Vocabulary

• due to: Because of; owing to
• material: Cloth; fabric
• effective: Working efficiently to produce a desired result
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• previous: Existing or happening before the present time
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
• inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
• indicate: To show something; direct attention to; point out
• modest: Not large in amount, size, etc.; moderate
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• due: When something is required or expected
• construction: Act of building something; thing that is built
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• utility: Public services such as gas, water, or electricity
• quarter: 25 cents
• cater: To cook or serve at an event for a fee
• education: Academic field studying the practice of teaching
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• consumer: Person who buys goods or services
• index: Number showing how prices, wages changed over time
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• stable: In a position where something does not fall over
• range: Cooking stove with multiple burners
• electricity: Energy generated positive and negative charges
• management: People who are in control of a business or group
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• restaurant: Place where you can order, buy and eat a meal
• climb: To rise gradually and steadily to a higher point
• stay: To keep trying without giving up
• datum: Item of factual information
• strong: (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
• price: Person's name
• weather: Whether it is raining, sunny, cold etc. outside
• healthcare: Nursing care to prevent illness or recover from it