Vocabulary

• due to: Because of; owing to
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• on to: Toward something; forward
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• at a time: Separately; one by one
• run across: To meet someone or find something by chance
• at least: As a minimum
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• also known as: Also called; alternatively named.
• end in: To have something as the final result.
• given time: A specific time that has been scheduled or agreed upon.
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• in terms of
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• automotive industry: The sector of industry involved in the design, development, manufacturing, marketing, and sales of motor vehicles.
• color in: To fill a drawing or space with color, often in artwork.
• float away: To drift or move gently away on water or in the air.
• wrap up: To complete something, such as a film or project
• vital: Needed to support life; essential
• tend: To move or act in a certain manner
• variety: Particular type of thing or person
• solid: Being able to be trusted; reliable
• method: (Organized and planned) way of doing something
• drain: Hole or pipe that water, waste etc. flows into
• inherent: Existing as an essential part of
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• paralysis: Inability to move or feel all or part of the body
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• cuisine: Certain style or technique of cooking
• drill: A machine that makes holes with a metal bit
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• modest: Not large in amount, size, etc.; moderate
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• primarily: In the most basic or important way
• manner: The way a person acts, talks, or behaves
• seal: To close tightly to protect it from leaking
• transition: Change from one state, movement, place to another
• due: When something is required or expected
• examine: (Medical) to test to find out what is wrong
• oxygen: A gas in the air that we need to breathe
• organic: Developing naturally and without a set structure
• progressive: Believing in modern ideas about social change
• convert: To switch from a religion, belief etc. to another
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• disposable: Being available to be used or spent
• sodium: A soft, white chemical element
• react: To change when mixing with other chemicals
• utilize: To use something for a particular purpose
• indispensable: Being essential and hard to live without
• obtain: To be given or to earn something through efforts
• decrease: To reduce the size, amount or number of something
• evaporate: To pass off or away; to disappear
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• crystal: A solid formed by the solidification of a chemical
• grease: Liquid or melted fat from animals used for cooking
• potassium: A common, soft, silvery white metal with many uses
• prepare: To make something ready for use
• group: Two or more musicians who play music together
• vigorously: With a lot of energy or strength
• cover: To record a different version of another song
• weak: Not having a strong character
• light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
• strong: (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
• rock: To be greatly upset by something, e.g. a death
• purify: To make pure by removing unwanted substances
• lithium: Soft silver-white univalent element of the alkali metal group; the lightest metal known; occurs in several minerals
• radioactive: Emitting harmful energy from nuclear activity
• hydration: Process of supplying or adding water to
• discrete: Separate; composed of distinct parts
• soluble: Able to dissolve or be dissolved in a liquid
• conjugate: (Of leaves) having only one pair of leaflets
• sheen: Soft, smooth, shiny quality, as of glossy hair
• electron: A negatively charged particle
• oxide: Compound from combining oxygen with a chemical
• elemental: Being basic and important
• ion: Atoms with either a positive or negative charge
• lattice: Openwork structure of crossed strips of wood, etc.
• ore: Rock containing valuable metal
• undersea: Beneath the surface of the sea
• valence: Relative capacity that interact with antigens
• seawater: Water from the sea; salt water