Vocabulary

• solar cells: Photovoltaic cells that convert sunlight into electricity.
• in tandem: (Of two people/organizations) working together
• by leaps and bounds: Very quickly and significantly, showing rapid progress.
• at this rate: If things continue as they are now.
• to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
• made with: Containing a particular ingredient or material.
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• a hair's breadth: A very small distance or margin; barely.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• breaks down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• have to: Must do
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• in terms of
• check out
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• incredible: Very good; amazing
• material: Cloth; fabric
• alternative: Something different you can choose
• fragile: Easily affected, broken, or harmed
• structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
• typically: In a normal or usual way
• current: Electricity flowing through wires
• neutral: Something with pH value of 7
• component: One of the parts that something is made up of
• conduct: Your behavior
• establish: To set or create something to last for a long time
• efficient: Able to produce results without waste
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• innovation: Process of creating new ideas or inventions
• attractive: Making you like them, as by being good-looking
• address: Exact street location of a place
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• generate: To create or be produced or bring into existence
• comparison: Act of comparing things
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• caveat: Warning or caution in a legal document
• moisture: Small amount of wetness that can be felt
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• boast: To speak of something with too much pride
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• oxygen: A gas in the air that we need to breathe
• span: Distance between two supports of a bridge
• lifespan: Length of time something is expected to last
• carbon: Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
• humidity: Amount of moisture in the air in a particular area
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• surpass: To go beyond or achieve more than someone
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• crystal: A solid formed by the solidification of a chemical
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• piece: A counter in a board game
• glow: Pink color in the face, e.g. from exercise/emotion
• point: An item to be discussed
• solar: Concerning the sun, or its heat
• hinder: To make something slow or difficult
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• halfway: A middle point between two extremes
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• prostate: Male gland important in the creation of semen
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• steadily: At a steady rate or pace; reliably; constantly
• degradation: Reduction in quality or character
• degrade: To reduce in amount or strength
• tandem: A bicycle with two sets of pedals and saddles
• cube: Solid object that has six square sides
• silicon: Mineral used in making steel and computer parts
• toxicity: Quality or degree of being poisonous
• foothold: Place providing support for the foot when climbing
• breadth: Width; distance from one side to the another
• newcomer: Person who arrives, often with a promising future