Vocabulary

• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• in the ground: Located within or beneath the surface of the earth.
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• save the day: To prevent a disaster or failure; to rescue a situation.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• abundant in: Present in great quantity; plentiful in.
• shut off: To stop the movement of something, such as water
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• in key: Singing or playing notes correctly according to the musical key.
• in addition to: Besides; as well as
• throw away: To fail to take advantage of a good chance
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• back up: To save a copy of your computer data
• got to: To arrive at some place
• check out
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• essential: Extremely or most important and necessary
• alternative: Something different you can choose
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• sustainable: Capable of continuing for a long time
• experiment: Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• precious: Having a youthful, cute, and pleasant appearance
• bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• protein: Group of molecules made from amino acids
• absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
• crust: Hard outer layer of something, e.g. the earth
• rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
• tiny: Very, very small
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• trap: Device used for catching animals
• extract: Essential ingredient of a natural thing
• havoc: Situation with destruction, damage and confusion
• innovative: Having or using new methods or ideas
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• panel: Group who answer questions or give opinions
• democratic: (Of government) giving the people power, a vote
• scoop: To dig out for a hole with a tool or hands
• destructive: Causing a very large amount of damage
• abundant: Being in very great supply; plentiful
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• project: To predict what will happen in the future
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• monopoly: Complete market control for a service or product
• soil: Conditions in which something develops
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• combine: To mix several things together to form one thing
• waste: To kill or severely harm someone
• intensive: Needing great effort for a short period of time
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• solar: Concerning the sun, or its heat
• hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
• mining: To place a bomb in the ground or the sea
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• refine: To change slightly in order to improve it
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• erosion: Process of wearing away by water, wind, or ice
• renewable: Being able to be replaced naturally
• strand: Long part of a rope, someone's hair, etc.
• vegetation: (Of plants) to grow in an area (without humans)
• jeopardize: To pose a threat to; present a danger to
• battery: Portable device that stores electricity
• pipeline: Line of pipes used for carrying gases or liquids
• upgrade: To improve something in terms of quality
• radioactive: Emitting harmful energy from nuclear activity
• reusable: Able to be used or got again; sustainable
• turnover: the rate at which employees leave a company and are replaced by new people
• aerospace: Industry of air and space travel