Vocabulary

• rely on: To depend on someone or something
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• also known as: Also called; alternatively named.
• consist of
• such as: For example; like
• have to: Must do
• compromise: To weaken your position or views
• profound: Requiring deep thought; difficult to understand
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
• consumption: The act of buying and using products
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• quality: Feature associated with someone or something
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• famine: Long-lasting period of little food in an area
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• path: Method of living leading to a particular result
• extract: Essential ingredient of a natural thing
• huge: Very very large
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• evolution: Theory that living things change over time
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• harness: To capture the power of something
• replenish: To fill up again
• convert: To switch from a religion, belief etc. to another
• flirt: To behave playfully to arouse romantic interest
• project: To predict what will happen in the future
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• grid: Electrical network supplying electricity to area
• source: Piece of information; a person giving information
• rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
• fossil: Plant or animal that became rock after many years
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
• resource: Something that can be used profitably; asset
• acid: Sour substance that reacts with metals e.g. lemon
• fusion: Combining various things to make something new
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• solar: Concerning the sun, or its heat
• daily: Happening every day
• difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
• pump: To make liquid or gas flow in a particular direction
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• pollution: Dangerous substances released into an environment
• wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
• part: Division of a book
• instability: Condition of being changeable
• renewable: Being able to be replaced naturally
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• lifetime: The time between birth and death
• deplete: To reduce the amount, strength or number of
• dependency: Relying on person/thing financially or emotionally
• biomass: Number of living things in a particular area