Vocabulary

• at least: As a minimum
• solar cells: Photovoltaic cells that convert sunlight into electricity.
• in areas: Located or occurring within specific regions or locations.
• shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
• due to: Because of; owing to
• out and about: Having returned to your usual activities after an illness.
• fill out: To become fatter
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• move into: To start living in a new house or building
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• snow over: To be completely covered by snow.
• at a time: Separately; one by one
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• in places: In some locations but not others
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• in the game: Still involved or active in a competition or situation.
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• pandemic: (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
• material: Cloth; fabric
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• incorporate: To form into a company or business corporation
• pleasant: Causing a good feeling
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• obscure: To hide something to make it difficult to be seen
• flexible: Bending easily
• abundant: Being in very great supply; plentiful
• convert: To switch from a religion, belief etc. to another
• infection: (Computers) Having a computer virus
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• coronavirus: Any of a group of RNA viruses that cause a variety of diseases in humans and other animals.
• waste: To kill or severely harm someone
• vary: To change something and make it different
• peel: Outer covering, or skin, of a piece of fruit
• transform: To change the shape completely in a good way
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• mineral: Substance naturally formed in the ground
• magnetic: Having the properties of a magnet; able to attract
• storm: To act violently or angrily
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• blurry: Being indistinguishable or unclear in shape
• parasite: Small animal or plant living off a bigger one
• declaration: Stating the cost of things purchased overseas
• solar: Concerning the sun, or its heat
• electricity: Energy generated positive and negative charges
• electronic: Operating by use of electricity; digital
• forecast: Prediction of some future thing, e.g. the weather
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• pollution: Dangerous substances released into an environment
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• service: Work that a person does to assist others
• curfew: Order requiring people to be at home at night
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• renewable: Being able to be replaced naturally
• carry: To have a child, be pregnant
• type: Printed letters or blocks used for printing them
• variant: Thing that differs from something of the same kind
• university: High-level educational institution; college
• problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• rover: Someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
• robot: Machine able perform more tasks that people can
• hasty: Done, made, or completed quickly or in a hurry
• unlimited: Being free from limits, restrictions or rules
• lightweight: Weighing less compared to a similar thing
• silicon: Mineral used in making steel and computer parts
• pathology: Study of diseases and their effect on the body
• stout: A dark bitter beer
• flux: A state of flow and change
• underwater: (Moving or existing) beneath the surface of water