Vocabulary

• emerged as: To become known or apparent; to come forth as.
• as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
• on the horizon: About to happen; approaching.
• in advance: Ahead of time; before something happens
• put down roots: To settle down and make a home; to establish oneself in a place or community.
• in terms of
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• apart from: Except for; not considering
• paying off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
• on a mission: Having a clear and important goal or purpose.
• vacant lot: An empty piece of land, especially in a city or town.
• for the world: Used to emphasize something would never happen.
• source for: A place, person, or thing from which something comes or can be obtained.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• knock down: To hit something so it falls down
• have to: Must do
• constantly: Frequently, or without pause
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
• thrive: To be or become healthy or successful
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• previous: Existing or happening before the present time
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• significantly: In a way that is important or noticeable
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• stare: To look at someone or something for a long time
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• shrink: To become smaller
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• diversity: Having a range of different races, ideas etc.
• huge: Very very large
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
• value: Importance you attach to something
• district: Area of a country, city, or town
• invest: To use resources to build for the future
• competitive: Being strongly driven to win or be better than
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• ecosystem: Types of plants and animals in an specific area
• talent: Natural ability of a person to do something well
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• important: Having power or authority
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• catalyst: Person/thing causing a change or event to happen
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• boom: Very fast increase in growth or popularity
• benchmark: Standard by which other similar things are judged
• acre: An area of land 64m by 64m (4046.8 sq. m....)
• tenant: Someone who rents a place from the owner
• downtown: Located in the business part of a town
• governor: Person who leads a state or province
• creek: Water channel that is smaller than a river
• silicon: Mineral used in making steel and computer parts
• adobe: Type of sun-dried brick made of straw and clay