Vocabulary

• such as: For example; like
• come along: To go with someone who takes the lead
• ride on: To continue as planned, despite difficulties.
• in terms of
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• under the hood: Beneath the bonnet of a vehicle.
• with just: Using only; with no more than.
• on behalf of: As the representative of someone
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• initiative: Ability to come up with solutions by yourself
• project: To predict what will happen in the future
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• efficient: Able to produce results without waste
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• public: Owned by the government
• button: Small round piece material used to fasten clothing
• vehicle: Machine (such as a car) used to carry things
• internal: Being or happening in the body
• attach: To be associated or connected with
• transportation: Act of moving people or goods between places
• emission: A substance (e.g. gas) released into the air
• power: Legal or official right to perform certain actions
• trailer: Advertisement of short scenes from a movie
• site: Place that is reserved for a particular activity
• air: Mixture of gases around the earth that we breathe
• national: Concerning a nation as a whole
• lab: Short for 'laboratory'
• gas: Elements in our air, like oxygen or nitrogen
• engine: Machine that changes energy into mechanical motion
• hydrogen: Lightest of all chemical elements
• clean: Completely; entirely
• nitrogen: A colorless chemical element without a smell
• hood: Front part of the car that covers the engine
• red: Being the color of blood
• applaud: To clap the hands together to express support
• automobile: Car; a road vehicle with four or more wheels
• doe: Female deer, reindeer, rabbit or hare
• advancement: Progress made in a field of knowledge
• vapor: Tiny droplets or pieces of some substance spread thinly throughout the air
• shuttle: Vehicle carrying passengers between two places
• lease: Contract renting land, buildings, etc. to another
• greenhouse: Greenhouse gas that makes the Earth get warmer
• brittle: Easily broken, cracked, or snapped
• broadly: In a general (not detailed) manner
• gasoline: Liquid we put in cars to make them run
• liter: Metric unit for measuring liquid or gas
• bus: A large road vehicle used for carrying many people
• combustion: An act or instance of burning
• valve: A device along a pipe or tube to regulate flow
• dependence: Relying on someone for (e.g. financial) support
• outreach: Effort to help, educate, or inform those far away
• ford: A shallow area in a stream that can be forded
• computerized: To switch to a system that is run by computers
• refuel: To put more fuel into a vehicle, etc.
• nozzle: Thin tube as on end of pipe to control gas/liquid
• solenoid: Coil of wire around an iron core
• triton: Sea god; son of Poseidon