Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• at stake: At risk; that can be lost if something is not successful
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• the following: Next in order or sequence.
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• on a daily basis: Happening every day.
• offensive to: Causing someone to feel resentful, upset, or annoyed.
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• clean: Completely; entirely
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• mobility: Ability to move
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• year: Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• talk: Style of speaking
• good: Proper, appropriate or right
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• today: This day; day that is happening now
• wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
• live: To be alive
• key: Answers to exercises, as at the back of a book
• electricity: Energy generated positive and negative charges
• electric: Creating a feeling of excitement
• oil: A liquid used for frying foods
• hurting: To cause pain, damage or injury
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• free: Living, happening without being controlled
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• idea: Belief, thought, suggestion, opinion or plan
• model: Being an excellent example of
• point: An item to be discussed
• cost: A loss or damage occurring when meeting a goal
• national: Concerning a nation as a whole
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• health: (Person, company) being in a good condition; well
• army: Large group of soldiers organized to fight in wars
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• development: Act or process of growing bigger or more advanced
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
• environmental: Of the natural world of plants and animals
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• choice: Decision between two or more possibilities
• public: Owned by the government
• grateful: Feeling or showing thanks; thankful
• brave: (Old-fashioned) A native American warrior
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
• candidate: Politician who is running for public office
• fossil: Plant or animal that became rock after many years
• investing: To use resources to build for the future
• growth: Improvement, development in a skill over time
• conventional: Following the common attitudes and practices
• endless: Having or appearing to have no end
• technical: Complex; difficult to understand
• solar: Concerning the sun, or its heat
• generate: To create or be produced or bring into existence
• protection: Being kept from harm
• inspiration: Force making you feel you can do things, succeed
• military: Army or armed forces
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
• transformational: Concerning a complete change in shape of something
• import: To bring goods from one country into another
• transportation: Act of moving people or goods between places
• renewable: Being able to be replaced naturally
• infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
• stake: Share/interest in the success of a business, etc.
• transition: Change from one state, movement, place to another
• disclose: To make once private information public
• pioneer: Person exploring a new place or field of endeavor
• narrative: The telling of a story
• abolition: Act of abolishing a bad practice or institution
• incremental: Happening or growing bit by bit over time
• vida: A female given name of Spanish origin, meaning 'life'.
• contentious: Tending to create argument or division
• deforestation: Process of removing the trees from an area
• outlier: Something far away from the center of something
• utopia: Imagined perfect society
• reboot: To shut down and start a computer again
• geothermal: Sourcing heat from the center of the Earth
• biomass: Number of living things in a particular area
• existential: Philosophy concerning existence