird: Tiny iridescent bird that hovers while feeding
• sonar: System using sound waves to detect objects
• changer: A person who changes something
• homeowner: Someone who owns a home