Vocabulary

• at least: As a minimum
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• have to: Must do
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• below freezing: At a temperature lower than 0°C or 32°F.
• set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• fill up
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• material: Cloth; fabric
• technique: Way of doing by using special knowledge or skill
• concept: Abstract idea of something or how it works
• structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
• experiment: Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• compound: Series of buildings that are walled or fenced off
• exploit: To selfishly take advantage of or treat badly
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
• absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
• passive: Allowing things to happen with quiet acceptance
• perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• private: Being away from others and quiet
• extract: Essential ingredient of a natural thing
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• render: To cause to be in a certain state or condition
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• humanity: Quality of being understanding or sympathetic
• capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
• empty: Containing nothing; with no contents
• envision: To imagine or picture in your mind
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• organic: Developing naturally and without a set structure
• rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
• tailor: To make or alter to fit a certain purpose
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• ideally: In a perfect way; very suitably
• humidity: Amount of moisture in the air in a particular area
• harvest: Gathering crops from the fields; the crops
• vapor: Tiny droplets or pieces of some substance spread thinly throughout the air
• fill: To make something full
• solar: Concerning the sun, or its heat
• aluminum: Very light silvery-white metal used to make cans
• daily: Happening every day
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• devise: To think of and plan something
• sponge: Soft cleaning material able to absorb water
• overnight: (Becoming famous, etc.) in a short amount of time
• design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• expensive: Costing a lot of money
• porous: With many tiny holes so liquid, etc. passes through
• thin: Flowing with ease; with a high percentage of water
• give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
• hydration: Process of supplying or adding water to
• zirconium: White crystalline oxide; used in insulation