Vocabulary

• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• on site: At the location of a particular activity or project.
• fully operational: Completely functioning and ready for use.
• local communities: Groups of people living in the same area or having particular characteristics in common.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• together with: In addition to; along with.
• from cradle to grave: Covering someone’s entire life, from birth to death.
• cradle to grave: From birth to death; encompassing an entire lifespan.
• experience in: Knowledge or skill gained from doing something for a period of time.
• such as: For example; like
• across the board: Broad in scope or content
• in hand: In one's possession or control.
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• commitment: Permanent love or concern for person, thing
• progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
• sustainable: Capable of continuing for a long time
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• approximately: Around; nearly; almost; about (a number)
• complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• integrate: To combine together; make into one thing
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• presentation: Act of giving a formal talk about something
• financial: Involving money
• establish: To set or create something to last for a long time
• task: Big or small piece of work someone has to do
• innovation: Process of creating new ideas or inventions
• foundation: Base or important starting point
• consensus: A decision that is shared by most of a group
• direction: When someone tells people what to do
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• private: Being away from others and quiet
• rigorous: Very strict and often difficult; thorough
• complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• foster: To raise a child who is not yours, for payment
• transition: Change from one state, movement, place to another
• comprehensive: Including most or all things
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• ecosystem: Types of plants and animals in an specific area
• era: Period characterized by particular events, people
• radiation: Energy transmitted as rays, waves or particles
• intermediate: Between; in the middle; moderate
• digital: Using electronic signals or computers
• inventory: List of items stored at a place
• analysis: Careful study to better understand something
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• public: Owned by the government
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• evaluation: Judgment about the value or condition of something
• disposal: Act of giving or throwing something away
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• transparency: Quality of being open to see/to public criticism
• trench: Long narrow hole dug in the ground
• transformation: A complete change in shape or form of something
• radioactive: Emitting harmful energy from nuclear activity
• overview: A description of the main points; summary
• repository: Place where something is kept and stored
• cavern: Very large, hollow cave
• optimization: Efforts to make as effective as possible
• radioactivity: Emission of electromagnetic rays in nuclear decay
• throughput: Amount of data passing through a system