Important (Read me first!)
This post is a commentary and does not contain any copyrighted material of the reference source.
We strongly recommend accessing/buying the reference source at the same time.
Reference Source
You can understand each word more deeply by utilizing the following YouTube Posts and PDF files.
Also, see how to use Englist.me?
All Words (113 Words)
You can learn all the words from basic to advanced levels in the order they appear in the contents.
If you want learn all words quickly, you can use Quick Look Video.
Quick Look
Podcast
YouTube Post
Advanced Words (21 Words)
If you are confident in your vocabulary, you may prefer to study with content that covers only advanced-level words.
YouTube Post
Word List
You can quickly review the words in this content from the list below.
Word | Meaning | Advanced |
---|---|---|
climate | n: the weather in a particular location averaged over some long period | |
watt | n: a standard unit for measuring electrical power | |
engineer | n: a person whose job is designing, building, or maintaining something such as machines, structures, or software | |
trillion | n: the number 1,000,000,000,000; a million million | |
generate | v: to produce or create something; to make offspring by reproduction | |
electrify | v: to make a machine or system work by using electricity; to make someone extremely enthusiastic about or interested in something | |
fossil | n: any preserved remains, impression, or trace of any once-living thing that has become hard and turned into rock | |
fuel | n: a substance that is typically burned to generate heat or energy | |
dominant | adj: more important, influential, or easy to notice than anything else of the same type | |
mindset | n: the established set of attitudes or fixed ideas held by someone | |
replace | v: to take the place of something | |
generation | n: all the people born and living at about the same time, regarded collectively; the production of heat or electricity | |
hydro | n: a prefix denoting water or relating to water, usually used in scientific or technical terminology | |
nuclear | adj: of or relating to or constituting the nucleus of an atom; deriving destructive energy from the release of atomic energy | |
projection | n: the act of calculating or guessing, or the state of being estimated; any solid shape or object that juts out from something; an image on a screen cast from something | |
policy | n: a set of rules, guidelines, principles, or procedures that govern decision-making or action, often used in the context of business or government; a course of action or plan of action adopted or followed by an organization or individual to achieve a goal or objective | |
multiply | v: to add a number to itself a specified number of times; to increase or cause to increase very much in number or quantity | |
achieve | v: to successfully complete a task or goal, often through hard work, perseverance, and dedication; to attain or accomplish something that one has set out to do | |
negative | adj: having the quality of something bad or harmful; expressing refusal | |
emission | n: the act of production or sending out gas, heat, light, etc. | |
industrial | adj: of or relating to or resulting from industry | |
process | n: a series of actions or operations performed to achieve a particular outcome or goal; a systematic procedure or approach used to accomplish a specific task or objective; a method of treating milk to make it suitable for consumption or use in other dairy products | |
equip | v: to provide a person or a place with the things that are needed for a particular purpose or activity | |
efficient | adj: performing at the highest level of productivity with the least wasted effort or resources; capable of achieving maximum output with minimum wasted effort, time, or materials | |
ambitious | adj: having a great desire to attain achievement, power, or wealth | |
roughly | adv: approximately but not precisely; with a violent manner | |
unreliable | adj: not able to be trusted or depended on | |
industrialize | v: to organize the production of something into an industry | |
efficiency | n: the state or quality of doing something well with no waste of input such as time or money | |
develop | v: to grow or expand; to improve or refine through a process of progress and refinement, often to achieve greater sophistication or complexity; to elaborate or add detail to something that is in the process of being created | |
dramatically | adv: in a very impressive manner | |
lift | v: to raise something to a higher position or level; to pick up something or somebody and move them to a different position | |
poverty | n: the condition of being extremely poor | |
commerce | n: the activity of buying and selling things, especially on a large scale | |
moral | adj: concerned with the principles of what is right and wrong, fairness, honesty, etc. | |
practical | adj: of or connected with actual use or real situation rather than with theory and ideas | |
necessarily | adv: in an essential manner; in such a way as could not be otherwise | |
massive | adj: enormous amount; very heavy and solid | |
expansion | n: the process of becoming larger or more extensive, or the result of this process | |
accommodate | v: to provide someone with a place to live or to be stored in; to make fit for or to change to suit a new purpose | |
economy | n: the system by which a country or region produces manages, and distributes goods and services, including the money and finances involved in these activities; (of an airline) the lowest-priced, most basic option for seating in commercial travel | |
debatable | adj: open to discussion or argument; capable of being disputed or doubted | |
discourse | n: any form of communication in speech or writing | |
long-range | adj: relating to or extending over a long distance, period of time, or range of possibilities | |
instance | n: a particular example or single occurrence of something | |
density | n: the quality of compactness of a substance | |
liquid | n: a substance, such as water or oil that flows freely and is neither a solid nor a gas | |
waive | v: to give up or relinquish a claim or right voluntarily; to refrain from insisting on or enforcing a requirement or rule | |
optimistic | adj: hoping or expecting that good thing will happen or something will be successful | |
assume | v: to think or accept something to be true without having proof of it; to take or begin to have power; to begin to exhibit a specific quality or appearance | |
carbon | n: a chemical element that can be found in pure form as diamond or graphite, and it is also an essential part of coal and oil and is found in all plants and animals | |
capture | v: to catch a person or an animal and confine them in an area which they cannot escape | |
government | n: the group of people with authority to control a country or state | |
mandate | n: an official or authoritative instruction or command; a commission or authority to carry out a particular task | |
sustainable | adj: able to continue or be continued for a long time | |
biofuel | n: a fuel produced from organic matter, such as crops or waste material, that can be used to replace or supplement traditional fossil fuels | |
enforce | v: to make sure that people obey a particular law, rule, or situation | |
strict | adj: strongly limiting someone’s freedom; allowing no deviation from a standard, rule, belief, etc. | |
biomass | n: the total quantity of living matter in a given unit of environment, including plants, animals, and microorganisms | |
deforest | v: to clear an area of forest or trees | |
agriculture | n: the practice or science of cultivating the land or raising stock | |
bioenergy | n: energy derived from biomass materials, such as plants or organic waste, that can be converted into a usable form of heat, electricity, or fuel | |
absolutely | adv: without restriction or limitation; completely or utterly | |
imperfectly | adv: in a faulty or incomplete way | |
addition | n: the act or process of adding something to something else; the process of adding numbers | |
synthesize | v: to combine a substance to make a more complex product or compound | |
neutral | adj: not helping or assisting either side in a conflict, argument, etc. | |
entirely | adv: completely | |
hydrogen | n: the chemical element that is the lightest gas is colorless, odorless, tasteless, and combines with oxygen to form water | |
ammonia | n: a compound of nitrogen and hydrogen that forms a gas with a strong smell, used as cleaning substances, fertilizers, and explosives | |
synthetic | adj: made by combining chemical substances as opposed to being naturally occurring | |
jet | n: a type of aircraft that is powered by one or more jet engines and can fly at high speeds, typically over long distances | |
rough | adj: not quite exact or correct; having or caused by an irregular surface | |
estimate | v: to guess or calculate the cost, size, value, etc. of something | |
confident | adj: feeling sure about your abilities or qualities or having trust in people, plans, or the future | |
minimize | v: to make something, especially something bad, small or less serious | |
aim | v: to try or plan to get or achieve something | |
fin | n: a thin flat part on the body of a fish or other aquatic animal used for propulsion or balance | |
atmosphere | n: the mass of air that surrounds the Earth; the pervading tone or mood of a place, situation, or creative work | |
removal | n: the act of taking something away or off from a particular place | |
maximum | adj: the largest or greatest amount or value attainable or attained | |
greenhouse | n: a building with walls and roof made chiefly of transparent material, such as glass, for growing plants in | |
eventually | adv: finally, particularly after a long time or a lot of struggle, complications, and so on | |
stable | adj: firm and steady; not easily moved, disturbed, or changed | |
array | n: a large group or collection of things or people, especially one that is impressive or attractive | |
fan | n: a person who admires and supports a person, group, sport, sports team, etc.; a device for creating a current of air by the movement of a surface or surfaces | |
filter | n: any of several types of equipment or systems used to separate particles from liquids or gases or to remove specific forms of light | |
temperature | n: the degree of hotness or coldness of a thing or place | |
bonus | n: an extra amount of money that is added to payment as a present or reward for good work | |
transition | n: the process or period of changing from one state or circumstance to another | |
sequester | v: to take temporary possession of someone’s property until a debt is paid. | |
abundant | adj: present in great quantity | |
rely | v: to require a specific thing or the assistance and support of someone or something to continue, run properly, or succeed. | |
roll | v: to move in a particular direction by turning over and over or from side to side | |
eliminate | v: to remove or get rid of someone or something | |
desalination | n: the process of removing salt, especially from seawater | |
strengthen | v: to become stronger or more effective; to make someone or something stronger or more effective | |
medical | adj: relating to the treatment of illness or injuries; relating to the practice of medicine | |
chain | n: a series of connected links or objects; a system or group of interconnected elements; a restraint or shackle | |
decarbonize | v: to stop or reduce emitting carbon gases, especially carbon dioxide, by replacing energy made from fossil fuels with renewable energy | |
discard | v: to throw something away or get rid of something that you no longer wanted or need | |
mere | adj: used to emphasize how insignificant or minor someone or something is | |
tinker | v: to make repairs, adjustments, or improvements to something, especially in an experimental or makeshift way | |
argument | n: a set of statements or reasons used to support or refute a proposition or theory; a verbal or physical fight or dispute | |
unhelpful | adj: not providing assistance or support; not contributing to the solution of a problem or the achievement of a goal | |
advance | v: to go or move forward; to develop in a positive way | |
geothermal | adj: relating to or produced by the internal heat of the earth; often used to refer to energy produced by tapping into the natural heat of the earth | |
fellow | adj: someone who has the same job or interests as you, or is in the same class, profession, or situation as you | |
comparable | adj: able to link the similarities or differences with others; similar or equivalent to someone or something | |
manufacture | v: to make goods in large numbers, usually in a factory using machines | |
boom | n: a sudden increase in economic activity, or a sudden happening that brings good fortune; a deep, loud, and prolonged sound | |
wary | adj: cautious or distrustful, especially because of a previous bad experience | |
pollute | v: to make an area or substance, such as land, air, water, etc., dirty or harmful to living things by adding waste matter or harmful chemicals |