Vocabulary

• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• my eye: Used to express disbelief or skepticism.
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• get to the bottom of: To find the true cause or explanation of something.
• given time: A specific time that has been scheduled or agreed upon.
• in a minute: Very soon; in a short amount of time.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• on the rise: Increasing; becoming more popular or common.
• stack up: To compare with something else; measure up.
• per year: For each year; annually.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• on the whole: Considering everything; generally.
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• with regard to: Concerning; in relation to.
• local communities: Groups of people living in the same area or having particular characteristics in common.
• go around: (Of news, gossip) to be known; circulate
• call up: To require someone to join the army
• check out
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• surge: Sudden movement in one direction by many
• specifically: As regards a particular thing; closely related to
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• amount: Quantity of something
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• integrate: To combine together; make into one thing
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• virtually: In an almost complete or entire manner
• disrupt: To cause a disturbance in an activity in progress
• emphasize: To stress the items that are important
• require: To demand that someone does something
• generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• dominate: To be taller, bigger, or more physically obvious
• distinction: Special quality that makes something different
• grid: Electrical network supplying electricity to area
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• source: Piece of information; a person giving information
• fossil: Plant or animal that became rock after many years
• digital: Using electronic signals or computers
• text: To send a message by phone or other device
• refrain: To decide to not do something you want to do
• submit: To accept a superior force has power over you
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• opt: To choose one thing rather than other choices
• storage: Act of storing something; a depository for goods
• sustainability: Property of being able to be continued/repeated
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• multiply: To increase in number by reproducing/having babies
• regard: Admiration or respect for a person or thing
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• solar: Concerning the sun, or its heat
• boom: Very fast increase in growth or popularity
• basic: At the most important or easiest (beginner) level
• electricity: Energy generated positive and negative charges
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• renewable: Being able to be replaced naturally
• bulb: A round electronic device that produces light
• statistical: Concerning the math of data
• datum: Item of factual information
• disclose: To make once private information public
• spreadsheet: Computer file for performing calculations
• computational: Involving computation or computers
• lag: Delay between two events
• generative: Having the ability to produce or originate
• nonstop: Occurring without stops; continuous
• watt: Standard unit used to measure electrical power