Vocabulary

• in part: To some extent; partially.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• cut back: To use less of something
• at a time: Separately; one by one
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• make up: To invent or create a story
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• grind down: To reduce or weaken something gradually.
• in battery: Refers to artillery arranged and ready for use.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• for long: For a considerable period of time.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• build up: To increase the amount; collect something
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• have to: Must do
• majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
• vast: Being very large in size or amount
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
• version: Different way that someone interprets something
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• contract: To become ill as a result of getting a disease
• estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• innovation: Process of creating new ideas or inventions
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• transition: Change from one state, movement, place to another
• due: When something is required or expected
• dominance: Having more power, success than others
• vehicle: Machine (such as a car) used to carry things
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• source: Piece of information; a person giving information
• affordable: Cheap enough that it can be paid for
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
• mineral: Substance naturally formed in the ground
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• explode: To express an emotion in a sudden and loud way
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• chain: To feel to be bound or tied to
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• consumer: Person who buys goods or services
• plate: Flat dish used for eating or serving food
• own: To have something as your property
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• fleet: Group of ships under one commander
• electronic: Operating by use of electricity; digital
• province: Subject that a person has a good knowledge of
• pollution: Dangerous substances released into an environment
• blade: One of several flat pieces in a fan which move air
• slick: Confident; effortlessly effective
• mining: To place a bomb in the ground or the sea
• subsidy: Money paid to keep the cost or price affordable
• iron: Heavy metal device heated to smooth clothes
• lightning: Flashes of light in the sky caused by a storm
• subsidiary: Less important or supporting organization/company
• battery: Portable device that stores electricity
• nickel: American coin worth 5 cents
• electrolyte: Electrically charged substances
• electrify: To energize or excite people
• graphite: Black substance that is used in pencil lead
• ion: Atoms with either a positive or negative charge
• cathode: Electrode by which electricity leaves a battery