Vocabulary

• leak out: If secret information leaks out, it becomes known to the public.
• have to: Must do
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• pump out: To remove liquid from somewhere using a pump.
• on top of that: In addition to something already mentioned; furthermore.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• hot air: Meaningless or exaggerated talk; empty rhetoric.
• local communities: Groups of people living in the same area or having particular characteristics in common.
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• subtle: Delicate or slight so it is difficult to perceive
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• sustainable: Capable of continuing for a long time
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• rid: To cause to no longer have (pest, problem)
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
• fundamental: Forming a necessary part, base, or core
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
• encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
• absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
• condition: To improve something to make it better
• efficient: Able to produce results without waste
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• immense: Very great in size or amount
• society: A group who meet to share values or interests
• address: Exact street location of a place
• adapt: To change something for a different function
• trap: Device used for catching animals
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• ironically: Contrary to plan or expectation
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• vicious: Very dangerous, e.g. an animal or dog
• nefarious: Extremely wicked
• faculty: Ability to do something with the power of the mind
• fossil: Plant or animal that became rock after many years
• feedback: A response or opinion, about a service, etc.
• countless: Being too many to be numbered or imagined
• century: Period of 100 years
• evaporate: To pass off or away; to disappear
• staff: Employees of a company
• breeze: To act in a confident way; walk, enter confidently
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• sponsor: Person that supports the passage of a new law
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• leak: Act of (gas, liquid) escaping through a small hole
• pump: To make liquid or gas flow in a particular direction
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• part: Division of a book
• burn: To destroy with fire
• university: High-level educational institution; college
• overnight: (Becoming famous, etc.) in a short amount of time
• design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• positively: In a manner showing agreement or support for
• evaporation: Changing from a liquid into a gas, e.g. steam
• regenerative: Of, relating to, or marked by regeneration