Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• energy sources: Materials or processes that can produce energy.
• melt down: To heat a solid material, especially metal, until it becomes liquid.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• crank out: To produce something quickly and in large quantities.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• at risk: In danger; likely to be harmed
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• going on: To continue doing something
• make up: To invent or create a story
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• get about: To go out a lot; travel widely
• deal with
• in the house: Located inside a building used as a dwelling.
• turn on
• on the road: Traveling, especially as part of a tour or journey.
• go places: To be successful in life or in a particular field.
• have to: Must do
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• home in: Move or direct toward a specific target or goal.
• for sale: (object) that people can buy
• have on: To be wearing something.
• wipe out: To destroy or be destroyed
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• by contrast: Used to introduce an idea or situation that is very different from one you have just mentioned.
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• equivalent: Equal to something in value, use or meaning
• applause: The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• panic: Overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• rid: To cause to no longer have (pest, problem)
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• decline: To bend towards the ground
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• advanced: (Of an army) to move forward
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• journal: A diary; record of what you do every day
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• revolution: When a group overthrows an existing government
• waste: To kill or severely harm someone
• solve: To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
• fossil: Plant or animal that became rock after many years
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• deploy: To put into position (often a military operation)
• harm: To damage, injure, or hurt someone or something
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• replace: To use instead of something else
• assembly: Process of putting the parts of something together
• coal: Dark hard substance from the earth burnt as a fuel
• melt: To disappear or to go away
• wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
• bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
• nuclear: Concerning or involving the center of an atom
• part: Division of a book
• solar: Concerning the sun, or its heat
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
• methane: Colorless gas without smell often used as fuel
• problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
• crank: Device for turning
• appliance: Device designed to perform common household tasks
• canyon: Deep rock valley usually with flowing water
• percentage: Part of a whole divided into hundredths
• charcoal: Burnt wood used for fuel/drawing
• molten: (Of rock, metal) liquid due to being melted
• monitored: To observe and keep a record of something
• datum: Item of factual information
• comeback: A clever or witty retort or reply
• online: Connected to the internet
• plutonium: Radioactive metallic element