Vocabulary

• at sea
• on impact: Immediately upon collision or forceful contact.
• feeding frenzy: A state of intense aggressive activity or excitement.
• below the surface: Hidden emotions or issues not immediately visible.
• on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
• vote in: To elect someone into a position by voting.
• power off: To turn off a device or machine.
• in a series: Arranged or happening one after another.
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• check out
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
• concept: Abstract idea of something or how it works
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• commercial: Radio or television advertisement
• estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
• humble: Being lower in quality or status
• require: To demand that someone does something
• generate: To create or be produced or bring into existence
• caveat: Warning or caution in a legal document
• capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
• tap: To access a liquid (e.g. in a tree) through a hole
• persist: To continue a course of action despite opposition
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• viable: Being capable of living, growing, and developing
• utility: Public services such as gas, water, or electricity
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• assessment: Conclusion, opinion formed after due consideration
• coast: Land near the sea or ocean
• tune: To make adjustments to equipment to make it better
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• resource: Something that can be used profitably; asset
• complexity: State of having many parts and not being simple
• intrigue: To make someone interested or curious
• reinforcement: Act of strengthening or supporting an army
• prototype: A first or preliminary version of a device or vehicle from which other forms are developed
• deploy: To put into position (often a military operation)
• electricity: Energy generated positive and negative charges
• audacious: Fearless, brave and daring
• float: To sell the shares of a company publicly
• frenzy: State of uncontrollable, often crazy, behavior
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• valley: Area between mountains with river running through
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• pollution: Dangerous substances released into an environment
• reservoir: A lake storing water for use by the community
• startup: A company just starting its operations
• beam: To send out information, signals, or light
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• raft: Pieces of wood tied together as a kind of boat
• overdrive: Extra gear on a vehicle that allows more power
• back: Farthest from the front e.g. in a classroom
• tech: Shortened form of 'technology' or 'technician'
• geometry: Mathematical study of shapes, surfaces, and space
• datum: Item of factual information
• terrestrial: Concerning the earth; not of, in the air or space
• center: Community place people go health or social reasons
• submerge: To sink or put below the surface
• cost: A loss or damage occurring when meeting a goal
• plan: Drawing of how something should be done or made
• menace: Something that threatens or is dangerous
• run: To depart or travel according to a schedule
• large: Big; of great size; broad, tall, wide, or fat
• plaster: Substance used to cover walls to make them smooth
• aerospace: Industry of air and space travel
• power: Legal or official right to perform certain actions
• turbine: Engine or motor that operates from fluid pressure
• musk: Strong sweet-smelling substance used in perfume
• cool: Steady and calm when facing difficulties
• lollipop: Candy on a stick
• changer: A person who changes something
• undersea: Beneath the surface of the sea
• seawater: Water from the sea; salt water
• waterline: Line painted on ship to show safe limit of water