Vocabulary

• such as: For example; like
• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• for days: For a long period of time; lasting several days.
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• due to: Because of; owing to
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• at a time: Separately; one by one
• vulnerable: Being open to attack or damage
• inevitable: That must happen; certain to happen
• susceptible: Likely to fall prey to, be drawn to or influenced
• panic: Overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
• respiratory: (Medical) concerning breathing
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• exposure: Allowing light through a cameras lens onto film
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
• aesthetic: Concerning the sense of artistic beauty
• accustomed: Familiar with something
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• odor: A certain smell, often strong or distinct
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• pregnant: Carrying your unborn baby inside you
• notorious: Being famous or publicly known for something bad
• layer: One of several sheets of a material or object
• volatile: Able to easily become a gas at a low temperature
• tissue: Substance formed by cells of living thing; flesh
• inversion: Change in position so things become the opposite
• thick: Difficult to see through, as fog
• civilization: A highly developed society
• moisture: Small amount of wetness that can be felt
• vehicle: Machine (such as a car) used to carry things
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• yield: To bend or break because of a strong force
• oxygen: A gas in the air that we need to breathe
• reduction: Act of making something smaller
• asthma: Lung illness causing difficulty in breathing
• organic: Developing naturally and without a set structure
• radiation: Energy transmitted as rays, waves or particles
• chemical: Basic substance produced by mixing elements
• rapidly: With great speed; quickly
• harmful: Likely to cause damage or injury
• block: Solid piece of material used for building
• carbon: Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• act: To behave in a certain way
• industrial: Concerning making things in factories
• haze: Dust, smoke, or gas that darkens or clouds the air
• burn: To destroy with fire
• airborne: Being in the air
• ultraviolet: Concerning light waves that are extremely short
• nitrogen: A colorless chemical element without a smell
• dissipate: To disappear over time
• petroleum: Oil found in the ground used to make fuel
• warfare: Methods used by those fighting in a war
• strong: (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
• secondary: Being of less importance than something else
• coin: A small, flat piece of metal used as money
• weather: Whether it is raining, sunny, cold etc. outside
• ozone: Gas protecting the earth from the sun
• combustion: An act or instance of burning
• warm: To become more friendly or to like something
• chlorine: Greenish-yellow gas with a strong smell
• sulfur: Smelly yellow chemical often found near volcanoes
• air: Mixture of gases around the earth that we breathe
• gray: Color between black and white (also spelled grey)
• city: Area with many buildings, roads and people
• oxide: Compound from combining oxygen with a chemical
• eyesore: Something very ugly and offensive
• poland: A republic in central Europe; the invasion of Poland by Germany in started World War II
• la: The syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization