Vocabulary

• at the moment: At this time; now
• in terms of
• put together: To build or assemble something small, e.g. a toy
• vulnerable: Being open to attack or damage
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• pursue: To follow and try to catch, or to reach a goal
• typically: In a normal or usual way
• severe: Very bad; harsh
• executive: A senior manager in a business or organization
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• consumption: The act of buying and using products
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• sensitive: Taking offense easily; easily upset or hurt
• address: Exact street location of a place
• preserve: To cook food so it can be kept for long periods
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• typical: Normal; usual; expected
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• survey: Broad view or general description of something
• temporary: Continuing for a limited time; not permanent
• declare: To make a statement in a strong and confident way
• agency: Business that provides some service for others
• imminent: Happening soon; about to happen
• fossil: Plant or animal that became rock after many years
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• usage: Amount something is used
• transportation: Act of moving people or goods between places
• crude: Lacking manners or finesse; rude
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• unrest: Disturbance, e.g. of crowd in protest against
• suspend: To hang something or someone from something
• prolong: To make continue for a longer amount of time
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• hoard: Large amount of hidden (valuable) items
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• pose: To be or exist as (a problem, threat etc.)
• petroleum: Oil found in the ground used to make fuel
• refine: To change slightly in order to improve it
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• jet: Stream of liquid/gas shooting out of small opening
• diesel: Heavy mineral oil used for power engines
• closure: Feeling of accepting a death, divorce etc.
• come: To arrive at a place
• buffer: Data in computer memory allowing fast access
• price: Person's name
• textbook: A book that is used to study
• face: To cover a surface with something like paint
• vietnam: A communist state in Indochina on the South China Sea; achieved independence from France in
• safeguard: To protect and ensure the safety of
• farm: Land used for growing crops or raising animals
• logistic: Concerning planning and organizing a large project