Vocabulary

• intellectual tasks: Activities that require a high degree of cognitive ability, reasoning, and problem-solving skills.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• such as: For example; like
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• manufacturing technologies: The application of technology to improve manufacturing processes, including automation, robotics, and advanced materials.
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• in areas: Located or occurring within specific regions or locations.
• certainly possible: Definitely able to happen or be done.
• out of the question: Impossible; not worth discussing.
• walk away from: To leave a situation or relationship, especially when it is difficult or unpleasant.
• of choice: Indicating something is preferred or selected deliberately.
• peter out: To gradually become smaller, weaker, or less before stopping or disappearing completely.
• have to: Must do
• by contrast: Used to introduce an idea or situation that is very different from one you have just mentioned.
• on the whole: Considering everything; generally.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• come to terms with: To accept something difficult or unpleasant.
• on purpose: Intentionally; deliberately.
• home institution: The university or college where a student is normally enrolled before undertaking a period of study elsewhere.
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• come by: To become the owner of something, e.g. by accident
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• to some extent: Partially; not completely.
• way to go: An expression of encouragement or approval.
• as a whole: Considering everything together; in general.
• phenomenon: Unusual event, fact that can be studied
• physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• pursue: To follow and try to catch, or to reach a goal
• tend: To move or act in a certain manner
• experiment: Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
• artificial: Dishonest, to seem fake, not sincere
• intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
• accomplish: To succeed in doing; complete successfully
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• intellectual: connected with or using a person’s ability to think in a logical way and understand things
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• fundamental: Forming a necessary part, base, or core
• capable: Being able to do something very well; proficient
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• precise: (Of language details etc.) Very accurate and exact
• threshold: Degree or level at which something begins
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
• task: Big or small piece of work someone has to do
• efficient: Able to produce results without waste
• immense: Very great in size or amount
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• volatile: Able to easily become a gas at a low temperature
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• valuable: Being useful or important
• suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• radically: Completely or extremely
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• outbreak: Sudden occurrence of illness, discontent etc.
• hazard: Something that is dangerous and causes problems
• rapid: Moving or happening very quickly
• escalate: To increase in size, intensity, or scope
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• philosophical: Reacting calmly/reasonably if things are difficult
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• particle: Adverb or preposition that joins with a verb
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• hazardous: Involving danger, risk, and potential damages
• benign: (Of cancer) not harmful or too serious
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• explosion: Loud and sudden expression of emotion
• devise: To think of and plan something
• cooperation: Working together to get something done
• microorganism: Extremely small living thing that cannot be seen
• singularity: Quality that makes something unusual or odd
• nick: Person's name
• autonomously: Operating independently
• uniformly: In an exactly similar manner
• theorist: A person who forms new ideas about a subject