Vocabulary

• around the world: In or to many countries.
• run by: To be managed or controlled by someone or a group.
• have to: Must do
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• for Africa: Intended specifically for the continent of Africa.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• drive in: To enter a place or area by driving a vehicle.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• plug in
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• in areas: Located or occurring within specific regions or locations.
• on the job: While working; during the course of employment.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• to scale: In proportion; maintaining accurate relative dimensions.
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
• vast: Being very large in size or amount
• thrive: To be or become healthy or successful
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• reinforce: To send more troops/resources to support an army
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• purpose: Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• continent: Very large piece of land, e.g. Africa or Asia
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• innate: Being part of something's nature
• path: Method of living leading to a particular result
• ethic: Set of moral principles; rules of behavior
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• rough: Causing or involving violence, force, and harm
• terrain: Characteristics (e.g. rough) of a piece of land
• generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• vehicle: Machine (such as a car) used to carry things
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• durable: Able to stay in good condition for a long time
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• prosperous: Being successful and having a lot of money
• acute: (Of an angle in math) of less than 90 degrees
• sturdy: Substantially made or built; strong
• commute: To lessen or shorten a prison sentence
• development: Act or process of growing bigger or more advanced
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• public: Owned by the government
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• transportation: Act of moving people or goods between places
• akin: Similar to; like; almost the same as
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• boom: Very fast increase in growth or popularity
• bolster: To prop up or support (e.g. a wall)
• frugal: Spending very small amounts; using very little
• vibration: Shaking motion
• rugged: (Of mountains) rough and uneven; hard to climb
• design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
• train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
• immutable: Not capable of or susceptible to change
• constraint: Thing preventing you moving or acting; restriction
• acceleration: Increase in the speed or rate of something
• ambulance: Vehicle equipped to transport sick, injured people
• suspension: Liquid in which fine particles are suspended
• price: Person's name
• employ: To use something for a specific task
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• mechanic: A person who looks after/works with machinery
• disconnect: To separate something from something else
• uneven: Being good in some parts and poor in others
• cost: A loss or damage occurring when meeting a goal
• engineering: The practical application of science to industry
• automotive: Concerning cars