| campus | an area of land containing all the main buildings of a university |
| hydroelectricity | electricity that is made using water power |
| industrial estate | an area where is made using water power |
| magnate | a successful and powerful person in a particular industry- compare TYCOON an oil magnate |
| orphanage | a building where orphans live and are looked after |
| outskirts | the areas of a town or city that are furthest from the centre a park on the outskirts of Edinburgh |
| patent | an official document that gives someone who has invented something the legal right to make or sell.. |
| prestigious | admored and respected by a lot of people |
| quality | the quality of something is how good or how bad it is |
| refugee | someone who leaves their country because of a war or other threatening event |
| steel | a strong metal made from a mixture of iron and carbon |
| tanker | a large ship, truck or plane that carries petrol or oil |
| tailor | someone who makes clothes for men |
| untimely | adjective happening earlier than you expected |
| whaler | a large boat used for hunting whales |