VOCABULARY AND NOTES

Word / PhraseDefinition

power failure - Sudden stopping of electric power.

blackout - Loss of electric power; a power failure.

suburb - A residential area near a city.

to break down - To fail; to malfunction; to stop.

generator - A machine that generates electricity.

muggy - Very hot and humid [weather].

to overload - To go beyond the capacity of something.

to affect - To bother;

to disturb; - to cause trouble to.

to restore - To return to operating condition.

section - An area; a suburb; a region.