Vocabulary

• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• exact: Completely correct; accurate; specific
• rid: To cause to no longer have (pest, problem)
• crush: Strong attraction to someone
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• freak: (Of weather, etc.) unusual; unpredictable; amazing
• feature: Special report in a magazine or paper
• shift: To change in position or direction
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• spark: Small piece of burning material produced by fire
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
• wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
• fiber: Basic character and nature of a person
• durable: Able to stay in good condition for a long time
• leave: To go away from; depart
• activate: To cause to happen; cause a chemical reaction
• pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• carbon: Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
• carpet: Colored floor covering made of wool, etc.
• important: Having power or authority
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• tight: Showing anxiety or anger; tense
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• dust: To apply a fine powder to, e.g. sugar to a cake
• mixture: Something made by combining two or more things
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• screen: To hide or block something from being seen
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• wheel: Round thing that rolls, used for moving things
• match: To equal or be as good as something else
• production: Process of producing or growing food naturally
• truth: Real facts about something
• hood: Front part of the car that covers the engine
• ridge: Edge where two leaning surfaces meet
• bay: Part of an ocean or lake partly surrounded by land
• know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
• reservoir: A lake storing water for use by the community
• light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
• crank: Device for turning
• rail: To complain or object forcefully
• gasoline: Liquid we put in cars to make them run
• hose: Tube that carries a liquid
• upgrade: To improve something in terms of quality
• inject: To add or put in more (money, energy etc.)
• bumper: Front part of a car designed to prevent damage
• tack: Small, sharp nail, usually with a wide, flat head
• centerpiece: Central or most important feature
• civic: Of a town or city; of rights or duties of citizens
• pre: A prefix meaning 'before'
• oxide: Compound from combining oxygen with a chemical
• boomer: Member of the baby boom generation in the 1950s
• seatbelt: Strong belt in a car to hold you in your seat
• yum: Used to show pleasure at eating something nice
• turbo: Device that increases the power of an engine