Vocabulary

• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• as opposed to: In contrast to; rather than.
• together with: In addition to; along with.
• in the ground: Located within or beneath the surface of the earth.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• from scratch: From the very beginning; from nothing.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• material: Cloth; fabric
• compelling: To force someone to do something
• potentially: That could happen or become reality
• specifically: As regards a particular thing; closely related to
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• scratch: To rub your skin with your nails to stop an itch
• inspiration: Force making you feel you can do things, succeed
• describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• accessible: Able to be entered, reached or used
• valuable: Being useful or important
• extract: Essential ingredient of a natural thing
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• scientific: Concerning academic study of the physical world
• curse: To use offensive language when angry; swear
• equal: Same in shape, size, or number
• illustrate: To supply pictures to go along with words
• feasible: Possible; that you can believe will work/succeed
• organic: Developing naturally and without a set structure
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• shame: Feeling of guilt because you did something wrong
• abundant: Being in very great supply; plentiful
• vacuum: Space with absolutely no air in it
• project: To predict what will happen in the future
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• dip: To decrease or lower temporarily
• source: Piece of information; a person giving information
• vinegar: Sharp-tasting liquid made from sour wine, malt etc.
• stream: To send a constant flow of data over the internet
• plastic: Stiff but usually flexible man-made material
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• vary: To change something and make it different
• waste: To kill or severely harm someone
• chemical: Basic substance produced by mixing elements
• sheet: Piece of cloth you put on the bed to sleep on
• emit: To release or send out (a gas, etc.)
• master: To gain control over something
• fascination: Quality that attracts attention
• science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
• mainstream: Prevailing current of thought
• imperial: Of an empire or an emperor
• methane: Colorless gas without smell often used as fuel
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• fungus: Plant, e.g. mushroom/mold, growing in damp places
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• landfill: Burial of garbage, as to build up low-lying land
• fertilizer: Substance added to soil to help plants grow
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• lobster: Large hard-shelled sea crustacean, prized as food
• unit: One apartment in a building
• shellfish: Sea animals such as shrimps, lobsters, clams etc.
• blister: To form a painful spot on the skin after rubbing
• scalable: Computers that can be increased or magnified
• soluble: Able to dissolve or be dissolved in a liquid