Vocabulary

• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• have to: Must do
• roughly speaking: Used to indicate that what you are saying is not exact but is still generally true.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• push back: To force someone to withdraw or retreat
• on the wind: Being carried or moving through the air by the wind.
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• to the left: In or toward the left direction.
• at least: As a minimum
• in summary: Briefly stating or reviewing main points.
• slow down: To reduce the speed
• down the wind: In the direction the wind is blowing from an object's position.
• in addition to: Besides; as well as
• work together: To collaborate or cooperate with others to achieve a common goal.
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• decent: Being fairly good; acceptable
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• amount: Quantity of something
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
• paradox: Surprising statement containing two opposing ideas
• absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
• reverse: Setting that makes the vehicle go backward
• momentum: Speed or force that is gained when something moves
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• counterintuitive: Contrary to what common sense would suggest
• efficient: Able to produce results without waste
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
• disaster: State of extreme ruin and misfortune
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• extract: Essential ingredient of a natural thing
• generate: To create or be produced or bring into existence
• giant: Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
• spin: To make a ball rotate when throwing it
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
• lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
• generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• accelerate: To cause to occur earlier than expected
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• grid: Electrical network supplying electricity to area
• narrow: Not wide; short from one side to the other
• development: Act or process of growing bigger or more advanced
• vary: To change something and make it different
• complicate: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
• twist: To turn something in a circular direction
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• conservation: Protecting the environment or a species
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• blade: One of several flat pieces in a fan which move air
• summary: Brief, complete and accurate
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• renewable: Being able to be replaced naturally
• angle: Place where two lines or surfaces meet
• kinetic: Of or relating to movement
• engineering: The practical application of science to industry
• calculation: Process or result of using mathematics
• incoming: Coming toward a place or position; arriving
• rotational: Concerning rotation