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debate | n: a formal discussion or argument of opposing viewpoints, often to persuade others to adopt a specific position; a public discussion, often on an issue of current interest, in which participants offer opinions and differing perspectives | |
climate | n: the weather in a particular location averaged over some long period | |
benchmark | n: a standard or reference point used for comparison or evaluation; a point of reference for measuring progress or performance | |
belt | v: to sing loudly and forcefully; to hit someone or something hard; (noun) a strip of leather or other material worn to tie or buckle something around the body | |
complexity | n: the state or quality of being complicated or intricate and difficult to understand | |
chemistry | n: the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions | |
engineer | n: a person whose job is designing, building, or maintaining something such as machines, structures, or software | |
harness | v: to control and exploit the power of something, especially natural resources that produce energy; (noun) a set of narrow pieces of leather and metal that are used to control or hold in place a person, animal, or object | |
sustainable | adj: able to continue or be continued for a long time | |
countdown | n: a counting sequence leading up to an event, often marked by a series of signals or cues, also used as a term to describe the final stages leading up to a major event or deadline | |
pledge | v: to make a formal promise to give or do something | |
interface | n: (computer science) a program that controls a display for the user and that allows the user to interact with the system; (chemistry) a surface forming a common boundary between two things | |
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 | |
manufacture | v: to make goods in large numbers, usually in a factory using machines | |
locate | v: to specify or determine the exact position of someone or something | |
operate | v: to work in a particular way; to supervise something | |
construct | v: to build or create something; to assemble or combine different parts to form something whole | |
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 | |
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 | |
recycle | v: to sort and collect things to process them and produce valuable materials that can be used again | |
footprint | n: a mark of a foot, shoe, or animal’s foot left on a surface | |
inspire | v: to make somebody fill with the desire, confidence, or enthusiasm, especially to do something creative | |
adhesive | n: a sticky substance used to hold things together | |
exploration | n: the activity of searching and finding out about something through a place | |
gecko | n: a small to medium-sized lizard with soft, velvety skin, short legs, and adhesive pads on the feet that allow them to climb and walk along vertical surfaces | |
innovation | n: the creation of a new device or process resulting from study and experimentation | |
glue | n: a sticky substance used for joining things together; a bonding agent made from animal or synthetic materials | |
swap | v: to give something and receive something in trade | |
biology | n: the scientific study of life and the natural processes of living things | |
innovate | v: to introduce new methods, ideas, or products | |
emit | v: to give off or send out something such as light, heat, sound, gas, etc. | |
environment | n: the natural world such as air, water, and land in which humans, animals, and plants live | |
harvest | n: yields of plants in a single growing season; the period of the year when gathering occurs on a farm | |
purify | v: to remove harmful substances from something and increase the concentration of it | |
rainwater | n: water that falls from the clouds in the form of rain and is collected | |
install | v: to fix furniture, a machine, or a piece of equipment into position so that it can be used; put into an office or a position | |
device | n: a piece of equipment, tool, or technology that serves a particular purpose or function, often mechanical or electronic | |
opportune | adj: suitable or happening at a time that is suitable or convenient for a particular purpose | |
on-site | adj: located, situated, or taking place at the same site or place as another specified activity or event; at the location where work or a project is being done or where a service is being provided | |
removal | n: the act of taking something away or off from a particular place | |
accelerate | v: to make something faster or earlier; to cause to develop or progress more quickly | |
committed | adj: willing to put in a lot of effort, time, and energy into something; firmly believing in something | |
negative | adj: having the quality of something bad or harmful; expressing refusal |