Vocabulary

• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• in flames: Burning fiercely
• for short: As a shortened form of a name or phrase.
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• demonstrate: To display a feeling or ability openly
• infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
• commercial: Radio or television advertisement
• method: (Organized and planned) way of doing something
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• authority: The power to give orders to people
• efficient: Able to produce results without waste
• task: Big or small piece of work someone has to do
• universe: All of space that contains planets and stars
• path: Method of living leading to a particular result
• address: Exact street location of a place
• adopt: To legally take a child into your family
• dense: Very thick and difficult to see, get through
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• generate: To create or be produced or bring into existence
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• tragedy: Play that has a sad ending with many deaths
• capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
• abundant: Being in very great supply; plentiful
• agency: Business that provides some service for others
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• civil: Of citizens of a country; not military, criminal
• viable: Being capable of living, growing, and developing
• fossil: Plant or animal that became rock after many years
• emission: A substance (e.g. gas) released into the air
• aviation: Science or practice of flying aircraft
• scarce: Not many; Not plentiful or abundant
• carbon: Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
• methane: Colorless gas without smell often used as fuel
• revolutionize: To completely change so that it is much better
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• act: To behave in a certain way
• aircraft: Vehicle that can fly
• haul: To pull or drag something heavy (e.g. boat)
• hydrogen: Lightest of all chemical elements
• offset: To compensate for or counterbalance the effect of
• backdrop: Contextual meaning or background
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• isolate: To identify, consider, or deal with separately
• renewable: Being able to be replaced naturally
• widely: To a large degree; over a large range
• combustion: An act or instance of burning
• underway: Happening now
• travel: To go to a place that is far away
• light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
• expensive: Costing a lot of money
• flammable: Burning quickly and easily
• aerospace: Industry of air and space travel
• airship: Steerable self-propelled aircraft like a balloon
• sandbox: A box with sand shaped to mold metal