Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• in circles: Moving or going around and around; not progressing.
• on the street: Located on or along a public road in a town or city.
• below ground: Underneath the surface of the earth.
• drop off: To leave someone, something somewhere
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• have to: Must do
• aspect: Way something looks or seems to be
• initiative: Ability to come up with solutions by yourself
• spot: A certain place or area
• solid: Being able to be trusted; reliable
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• firm: Company that sells goods or services
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
• function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
• predict: To guess or estimate what will or might happen
• efficient: Able to produce results without waste
• effectively: In a way that produces the desired result
• odor: A certain smell, often strong or distinct
• virtual: Existing only on the internet or on a computer
• register: To record your name on an official list; sign up
• adapt: To change something for a different function
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• curb: Anything that restrains or controls
• capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
• sanitation: Water systems that protect people's health
• vacuum: Space with absolutely no air in it
• urban: Concerning a city; located in a city
• vehicle: Machine (such as a car) used to carry things
• extensive: Large; full or complete
• race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
• platform: Flat, raised structure that people stand on
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• compact: Small case with face powder and a mirror
• buzz: Low pitched sound similar to the sound bees make
• public: Owned by the government
• transportation: Act of moving people or goods between places
• citizen: Person who belongs to and has rights in a country
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• litter: All the baby animals born at once from one mother
• density: Degree to which an area is filled or covered
• nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
• part: Division of a book
• trash: Garbage or anything that is worthless
• mobility: Ability to move
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
• software: Computer applications and systems
• automate: To make automatic by using machines
• participation: Act of being involved in something
• street: Road in a city with buildings and places to walk
• save: To make your computer keep a file
• package: Box or container items are placed in for mailing
• pay: To give money for goods or work done
• visa: Authorization to enter a foreign country
• ticket: Piece of paper allowing you enter or use something
• governance: Way a government is run; function of a government
• year: Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
• mall: Large public area often covered with grass
• nearest: Within the shortest distance; closest