Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• in the ground: Located within or beneath the surface of the earth.
• in addition to: Besides; as well as
• under control: Being managed or restrained; not out of hand.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• check out
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• description: Explanation of what something is like, looks like
• toxic: Poisonous; harmful
• dump: To end a romantic relationship
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
• pile: Large amount of something
• cue: Word or action in a play to tell an actor to speak
• sensitive: Taking offense easily; easily upset or hurt
• section: A part of a whole
• generate: To create or be produced or bring into existence
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• seal: To close tightly to protect it from leaking
• diet: To eat special or less food, as to lose weight
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• click: To work well with someone or something
• oxygen: A gas in the air that we need to breathe
• agency: Business that provides some service for others
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• extinct: (Of animal, etc.) having died out; with none left
• potent: (Of men) being able to make a woman pregnant
• soil: Conditions in which something develops
• solution: Mix of a liquid and a solid or a gas
• source: Piece of information; a person giving information
• treatment: Medicine or method to make someone healthier
• bury: To put something into the ground and cover it
• noggin: A human head
• lifespan: Length of time something is expected to last
• plastic: Stiff but usually flexible man-made material
• square: Shape with 4 equal length sides and 4 equal angles
• dioxide: An oxide containing two oxides per molecule
• carbon: Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
• methane: Colorless gas without smell often used as fuel
• trip: To release an electrical switch
• decrease: To reduce the size, amount or number of something
• landfill: Burial of garbage, as to build up low-lying land
• hazardous: Involving danger, risk, and potential damages
• active: Moving around a lot or doing many things
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• metric: Based on the meter as a standard of measurement
• clay: Heavy sticky earth used to make pottery
• density: Degree to which an area is filled or covered
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• land: Region or country
• disposal: Act of giving or throwing something away
• trash: Garbage or anything that is worthless
• burn: To destroy with fire
• compost: Dead plants, leaves or grass, used as fertilizer
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• degrade: To reduce in amount or strength
• stinky
• decomposition: State of decay or rot
• answer: To reply to a question someone asks
• give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
• bob: To move up and down repeatedly
• watch: To keep in check, manage, or control something
• flammable: Burning quickly and easily
• top: To be higher or larger than a specific value
• intro: Opening part of a text or piece of music
• notify: To inform; to communicate specific information
• ammonia: Colorless liquid or gas used in cleaning products
• liner: Material used to cover the inside surface of