Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• on the road: Traveling, especially as part of a tour or journey.
• energy sources: Materials or processes that can produce energy.
• in battery: Refers to artillery arranged and ready for use.
• on the verge of: Very near to doing or experiencing something.
• back then: At that time in the past.
• feel for: To have sympathy for someone; to empathize with someone's situation.
• cut into: To divide something into pieces with a sharp tool.
• start off: To begin or commence something.
• filter into: To gradually enter or permeate something.
• light up: To illuminate something; to make something brighter with light.
• pile on: To add a large amount of something.
• power up: To turn on a device or system; to activate.
• moment of truth: A critical point, especially in a difficult situation, when one's fate or success is determined.
• the moment of truth: The crucial time when the real outcome is decided.
• on the order of: Approximately; about a certain amount or number.
• drive up: To cause something to increase.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• on the market: Available for sale.
• usher in: To mark the start of something new; to introduce or initiate.
• catch fire: To start burning; to ignite.
• slow down: To reduce the speed
• on the grid: Connected to the main utility network, especially power.
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• material: Cloth; fabric
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• potentially: That could happen or become reality
• typically: In a normal or usual way
• solid: Being able to be trusted; reliable
• amount: Quantity of something
• complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
• molecule: Two or more atoms chemically combined
• leverage: An advantage which gives you influence or power
• pile: Large amount of something
• suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
• filter: Device to remove certain types of light, sound
• venture: (Business) activity involving calculated risks
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• performance: Act of doing something
• capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
• harness: To capture the power of something
• bust: To arrest people involved in crime
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• vinegar: Sharp-tasting liquid made from sour wine, malt etc.
• grid: Electrical network supplying electricity to area
• solution: Mix of a liquid and a solid or a gas
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• swell: To feel overcome due to a strong emotion
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• compete: To try to beat others at something, e.g. a race
• revolutionary: Marking a significant change in something
• carbon: Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
• sheet: Piece of cloth you put on the bed to sleep on
• technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• copper: Reddish-brown metal used in cables or wires
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• liquid: (Of wealth) being able to be spent as cash
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• mission: A task or role someone is given to do
• replace: To use instead of something else
• basic: At the most important or easiest (beginner) level
• density: Degree to which an area is filled or covered
• verge: Brink or threshold
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• pack: Bag carried on the back of donkey, etc.
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• ceramic: Made from clay and hardened in a very hot oven
• petroleum: Oil found in the ground used to make fuel
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• applicable: Being appropriate to or suitable for something
• renewable: Being able to be replaced naturally
• dent: Place on a car, etc. where it has been pushed in
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
• nature: Person's character or particular way of behaving
• discharge: To complete a task that has been assigned
• combustion: An act or instance of burning
• design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
• degrade: To reduce in amount or strength
• tinker: To make small adjustments to repair or improve
• electrolyte: Electrically charged substances
• silicon: Mineral used in making steel and computer parts
• zinc: Bluish white metal used in making brass
• ion: Atoms with either a positive or negative charge
• cathode: Electrode by which electricity leaves a battery