Vocabulary

• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• in half: Divided into two equal parts.
• fully operational: Completely functioning and ready for use.
• check out
• episode: One separate event in a series of events
• sophisticated: Making a good sounding but misleading argument
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• eliminate: To completely remove; to get rid of
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
• spectrum: The wavelengths of colors from red to violet
• typically: In a normal or usual way
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• regular: Having an equal amount of space or time in between
• attention: Taking notice of someone or something
• stack: A large number or amount of something
• strive: To work hard/make effort to achieve something
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• root: Emotional connection with a place, history etc.
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• plastic: Stiff but usually flexible man-made material
• soil: Conditions in which something develops
• nutrition: Scientific study of the effects of foods on health
• agriculture: The science of farming
• waste: To kill or severely harm someone
• square: Shape with 4 equal length sides and 4 equal angles
• narrator: Person or character who tells a story
• solve: To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
• mission: A task or role someone is given to do
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• vertical: (Of a line, etc.) going up and down; not horizontal
• footprint: Mark left by a foot of an animal or human
• fully: Completely or entirely
• agricultural: Concerning farming, or the land
• optimize: To make as effective as possible
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• neighborhood: Area of a town or city that people live in
• usage: Amount something is used
• university: High-level educational institution; college
• arena: Place to watch sports, performances, entertainment
• contamination: Being impure because of a harmful agent
• land: Region or country
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• jersey: Shirt worn as part of a sports uniform
• tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
• oasis: Place in a desert where there is water
• degrade: To reduce in amount or strength
• reed: Person's name