Vocabulary

• in turn: One after the other in a sequence or rotation.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• by extension: Using a word or phrase in a wider context than is usual, typically to include situations that are similar to the one that the word or phrase was originally used for.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• trip up: To cause someone to fall by putting something in their way or by catching their feet.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• first three: The initial three items or elements in a series or sequence.
• have to: Must do
• incredibly: To a great degree; very; amazingly
• individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• vital: Needed to support life; essential
• material: Cloth; fabric
• physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
• progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• potentially: That could happen or become reality
• typically: In a normal or usual way
• consistent: Agreeing with or being similar to another part
• interfere: To get involved in something not your business
• achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• ambitious: Having the desire to be successful in life, work
• gravity: (Of a situation) extreme seriousness
• shrink: To become smaller
• predict: To guess or estimate what will or might happen
• desperately: In a way that shows you don't have much hope
• require: To demand that someone does something
• impair: To damage or weaken something
• swap: To exchange goods without spending money; trade
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• feat: Impressive act showing courage or skill
• flexible: Bending easily
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• invisible: Being unable to be seen
• steep: Very expensive
• chamber: Enclosed space that contains something
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• fundamentally: In a basic and important way
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• emit: To release or send out (a gas, etc.)
• copper: Reddish-brown metal used in cables or wires
• integration: Act of bringing things together into a whole
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• dissipate: To disappear over time
• mining: To place a bomb in the ground or the sea
• plasma: Substance in which the blood cells are carried
• ultraviolet: Concerning light waves that are extremely short
• problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
• expensive: Costing a lot of money
• answer: To reply to a question someone asks
• thin: Flowing with ease; with a high percentage of water
• coin: A small, flat piece of metal used as money
• price: Person's name
• wavelength: To have similar feelings
• unsustainable: That cannot be kept up or continued
• transistor: Part controlling the electricity inside devices