Vocabulary

• deal with
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• build out: To expand or develop something, such as a business or system.
• go on: To continue doing something
• burst in: To enter a room or building suddenly and forcefully.
• in under: Located inside and beneath something.
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• made with: Containing a particular ingredient or material.
• to the rescue: Arriving in time to help or save someone from danger.
• solar cells: Photovoltaic cells that convert sunlight into electricity.
• check out
• revenue: Money that is made by or paid to a business
• surge: Sudden movement in one direction by many
• convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• priority: Thing that is more important/urgent than others
• scratch: To rub your skin with your nails to stop an itch
• contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• significantly: In a way that is important or noticeable
• crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
• volatile: Able to easily become a gas at a low temperature
• dramatically: In a sudden or extreme manner
• stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
• burst: To move (arrive, exit, etc.) suddenly or hurriedly
• expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
• panel: Group who answer questions or give opinions
• favor: Support or approval from people
• plummet: To fall quickly, as from the sky
• replenish: To fill up again
• persuade: To try to make someone to do, believe something
• fiber: Basic character and nature of a person
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• treasure: Valuable things collected, and often hidden
• rescue: To save someone who is in danger or in trouble
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• tailor: To make or alter to fit a certain purpose
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• insist: To demand that someone do something
• technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
• tune: To make adjustments to equipment to make it better
• prefer: To like something better than something else
• specialty: Skill or a dish that a person, business is good at
• solar: Concerning the sun, or its heat
• pricey: Expensive; dear; costly
• optical: Concerning vision or helping people see
• inflate: To fill/be filled with air and make/become bigger
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• blockbuster: Large, expensive, popular, successful (movie, cd)
• pollution: Dangerous substances released into an environment
• ultra: Prefix that denotes a lot of something; extreme
• income: Earned money from work, investments or business
• bubble: A small ball of air inside of a liquid
• trove: Treasure of unknown ownership found hidden
• datum: Item of factual information
• thin: Flowing with ease; with a high percentage of water
• flashback: Showing an earlier event in a film, book etc.
• rock: To be greatly upset by something, e.g. a death
• dark: Of a color that is not light
• upgrade: To improve something in terms of quality
• gorilla: Very large African ape, usually with dark fur
• lively: Full of life and energy; merry; animated
• dry: (Of humor) clever, but not obvious; ironic
• stagger: To greatly surprise someone
• early: Coming/happening before others in a time sequence
• ugly: (E.g. of a situation) bad; likely to turn nasty
• idea: Belief, thought, suggestion, opinion or plan
• total: Whole number or amount of something
• late: At a time after the expected time
• reinvention: The recreation of something already made
• diversification: Offering or owning a variety of goods and services
• ceo: CEO for Chief Operating Officer