Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• energy sources: Materials or processes that can produce energy.
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• use up: To use all of; consume
• dig deep: To make a great effort; to try very hard.
• pump out: To remove liquid from somewhere using a pump.
• bog down: To prevent someone or something from moving forward or making progress.
• soak up: To absorb; to become filled with (something)
• lead to: To result in some action
• drill in: To teach something by repeated practice or instruction.
• on the verge of: Very near to doing or experiencing something.
• deal with
• alternative energy: Energy generated from natural resources, such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, and geothermal heat, which are renewable.
• in isolation: Separately from other people or things; alone.
• of a lifetime: Describes something very special or unique in one's life.
• pitch in: To help or join together to accomplish something
• all hands on deck: A call for everyone to work together in a difficult situation.
• on deck: In baseball, being the next batter to come up to bat.
• resilience: Ability to recover quickly from something bad
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• ruin: To damage or completely destroy something
• tackle: To start working on a difficult problem
• legacy: Literature, arts etc. from previous generations
• dump: To end a romantic relationship
• pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
• drill: A machine that makes holes with a metal bit
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• robust: Having physical vigor or energetic good health
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• institute: Organization studying science, engineering etc.
• labor: To struggle to do something because it's difficult
• isolation: Condition of being in a distinct, separate place
• illustrate: To supply pictures to go along with words
• soak: To make something completely wet
• soil: Conditions in which something develops
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• utility: Public services such as gas, water, or electricity
• solve: To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
• extinct: (Of animal, etc.) having died out; with none left
• evaporate: To pass off or away; to disappear
• carbon: Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
• suit: To be appropriate for a given situation
• fossil: Plant or animal that became rock after many years
• steam: Mist collecting on a surface when wet air cools
• explode: To express an emotion in a sudden and loud way
• industrial: Concerning making things in factories
• fully: Completely or entirely
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• prolong: To make continue for a longer amount of time
• dig: To move material to create a hole
• hook: Bent tool used to catch fish or to hang things on
• deep: Complex and important
• coal: Dark hard substance from the earth burnt as a fuel
• verge: Brink or threshold
• bang: To strike something loudly or forcefully
• alternate: To follow one thing after another repeatedly
• electricity: Energy generated positive and negative charges
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• base: Place military personnel live, train, and operate
• manufacturing: To produce large numbers of products in a factory
• aviation: Science or practice of flying aircraft
• burn: To destroy with fire
• ride: Machine at an amusement park for riding on for fun
• production: Process of producing or growing food naturally
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• petroleum: Oil found in the ground used to make fuel
• soviet: Elected government council in a communist country
• post: To send a letter or package using stamps
• coaster: Mat placed under a glass to protect furniture
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• forget: To not remember something
• top: To be higher or larger than a specific value
• casino: Establishment that hosts legalized gambling
• power: Legal or official right to perform certain actions
• showdown: Game or contest where final result will be decided
• tar: Black oily substance used to make roads
• abbreviate: To shorten a word or phrase by leaving out letters
• railroad: System of tracks on which trains travel
• drake: Male duck
• firewood: Wood that can be burned as fuel
• watt: Standard unit used to measure electrical power