Vocabulary

• set out: To arrange something in an orderly fashion
• at minimum: At the lowest or smallest amount or degree.
• equivalent: Equal to something in value, use or meaning
• eliminate: To completely remove; to get rid of
• alternative: Something different you can choose
• practical: Relating to what is sensible, real or useful
• executive: A senior manager in a business or organization
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• require: To demand that someone does something
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• account: An advantage
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• influx: Sudden arrival of many people or things
• vehicle: Machine (such as a car) used to carry things
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• commission: Money paid for a service, e.g. money exchanging
• source: Piece of information; a person giving information
• compensation: (Money) given or received as payment for loss
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• harmful: Likely to cause damage or injury
• replace: To use instead of something else
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• minimum: Smallest degree or level that is acceptable
• minimize: To make something seem small or less important
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• cross: Angry and upset
• electric: Creating a feeling of excitement
• price: Person's name
• show: To be easily seen or displayed
• cheap: Not costing a lot of money
• sell: To exchange something for money
• key: Answers to exercises, as at the back of a book
• bloc: People or nations with similar political aims
• auto: Car; a road vehicle with four or more wheels