Vocabulary

• with just: Using only; with no more than.
• at least: As a minimum
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• on record: Formally and publicly stated
• vital for: Absolutely necessary or important; essential.
• also known as: Also called; alternatively named.
• within reach: Close enough to be grabbed or used.
• commitment: Permanent love or concern for person, thing
• vital: Needed to support life; essential
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• reveal: To show something that was hidden before
• progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• sustainable: Capable of continuing for a long time
• unprecedented: Not having happened before, or to such a degree
• poverty: State of being poor
• chaos: State of utter confusion or disorder
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
• squeeze: Amount of liquid from firmly pressing e.g. orange
• mortality: Quality or state of being capable of dying
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• significantly: In a way that is important or noticeable
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• threshold: Degree or level at which something begins
• decade: Period of 10 years
• debt: Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
• leverage: An advantage which gives you influence or power
• conference: Series of lectures held as an event
• momentum: Speed or force that is gained when something moves
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• moderate: To host a meeting or panel discussion
• sustain: To lengthen or continue to do something
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• robust: Having physical vigor or energetic good health
• path: Method of living leading to a particular result
• complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
• agenda: Plan or policy to achieve your goal or intentions
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• accelerate: To cause to occur earlier than expected
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• framework: Skeleton structure of a building or construction
• digital: Using electronic signals or computers
• dioxide: An oxide containing two oxides per molecule
• forum: Meeting where people can openly discuss a subject
• carbon: Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
• surpass: To go beyond or achieve more than someone
• summit: Official meeting(s) of the leaders of countries
• act: To behave in a certain way
• point: An item to be discussed
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• income: Earned money from work, investments or business
• maternal: Of mothers or being a mother
• cover: To record a different version of another song
• cop: Slang for police officer
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• baseline: Imaginary standard by which things are compared
• geopolitical: Concerning geopolitics
• transformation: A complete change in shape or form of something
• face: To cover a surface with something like paint
• annually: Every year; once a year
• pact: Agreement between people or countries
• convergence: When two or more things come together
• displace: To cause someone to move from their usual place
• forcibly: Using physical strength, power, or violence