Vocabulary

• in the region of: Approximately around a certain amount or number.
• in terms of
• except for: Not including; excluding.
• at the moment: At this time; now
• end up with: To have something as a result.
• have to: Must do
• arrive at: To reach a place, especially at the end of a journey.
• wear down: To erode or diminish something gradually through constant use or exposure.
• break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• interest of: For the benefit or advantage of someone or something.
• of interest: Relevant or important to someone or something.
• scale up: To increase in size, number, or extent.
• to scale: In proportion; maintaining accurate relative dimensions.
• constantly: Frequently, or without pause
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• essential: Extremely or most important and necessary
• ultimate: Basic; original; most significant
• material: Cloth; fabric
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• concept: Abstract idea of something or how it works
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• sustainable: Capable of continuing for a long time
• surge: Sudden movement in one direction by many
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• wrap: Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
• confident: Feeling that you can do well at something
• decline: To bend towards the ground
• academic: Concerning education, schools, universities, etc.
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• toxic: Poisonous; harmful
• compound: Series of buildings that are walled or fenced off
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• keen: Being eager or excited for something to happen
• shrink: To become smaller
• dramatically: In a sudden or extreme manner
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• benefit: Good result or effect, something advantageous
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• evolution: Theory that living things change over time
• independent: Making your own decisions; acting by yourself
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• organic: Developing naturally and without a set structure
• project: To predict what will happen in the future
• fossil: Plant or animal that became rock after many years
• carbon: Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
• batch: Amount of something that is produced at one time
• sustainability: Property of being able to be continued/repeated
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• format: Form, design, or arrangement of something
• worldwide: Spanning or extending throughout the entire world
• sponsor: Person that supports the passage of a new law
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• footprint: Mark left by a foot of an animal or human
• part: Division of a book
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• remove: To get rid of something completely
• degradation: Reduction in quality or character
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• machine: Piece of equipment used to do work
• show: To be easily seen or displayed
• cane: To beat someone with a stick as punishment
• heyday: Period when someone, thing was successful, popular
• backlog: Amount of unfinished work or unfilled orders
• vinyl: Strong plastic used e.g. for car seat covers
• comeback: A clever or witty retort or reply
• lacquer: Liquid put on wood/metal to make it shiny
• lathe: Machine that turns and shapes pieces of wood, etc.
• ceo: CEO for Chief Operating Officer