Vocabulary

• at least: As a minimum
• on the road: Traveling, especially as part of a tour or journey.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• make up: To invent or create a story
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• everyday people: Ordinary or common people, without special status or wealth.
• for a minute: For a short period of time; briefly.
• at this rate: If things continue as they are now.
• assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• skeptical: Doubting that something is true/probable/useful
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
• current: Electricity flowing through wires
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
• predict: To guess or estimate what will or might happen
• hypothesis: A theory trying to explain something
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• drill: A machine that makes holes with a metal bit
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• extra: More than necessary; additional
• distance: Lack of friendliness toward another person
• due: When something is required or expected
• suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• invest: To use resources to build for the future
• vehicle: Machine (such as a car) used to carry things
• dominate: To be taller, bigger, or more physically obvious
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• plug: Wood, rubber or metal used to block a hole
• peak: Part of a cap that sticks out over your eyes
• silent: Without making any noise; soundless
• vertical: (Of a line, etc.) going up and down; not horizontal
• crash: To damage an object by causing it to hit something
• promise: To say you will certainly do something
• worldwide: Spanning or extending throughout the entire world
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• product: Item that can be bought
• pump: To make liquid or gas flow in a particular direction
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• deep: Complex and important
• shuffle: To change the order of items/people in a group
• benchmark: Standard by which other similar things are judged
• diesel: Heavy mineral oil used for power engines
• saturate: To cause a liquid to not be able to absorb more
• gasoline: Liquid we put in cars to make them run
• rumble: Low, heavy continuous sound or series of sounds
• scoff: To laugh at with contempt and derision
• unreasonable: Being too high, or otherwise inappropriate
• displace: To cause someone to move from their usual place
• unwanted: Not desired