Vocabulary

• phone number: A sequence of digits assigned to a telephone subscriber, used to make a call to that phone.
• in glass: Kept inside glass containers or greenhouses for protection or display.
• with the passage of time: As time goes by; gradually over a period.
• for instance: As an example.
• front and back: On both the front and rear surfaces.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• with dignity: In a manner that shows respect and seriousness.
• in a series: Arranged or happening one after another.
• in need: Not having the necessary things, such as food
• recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• evolve: To develop certain features
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• catastrophic: Causing a lot of damage or suffering
• commercial: Radio or television advertisement
• precise: (Of language details etc.) Very accurate and exact
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• decade: Period of 10 years
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• dignity: Person of high rank deserving respect
• estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• generally: Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people
• disaster: State of extreme ruin and misfortune
• drill: A machine that makes holes with a metal bit
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• require: To demand that someone does something
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• tragedy: Play that has a sad ending with many deaths
• guide: To help or advise someone about something
• standard: Official unit of measuring something
• facilitate: To make an action or process easier
• relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• responsibility: Job, task or thing you are expected to look after
• scope: Opportunity for action or thought
• utility: Public services such as gas, water, or electricity
• aviation: Science or practice of flying aircraft
• investigation: Search for information about something
• century: Period of 100 years
• shield: A family's coat of arms or insignia
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• explode: To express an emotion in a sudden and loud way
• act: To behave in a certain way
• crash: To damage an object by causing it to hit something
• transportation: Act of moving people or goods between places
• accident: Sudden unplanned event causing damage, injury etc.
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
• wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
• identification: (Card or paper) that proves who a person is
• perish: Usually poetic to be destroyed; die
• puncture: To make hole letting air out in tire/balloon, etc.
• pipeline: Line of pipes used for carrying gases or liquids
• thunderstorm: Storm with heavy rain with thunder and lightning
• mid: At (or near) the middle point
• etch: To cut lines on metal to make a picture
• airbag: Bag-like device that puffs up in an auto collision