Name: Elizabeth da Tânia Oliveira

English dictionary

Course: mineral processing engineering

Stream: B

Words Meaning
1 Argument (noun) A reason or set of reasons presented to persuade the
reader.
2 Adapt (verb) To adjust or modify something to fit new conditions.
3 Aggregate (verb) To combine several elements into a hole.
4 Advancement (noun) The process of promoting or moving forwards in a
position, career or field of study.
5 Acquire (verb) To obtain or gain possession of something.
6 Blasting (noun) The use of explosives to break rock or earth for mining
purposes.
7 Benefit(noun) An advantage or profit gained from something.
8 Cohesion(noun) The quality of how well the ideas and paragraphs are
connected.
9 Career(noun) A profession or occupation undertaken for a significant
period of a person′s life, often with opportunities for
progress.
10 Concentrate (verb) To increase the proportion of valuable materials; also
refers to a substance that has been purified.
11 Collaborate (verb) To work together with one or more people to achieve a
common goal or project.
12 Calibrate (verb) To adjust or fine-tune a measuring instrument or process
to ensure accuracy an precision.
13 Capitalize(verb) To take advantage of a situation or resource benefit.
14 Contaminate ( verb) To make something impure or harmful by adding
pollutants.
15 Combustion (noun) The process of burning often refers to the release of
pollutants from burning fossil fuels.

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16 Compile (verb) To gather and organize information from various
sources.
17 Curriculum (noun) The subjects comprising a course of study in a school or
college.
18 Determine (verb) To find out or establish something after consideration or
investigation
19 Deterioration (noun) The process of becoming worse, often used in reference
to air quality.
20 Dedication (noun) The quality of being committed to a task or purpose.
21 Ecosystem (noun) A biological community of interacting organisms and
their physical environment.
22 Experiment (noun) A scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery,
test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact.
23 Enhance (verb) To improve the quality, value or extent of something.
24 Emphasize (verb) To give special importance or prominence to something
in speaking or writing.
25 Establish (verb) To set up or lay the groundwork for something.
26 Evaluate (verb) To assess or determine the value or quality of
something.
27 Employment (noun) The state of having a job or being engaged in work; the
act of providing job to someone.
28 Experience (noun) The knowledge or skill gained from direct participation
in or exposure to events or activities.
29 Effect (noun) The result or consequence of an action, event, or cause.
30 Evidence (noun) Facts, examples, or data used to support an argument.
31 Extraction (noun) The process of removing mineral from the earth.
32 Excavation (noun) The process of digging or removing earth to access
minerals.
33 Facilitate (verb) To make an action or process easier or more achievable.
34 Hinder (verb) To create difficulties that result in delay obstruction.
35 Hypothesis (noun) A proposed explanation made or the basis of limited
evidence as a starting point for further investigation.
36 Implement (verb) To put a plan or decision into effect.
37 Indicate (verb) To point out or show something.
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38 Investigation (noun) The process of examining a situation or problem to
uncover facts.
39 Invest (verb) To allocate money or resources in order to gain a profit
or achieve a purpose.
40 Innovate (verb) To introduce new ideas, methods or products.
41 Impact (noun) The strong effect or influence that something has on
something.
42 Interview (noun) A meeting between an employer and a job candidate to
discuss qualifications.
43 Industrialization (noun) The process that often leads to increased air pollution
due to factories of manufacturing
44 Justify (verb) To provide a valid reason for something.
45 Justification (noun) The action of showing something to be right or
reasonable.
46 Long (adjective) Having a greater than average length; extending a
considerable distance.
47 Load (verb) To put or place a heavy or bulky item into onto a
vehicle or machine; also refers to the weight being
carried.
48 Machinery (noun) Equipment used for mining, such as drills, trucks and
excavators.
49 Mineral (noun) A naturally occurring substance extracted through
mining.
50 Mitigation (noun) Actions taken to reduce the severity of pollution.
51 Measure (noun) To determine the size, amount, or degree of something,
often using a standard unit.
52 Motivation (noun) The reason or reasons one has for acting or behaving in
a particular way.
53 Negotiate (verb) To discuss something in order to reach an agreement.
54 Open-pit mining(noun) A mining technique where materials are extracted from
a large surface pit.
55 Ore (noun) A natural mineral or rock that contains valuable metal
or mineral.
56 Occupation (noun) A person′s regular work or profession.
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57 Opportunity (noun) A favorable chance for progress or advancement.
58 Optimize (verb) To make the best or most effective use of a resource or
situation.
59 Open cast (noun) A mining method in which soil or rock overlying a
mineral deposit are removed to access resources locates
near the surface.
60 Outcome (noun) The result or effect of an action or situation .
61 Promotion (noun) Advancement to a higher position within a company.
62 Payment (noun) The act of giving money in exchange for goods or
services.
63 Pollute (verb) To contaminate or make something impure, often
referring to the introduction of harmful substances into
the environment.
64 Perspective(noun) A particular attitude toward or way of regarding
something.
65 Paraphrase (noun) A restatement of a text or passage, expressing the same
meaning in different words.
66 Qualification (noun) Education, experience, and skills that make someone
suitable for a job.
67 Quality (noun) The standard of something as measured against other
things of a similar kind.
68 Research question(noun) A specific and focused question that a research study
aims to answer.
69 Renewable (adjective) Relating to a resource that is not depleted when used
such as wind or solar energy.
70 Refine (verb) To improve something by making smalls changes, often
to increase its quality.
71 Recycling (noun) The process of converting waste materials into reusable
products.
72 Regulation (noun) Rules and laws governing pollution control.
73 Safety (noun) Precautions and measures taken to protect workers in
mining operations.
74 Salary (noun) A fixed regular payment for work performed
75 Skills (noun) Abilities and expertise needed to perform a job
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 effectively.
76 Sustainability (noun) Practices that ensure long-term environmental health
while reducing pollution.
77 Surface mining(noun) Mining conducted on the earth′s surface to extract
minerals.
78 Smelting (verb) The process of extracting a metal from its ore by heating
and melting it.
79 Survey (verb) To examine and measure an area of land to determine its
features or layout.
80 Succeed (verb) To investigate or study in detail .
81 Sustainability (noun) The ability to be maintained at a certain rate or level;
often refers to environmental practices.
82 Strategy (noun) A plan of action designed to achieve a particular goal.
83 Thesis (noun) A statement or theory that is put forward as a premise to
be maintained or proved.
84 Transform(verb) To make a thorough or dramatic change in form,
appearance or character.
85 Transport (verb) To carry or move goods or materials from one place to
another.
86 Utilization (noun) The action of making practical and effective use of
something.
87 Utilize (verb) To make practical and effective use of something.
88 Underground mining(noun) Mining carried out below the earth’s surface.
89 Viable (adjective) Capable of working successfully.
90 Ventilate (verb) To provide fresh air to a space, specially to remove stale
or contaminated air
91 Workload (noun) The amount of work assigned.
92 Well (Noun) A deep hole drilled to access groundwater.
93 Waste Stream (Noun) The flow of waste from its source to disposal.
94 Water Table (Noun) level below which the ground is saturated with water.
95 Yard (noun) An area for storing materials or equipament.
96 Yoke (noun) A device for joining elements, often used in machinery.
97 Yield (Verb) To produce or provide a result or return

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98 Zircon(noun) A mineral extracted for use in jewelry and industrial
applications, often found in heavy mineral sands.
99 Zinc oxide (noun) A compound used in various industrial applications,
including as a protective coating in mining equipment.

100 Zipper (noun) A fastening device used in protective clothing and gear
for miners.