Vocabulary

• on the surface: Appearing to be true or real until examined more closely.
• breaks down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• of the century: The most notable or important in a hundred-year period.
• go shopping: To go to stores to buy things
• equivalent: Equal to something in value, use or meaning
• material: Cloth; fabric
• campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• rid: To cause to no longer have (pest, problem)
• beverage: A drink other than water
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• dump: To end a romantic relationship
• establish: To set or create something to last for a long time
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• sustain: To lengthen or continue to do something
• tiny: Very, very small
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• generate: To create or be produced or bring into existence
• responsible: Being the cause of something that has occurred
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• wreck: Car, plane, boat accident damaging the vehicle
• brace: Structure that strengthens a joint
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• abundant: Being in very great supply; plentiful
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• mandate: To order that something is done
• movement: Part of a piece of classical music
• plastic: Stiff but usually flexible man-made material
• bottom: The part of your body you sit on
• delight: Strong feeling of great pleasure
• century: Period of 100 years
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• breathe: To move air into and out of your lungs
• chain: To feel to be bound or tied to
• choke: To cause someone not to breathe
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• fill: To make something full
• float: To sell the shares of a company publicly
• tsunami: Huge sea wave often caused by an earthquake
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• deep: Complex and important
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• pollution: Dangerous substances released into an environment
• minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
• service: Work that a person does to assist others
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• whale: To strike forcefully, e.g. as a punishment
• garbage: Waste material that has been thrown out
• mat: Piece of material used to cover, protect the floor
• shampoo: Substance used to wash the hair
• pollute: To make dirty, impure or harmful to environment
• dolphin: Sea animal like a big fish that breathes air
• salsa: Spicy sauce of tomatoes, onions and chili peppers
• soda: Sweet bubbly flavored drink