Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• in terms of
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• deal with
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• together with: In addition to; along with.
• on the horizon: About to happen; approaching.
• check out
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• eliminate: To completely remove; to get rid of
• material: Cloth; fabric
• technique: Way of doing by using special knowledge or skill
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• 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
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• experiment: Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• squeeze: Amount of liquid from firmly pressing e.g. orange
• variety: Particular type of thing or person
• toxic: Poisonous; harmful
• bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• inherent: Existing as an essential part of
• predict: To guess or estimate what will or might happen
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
• grind: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• intact: Being complete, without damaged or missing parts
• obsolete: Not used anymore because something newer exists
• extract: Essential ingredient of a natural thing
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• performance: Act of doing something
• standard: Official unit of measuring something
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• organic: Developing naturally and without a set structure
• competitive: Being strongly driven to win or be better than
• internal: Being or happening in the body
• raw: Being uncontrolled or strong, as your emotions
• soil: Conditions in which something develops
• horizon: Line where the earth or sea meets the sky
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• copper: Reddish-brown metal used in cables or wires
• hydrogen: Lightest of all chemical elements
• landfill: Burial of garbage, as to build up low-lying land
• longevity: Amount of time someone or something lives or lasts
• aluminum: Very light silvery-white metal used to make cans
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• trash: Garbage or anything that is worthless
• mining: To place a bomb in the ground or the sea
• burn: To destroy with fire
• glue: Sticky substance used for joining things together
• problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
• chuck: To throw carelessly or casually
• combustion: An act or instance of burning
• design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
• expensive: Costing a lot of money
• earth: Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
• automate: To make automatic by using machines
• arm: To activate a weapon or bomb for use
• circuitry: Electronic equipment consisting of switches
• nickel: American coin worth 5 cents
• oxide: Compound from combining oxygen with a chemical
• ion: Atoms with either a positive or negative charge
• cathode: Electrode by which electricity leaves a battery
• redesign: To change the design or style of something