Vocabulary

• live on: To continue to exist or be remembered.
• feed into: To have an influence on something or form a part of it
• at least: As a minimum
• in times: During periods or moments of.
• threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
• set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
• in addition to: Besides; as well as
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• controversial: Causing a great deal of argument, or conflict
• boost: To increase something; to make something better
• devastating: To cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
• campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
• capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• extent: Point, level or limit to which something reaches
• contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
• decade: Period of 10 years
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
• tense: The use of grammar to state the time things happen
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• remote: Being far away from people, towns, etc.
• benefit: Good result or effect, something advantageous
• generate: To create or be produced or bring into existence
• deficit: Amount less than what is needed or required
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• rural: Concerning the country as opposed to the city
• project: To predict what will happen in the future
• diplomatic: Concerning formal relationships between countries
• civil: Of citizens of a country; not military, criminal
• grid: Electrical network supplying electricity to area
• drought: Long period of dry weather
• carpenter: Person that makes, repairs objects made of wood
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• scar: Long lasting emotional pain from a bad experience
• ceremony: Special social or religious event
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• public: Owned by the government
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• unrest: Disturbance, e.g. of crowd in protest against
• income: Earned money from work, investments or business
• cover: To record a different version of another song
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
• regional: Of a particular area, not the whole of a country
• horn: Device that makes a loud warning noise
• begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
• full: Containing all the parts; complete
• unity: Being in full agreement; being joined together
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• mega: Big; great; large; impressive
• kerosene: A liquid fuel used in heaters, lamps
• inaugurate: To celebrate the opening (business or institution)
• downstream: In the direction of a stream's current
• firewood: Wood that can be burned as fuel