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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 | |
atmosphere | n: the mass of air that surrounds the Earth; the pervading tone or mood of a place, situation, or creative work | |
emit | v: to give off or send out something such as light, heat, sound, gas, etc. | |
halfway | adj: in or at a point midway or an equal distance between two points | |
dump | v: to deposit or dispose of something, such as trash, waste, etc., carelessly or hurriedly | |
pollution | n: the introduction of harmful substances or waste into the natural environment that causes adverse change | |
precious | adj: uncommon and extremely valuable | |
sewer | n: an underground system of pipes used to carry away sewage and wastewater | |
emission | n: the act of production or sending out gas, heat, light, etc. | |
planet | n: any of the nine large celestial bodies that circle in the solar system; any celestial body that revolves around a star | |
sector | n: a distinct part or division of something often used to refer to a segment of an economy or industry; an area or field of work or activity | |
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 | |
grid | n: a pattern of regularly spaced horizontal and vertical lines; a system of high tension cables by which electrical power is distributed throughout a region | |
transport | n: a system for moving people or products from one location to another using automobiles, roads, and so on | |
industrial | adj: of or relating to or resulting from industry | |
climate | n: the weather in a particular location averaged over some long period | |
wicked | adj: morally bad or evil | |
transcend | v: to rise above or go beyond the limits of something | |
geography | n: a field of science devoted to the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of the Earth | |
boundary | n: a real or imaginary line that marks the limit or extent of something and separates it from other things or places | |
obvious | adj: easy to see, discover or understand | |
nation | n: a large organized community of people living in a particular country or region and having a particular culture | |
contribute | v: to give something, especially money or goods, to provide or achieve something together with other people | |
inequity | n: a lack of fairness or justice; an unfair or unequal situation or practice | |
institutionalize | v: to establish or make something a part of an institution (= a place such as a university, hospital, etc.) | |
norm | n: something that is regarded as usual, typical, or standard | |
timescale | n: a period or interval of time, particularly one used as a standard for measuring or comparing other periods of time; a reference point or benchmark for the duration or length of a particular event or process | |
quarterly | adj: happening every three months | |
enterprise | n: a business or company; a purposeful or industrious undertaking, especially one that requires effort | |
elect | v: to choose someone for a specific position by voting for them; to decide or choose to do something | |
cycle | n: an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs; a bicycle or motorcycle | |
essentially | adv: relating to the essential features or concepts of anything | |
oxide | n: a chemical compound that contains at least one oxygen atom and one other element | |
grandchild | n: a child of someone’s son or daughter | |
sin | n: the offense against a religious or moral law or against God | |
embedded | adj: fixed firmly into the surface of something | |
aspect | n: one part or feature of a situation, problem, subject, etc. | |
electrical | adj: relating to electricity | |
socket | n: a device in a wall into which a plug is inserted to connect electrical devices to a building’s power source; a hollow into which a structure fits | |
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 | |
recipe | n: a set of instructions for preparing a dish, including the ingredients and the method of cooking | |
shortcut | n: an alternative route shorter or quicker than the usual one | |
decarbonize | v: to stop or reduce emitting carbon gases, especially carbon dioxide, by replacing energy made from fossil fuels with renewable energy | |
electrify | v: to make a machine or system work by using electricity; to make someone extremely enthusiastic about or interested in something | |
plummet | v: to fall or drop suddenly and steeply; to decline rapidly or sharply | |
solar | adj: of, from, or relating to the sun | |
convert | v: to have a talk with someone; (adjective) reversed in order, relation, or action | |
consume | v: to spend something, especially fuel, energy, or time, in a large amount | |
lever | n: a handle used to operate a vehicle or a machine; a rigid bar resting on a pivot so that one end of it can be pushed or pulled easily | |
replace | v: to take the place of 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 | |
urgently | adv: in a way that requires immediate action or attention, especially before anything else, because of being very important | |
breakthrough | n: a sudden, dramatic, and important discovery or development that helps to improve a situation or provide an answer to a problem | |
battery | n: a device that is placed inside a car, gadget, equipment, etc. and that provides electrical power to them | |
density | n: the quality of compactness of a substance | |
enhance | v: to increase or improve the quality, amount, or strength of someone or something | |
chemistry | n: the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions | |
rely | v: to require a specific thing or the assistance and support of someone or something to continue, run properly, or succeed. | |
scarce | adj: not abundant or plentiful, and therefore not easy to find or obtain | |
cobalt | n: a lustrous, hard, silver-white element with the symbol Co that is often used in alloys, batteries, and pigments and is essential for certain biological processes in humans and other organisms | |
desperately | adv: in a way that shows a lack of hope and a willingness to do anything because of the problematic situation; with great urgency | |
invest | v: to put money, effort, time, etc. into something to make a profit or achieve a result | |
chip | n: a small fragment of something broken off from the whole; a long and thin piece of potato fried in oil or fat | |
upside | n: the positive aspect or potential of something; the upper side of something | |
fascinate | v: to attract and hold the attention of someone deeply and irresistibly | |
silicon | n: a chemical element with the symbol Si that is a hard, brittle crystalline solid with a blue-grey metallic luster and used for the transistors and integrated circuit chips in computers | |
valley | n: a long depression on the surface of the land, which typically contains a river | |
govern | v: to legally control and direct a country, city, group of people, etc. and be responsible for introducing new laws, organizing and maintaining public services | |
observation | n: the act or activity of carefully examining or monitoring something or someone | |
mundane | adj: very ordinary and therefore lacking interest or excitement | |
thermodynamics | n: the area of physics that deals with heat, work, and temperature and their relation to energy, entropy, and the physical properties of matter and radiation | |
cement | v: make fast as if with cement; (noun) a building material that is a powder made of a mixture of calcined limestone and clay, used with water, sand, and small stones to make concrete | |
atom | n: the smallest unit of ordinary matter that forms a chemical element, composed of a nucleus and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus | |
transformation | n: a complete change in form, nature, or appearance of someone or something | |
margin | n: the space around the edge of a page or document; (finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold | |
commodity | n: a product or a raw material that can be traded, bought, or sold | |
generic | adj: not specific; not linked to a particular brand or product | |
stimulate | v: to encourage something to develop or become more active; to stir the feelings or emotions | |
innovation | n: the creation of a new device or process resulting from study and experimentation | |
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 | |
commitment | n: a promise or firm decision to do something or to behave in a certain way | |
advance | v: to go or move forward; to develop in a positive way | |
paltry | adj: lacking in importance, value, or quality; insignificant; meager or inadequate | |
commercialize | v: to make something available for sale or use on a large scale | |
entrepreneur | n: an individual who creates or invests in one or more businesses, especially when this involves taking financial risks | |
shifting | adj: constantly changing or moving | |
substantial | adj: fairly large in size, value, or importance | |
prime | adj: main or most important; basic | |
inspiring | adj: stimulating and motivating you to want to do 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 | |
capitalism | n: an economic system based on the private ownership of the means of production and their operation for profit | |
crisis | n: a time of great disagreement, confusion, or danger when problems must be resolved or critical decisions must be taken | |
stationary | adj: not moving or not capable of being changed | |
involve | v: to include or affect someone or something as a necessary part of something else | |
innovative | adj: introducing or using new methods, ideas, etc. | |
decide | v: to make up someone’s mind about something; to come to a conclusion or judgment after considering options | |
spot | n: a particular location or place; a small round or roundish area, differing in color or feels from the surface around it | |
charger | n: a device used to supply electricity to recharge a battery or power a device | |
associate | v: to mentally connect someone or something with someone or something else | |
execute | v: to kill someone, especially as a legal punishment; to carry out or perform an action, duty, etc. | |
promote | v: to encourage or persuade people to like, buy, use, do, or support something; to raise someone to a higher position or rank | |
strength | n: the quality or state of being physically, or sometimes mentally, strong | |
brilliant | adj: extremely clever, skilled, or impressive | |
offshore | adj: situated at or happening in the sea, not far from the shore or land; (of winds) coming from the land | |
consequence | n: the outcome of a particular action or event, especially relative to an individual | |
deploy | v: to move troops or weapons into a position or military action; to bring into something in an effective way | |
turbine | n: a machine that rotates to generate power from fluids such as water or gas | |
constant | adj: happening repeatedly or all the time | |
balance | n: a condition in which everything has the same weight or force; something left after other parts have been taken away | |
skip | v: to move along lightly and quickly, making a step from one foot to the other with a hop or bounce; to intentionally fail to do something which would normally do | |
leapfrog | n: a children’s game in which players take turns jumping over each other’s stooped backs | |
realm | n: a domain of activity, interest, or knowledge | |
dramatic | adj: very sudden, very excellent, or full of action and excitement | |
accelerant | n: a substance or material that, when added to a fire, accelerates or increases the intensity of the flames; a chemical used to initiate or speed up a chemical reaction or process | |
regulator | n: a person or thing that controls or balances something; a person or an organization that is responsible for control and supervision of a particular activity or area of public interest | |
renewable | adj: capable of being renewed, extended, or replaced | |
coal | n: a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock that is found below the ground and burnt to produce heat | |
brilliantly | adv: in an intelligent, graceful, or skillful manner; very brightly or effectively | |
germ | n: a very tiny living that causes the disease; a piece of something such as an organism, concept, etc., capable of growing into a new one or part of one | |
government | n: the group of people with authority to control a country or state | |
recognize | v: to acknowledge or realize something or someone; to identify, remember, or become aware of something that was previously known or encountered | |
possibility | n: a chance that something may happen or be true | |
phase | n: any stage in a series of events, change, or development | |
presume | v: to suppose or assume something to be true, often without sufficient evidence or proof; to take liberties, behave impolitely, or overstep one’s bounds, often due to arrogance or ignorance | |
strategy | n: a detailed plan of action designed to achieve a long-term or overall goal. | |
magic | n: beliefs and actions employed to influence supernatural beings and forces; any art or performance that invokes supernatural powers | |
sauce | n: a liquid or semi-solid food served on or used in preparing other foods | |
animate | v: to make something full of interest and energy | |
folk | n: people in general, especially those of a particular group or type | |
decision-maker | n: a person who makes important decisions, especially at a high level in an organization | |
amazing | adj: extremely surprising, especially in a way that you like or admire | |
tinker | v: to make repairs, adjustments, or improvements to something, especially in an experimental or makeshift way | |
substance | n: the real physical material of which a thing or person consist; the most important or main part of some idea or experience; an illegal drug | |
insist | v: to say something clearly or demand something forcefully, especially when other people disagree with or oppose what you say | |
continuous | adj: occurring or existing without a pause or interruption | |
improve | v: to make or become better | |
governor | n: the person who holds the highest executive office in a state or province | |
implement | v: to put a decision, plan, or system into effect | |
thermal | adj: relating to heat or temperature; designed for or capable of producing or maintaining heat | |
insulation | n: the act or process of covering something to stop heat, sound, electricity, etc. from passing through; the materials used for this | |
tight | adj: fixed, fastened, or kept together firmly or closely | |
intervene | v: to intentionally get involved in a situation to improve it or prevent it from getting worse | |
furnace | n: an enclosed chamber for heating metal or glass to very high temperatures | |
legislative | adj: having to do with the process of making laws; relating to or serving as a branch of government that makes laws, such as a legislative assembly or legislature | |
bandwidth | n: the amount of data that can be transmitted or processed at one time often used to describe the capacity of electronic communication or computing systems | |
draft | n: a preliminary version of something that is not yet in its final form | |
counterexample | n: an example that contradicts or disproves a given hypothesis or generalization; evidence or an instance that renders an argument or statement invalid | |
instructive | adj: serving to provide knowledge or information; tending to instruct or educate | |
embargo | n: a ban or restriction on trade, commerce, or travel imposed by one country or group of countries against another as a means of political or economic pressure or punishment | |
stagnation | n: the state or condition of not moving or making progress; lack of activity or development; a situation where economic or social conditions remain stable, but there is little growth or improvement | |
inflation | n: a general and progressive increase in prices; (cosmology) a theory of the exponential expansion of space in the early universe; the act of filling something with air | |
ford | n: a shallow place in a river or stream where it is possible to walk or drive across | |
president | n: the leader of a republic, for example, the US; the person in charge of the organization such as a company, university, club, etc. | |
efficiency | n: the state or quality of doing something well with no waste of input such as time or money | |
gallon | n: a unit for measuring volume, in the US, it is equal to about 3.79 liters, and in the UK, Canada, and other countries, it is equal to about 4.55 liters | |
absolutely | adv: without restriction or limitation; completely or utterly | |
pathetic | adj: arousing pity, sorrow, or compassion; expressing or evoking sadness, weakness, or inadequacy; inadequate or inferior in quality or ability | |
plateau | n: an elevated, relatively level expanse of land, typically vast and extending over a large area; a state or period of little or no change following a period of growth, development, or progress | |
policymaker | n: a person in charge of or involved in developing action plans for a political party, business, etc. | |
influence | n: the ability to affect someone’s or something’s character, growth, or behavior, or the effect itself | |
prop | n: a piece of wood, metal, etc., placed beneath or against something to support it or keep it in position; a system, institution, or person that gives help or support to someone or something | |
aim | v: to try or plan to get or achieve something | |
dissipate | v: to disperse or scatter widely | |
headline | n: a heading at the top of a newspaper or magazine story or page | |
march | v: to walk militarily with stiff, regular steps | |
senator | n: a member of a legislative body, especially a member of the U.S. Senate | |
utility | n: the state or quality of being useful or convenient; the service, such as electric power or water or transportation, provided by a public | |
commissioner | n: an official member of a government department or another organization who is responsible for controlling something or performing specific duties | |
knob | n: a round handle, especially one used for opening or closing a door, drawer, or cabinet | |
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 | |
monopoly | n: exclusive control or possession of something, especially an area of business; a board game in which players try to gain a monopoly on real estate | |
regulate | v: to control something, especially by means of rules or laws | |
commission | n: a formal instruction, command, or request given to a person or group; an official group of people entrusted by a government or other official body to control or enforce something | |
jack | n: a mechanical device used for lifting or supporting heavy objects | |
typical | adj: having the usual characteristics or traits of a specific group of things | |
appoint | v: to give someone a job or role, especially as a public official or member of an organization; to arrange or decide on a time or a place | |
individual | n: a single person or thing, as distinct from a group | |
basis | n: the most important facts, ideas, or events from which something is developed; the way how things are organized or arranged | |
judicial | adj: of or relating to a court, a judge, or legal judgment | |
statutory | adj: relating to law or regulation; authorized or required by law or regulation | |
framework | n: the structural components of a building or object that support its weight and give it form; the underlying structure of a system, concept, or text | |
decision | n: the act or process of making up someone’s mind about something; a choice or judgment reached after considering options | |
economics | n: the branch of social science that deals with the production, consumption, and transfer of goods and services | |
reliability | n: the quality of being able to be trusted or believed in doing what someone desires or requires | |
greenhouse | n: a building with walls and roof made chiefly of transparent material, such as glass, for growing plants in | |
excite | v: to make someone feel suddenly enthusiastic or eager | |
keen | adj: having or showing quick and eager intelligence or interest | |
hydrogen | n: the chemical element that is the lightest gas is colorless, odorless, tasteless, and combines with oxygen to form water | |
electrolysis | n: a process or technique of chemical decomposition produced by passing an electric current through an ion-containing liquid or solution | |
purity | n: the state of being undiluted or unmixed with anything else; the state of being free from immorality, especially of a sexual nature | |
certainty | n: the state of being certain | |
reform | n: the act of improving or correcting something that is wrong or bad; a change made to correct a flaw or problem | |
chemical | adj: relating to or connected with chemistry; | |
liquid | n: a substance, such as water or oil that flows freely and is neither a solid nor a gas | |
synthetic | adj: made by combining chemical substances as opposed to being naturally occurring | |
diesel | n: a type of heavy oil used as fuel; a vehicle or engine that uses diesel fuel | |
haul | v: to physically drag or pull someone or something with effort | |
fertilizer | n: a natural or chemical substance added to soil to make plants grow more successfully | |
rethink | v: to consider again a plan, idea, etc., especially to change it | |
hydrocarbon | n: an organic compound consisting entirely of hydrogen and carbon | |
carbohydrate | n: (also carb) any of a class of organic compounds that includes sugars, starch, and cellulose and are a principal source of energy in the diet of animals | |
molecule | n: a group of two or more atoms held together by attractive forces known as chemical bonds | |
fascinating | adj: extremely interesting | |
stranded | adj: left in a difficult or helpless position without access to help or resources; unable to move or proceed | |
analyze | v: to think about in-depth and evaluate to discover essential features or meaning | |
brand | n: a type of product, service, etc., made by a particular company and sold under a specific name; identification mark on the skin of livestock, criminals, etc., made by burning | |
operate | v: to work in a particular way; to supervise something | |
skid | v: to slide or slip on a surface, especially in an uncontrolled or unsafe manner; to come to a sudden halt or stop with a scraping or sliding noise; (noun) a sliding or slipping motion of a vehicle, usually sideways or out of control, due to a loss of traction with the road surface | |
rue | v: to feel regret or remorse over something that one has done or failed to do; to feel sorrow or pity for someone or something | |
exciting | adj: causing a lot of interest or excitement | |
hero | n: a person who is admired or idealized for courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities; a character in literature or history who is central to the plot and who exhibits heroic qualities | |
gore | v: to pierce with a sharp object, causing injury or death; (noun) coagulated blood from a wound | |
vision | n: the ability to think about or see the future with imagination and intelligence; the faculty of being able to see | |
integrate | v: to combine one thing with another so that they form a whole or work together; to accept equal participation for members of all races and ethnic groups | |
estimate | v: to guess or calculate the cost, size, value, etc. of something | |
zoom | v: to move along very quickly; (noun) the act of rising upward into the air | |
disbeliever | n: a person who does not believe in something, such as a religion or idea | |
employee | n: a person who is hired to work for a business or organization in exchange for wages or salary; a worker | |
chain | n: a series of connected links or objects; a system or group of interconnected elements; a restraint or shackle | |
legislation | n: a law or a set of laws suggested and then passed by a parliament, or the act of making or enacting laws | |
accord | n: an official agreement or treaty between two organizations, countries, etc.; (verb) allow to have | |
agenda | n: a list or outline of things to be done, discussed, or considered | |
aggressive | adj: behaving in an angry, energetic, or threatening way towards another person; tending to spread quickly | |
bind | v: to tie or fasten someone or something tightly with rope, string, etc. so that they cannot move or are held together strongly | |
individually | adv: separately or apart from others | |
determinant | n: a factor, circumstance, or condition that contributes to the shaping, influencing, or determining of a particular outcome or result | |
contribution | n: the act of giving something, especially money, to a particular cause or organization; a voluntary gift as of money or service or ideas made to some worthwhile cause | |
dynamic | adj: having a lot of energy, ideas, and enthusiasm, and a strong personality; of or relating to dynamics (= the branch of physics and engineering concerned with the forces that cause motions of bodies) | |
transparency | n: the condition or quality of being easy to see through | |
union | n: a group of employees who have banded together to advocate for their rights and better their working conditions; the act or the state of joining together or being joined together | |
elaborate | adj: containing a lot of carefully prepared and organized or many complicated and detailed parts | |
precision | n: the quality or condition of being exact and accurate | |
venue | n: a location or place where an event or activity takes place; a place where something happens or is performed | |
awesome | adj: inspiring fear, admiration, or respect; very good, nice, fun, etc. | |
timeline | n: a series of events arranged in chronological order and displayed along a line, usually drawn left to right or top to bottom | |
progression | n: the act or process of changing to the next stage or phase or moving forward | |
quarter | n: one of four equal parts; a fourth part or portion | |
characteristic | n: a typical feature or quality that can identify, tell apart, or describe something or somebody | |
motivate | v: to make someone want to do something, especially something that requires tremendous work and effort | |
hinder | v: to make it difficult for someone to do something; to limit the development of something | |
environment | n: the natural world such as air, water, and land in which humans, animals, and plants live | |
amplify | v: to enhance something, particularly sound or brightness | |
proselytize | v: to try to convert someone to a new belief or opinion, typically a religious or political one; to advocate or spread a particular doctrine or ideology | |
incredibly | adv: in a way that is very difficult to believe; exceedingly or extremely | |
takeaway | n: a message or conclusion that can be taken away from a situation or piece of information | |
optimist | n: a person who tends to expect the best in all things and to be hopeful and confident about the future | |
rural | adj: of or relating to the countryside | |
interstate | adj: between or involving different states (= the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation) | |
highway | n: a main road, especially one connecting major towns or cities | |
transform | v: to change in outward structure or looks; | |
preparation | n: the activity of getting ready for something or making something ready | |
piffle | n: meaningless or foolish talk, often used to imply that something is trivial, insignificant, or unimportant | |
optimistic | adj: hoping or expecting that good thing will happen or something will be successful | |
crucial | adj: extremely vital or necessary | |
ruin | v: to damage, spoil, or demolish something; (noun) an unrecoverable state of devastation and destruction, |