Vocabulary

• pin down: To force someone to clarify their opinion
• contrary to: In opposition to; against.
• run on: To continue longer than expected, e.g. a meeting
• into power: To gain political control or leadership position.
• going on: To continue doing something
• electricity bill: A bill specifying the amount of money owed for electricity consumption.
• factor in: To include something as an important element when making a decision or calculation.
• check out
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• bunch: A group of things of the same kind
• description: Explanation of what something is like, looks like
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• sustainable: Capable of continuing for a long time
• barely: Only just; just possible
• experiment: Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
• random: Chosen, done without a particular plan or pattern
• comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
• tiny: Very, very small
• judge: Person who decides on the results of a contest
• contrary: (Of weather) difficult; likely to cause trouble
• section: A part of a whole
• factor: Something that influences a result
• generate: To create or be produced or bring into existence
• comparison: Act of comparing things
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• giant: Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
• household: Being in everyday use; common
• standard: Official unit of measuring something
• click: To work well with someone or something
• theoretically: As regards ideas that could be true
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
• source: Piece of information; a person giving information
• noggin: A human head
• lifespan: Length of time something is expected to last
• thread: Spiral cut at the end of a bolt
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• chew: To bite something many times without swallowing it
• stationary: Being still or unmoving
• hop: Dance party
• rodent: Animal that gnaws/bites, e.g. rat, mouse, rabbit
• hook: Bent tool used to catch fish or to hang things on
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• hoard: Large amount of hidden (valuable) items
• hamster: Small animal with small tail, and large cheeks
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• dent: Place on a car, etc. where it has been pushed in
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• cap: Covering for the end or top of something
• bob: To move up and down repeatedly
• battery: Portable device that stores electricity
• upload: To transfer a file or data to the internet
• sew: To make something using a needle and thread
• triangle: Three people connected with each in a relationship
• notify: To inform; to communicate specific information
• cute: Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
• lone: Being alone or the only one; single
• kilowatt: Unit of electrical power; 1000 watts, 1000