Vocabulary

• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• have to: Must do
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• on the surface: Appearing to be true or real until examined more closely.
• shrink down: To become smaller in size, amount, or extent.
• with bated breath: In great suspense; very anxiously or excitedly.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• in times: During periods or moments of.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• allow me: A polite way of offering to do something for someone.
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• tie to: To connect or link something to something else.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• context: Set of facts surrounding a person or event
• extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
• journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• destination: The place you are traveling to
• inevitably: (Happening) with complete certainty
• navigate: To direct (car, plane etc.) in the right direction
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
• territory: Area of land defended by an animal
• measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• instrument: Gauge for measuring something, e.g. temperature
• insight: Power to understand people and things very well
• shrink: To become smaller
• fraction: Small part of something
• tiny: Very, very small
• universe: All of space that contains planets and stars
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• astronaut: Person who travels in space
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• steer: A cow
• autonomous: Able to control or decide matters by itself
• detect: To discover or identify the presence of something
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• exceptionally: In an extremely and unusually good way
• quarter: 25 cents
• signal: To be evidence/an indication something will happen
• science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
• technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• revolutionize: To completely change so that it is much better
• mission: A task or role someone is given to do
• navigation: Act of finding and following the correct course
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• ecstatic: Showing or feeling great pleasure or delight
• piece: A counter in a board game
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• solar: Concerning the sun, or its heat
• constellation: Group of things or people that are similar
• scatter: To throw or move into various different directions
• difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• descend: To go down; to move from a higher to a lower place
• deep: Complex and important
• drawer: Sliding box of a desk, closet used to store things
• refrigerator: An electric cool box for keeping food fresh
• echo: (Of a place) to be filled with repeating sounds
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• antenna: Antenna; device for receiving radio/ TV signal
• earth: Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
• interstellar: Being in the space between stars or star systems
• spacecraft: Vehicle capable of traveling to outer space
• cube: Solid object that has six square sides
• large: Big; of great size; broad, tall, wide, or fat
• planetary: Concerning the orbital characteristics of a planet
• ion: Atoms with either a positive or negative charge
• touchdown: Getting ball over touch line in American football
• navigator: (Plane or ship's) officer in charge of navigation
• relativistic: Comparatively