Vocabulary

• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• such as: For example; like
• not with it: Being out of touch with current events or unaware/confused.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• intense: Very strong, great or extreme in degree
• boost: To increase something; to make something better
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
• positive: Showing agreement or support for something
• extreme: Very great in degree
• consumption: The act of buying and using products
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• firm: Company that sells goods or services
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
• continent: Very large piece of land, e.g. Africa or Asia
• pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• virtually: In an almost complete or entire manner
• disrupt: To cause a disturbance in an activity in progress
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• pleasant: Causing a good feeling
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• prompt: Message on a computer requiring attention
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• pour: To fill a person's glass or cup with a drink
• generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• alcohol: A colorless liquid that can catch fire (C2H5OH)
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• briefly: Using little time or resources
• previously: At an earlier time
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• vary: To change something and make it different
• dehydration: The state of not having enough water
• limit: Point beyond which it is not possible to go
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• temperature: When you your body heat is above normal
• ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• bastard: Someone whose parents were not married
• university: High-level educational institution; college
• elevate: To make something higher
• geography: Study of the earth and its natural features
• upper: Drug that improves mood or increases energy
• brewer: Person whose job is to make beer