Vocabulary

• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• stretch out: To extend your body, especially by lying down and reaching with your arms and legs.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• pick out: To choose or select one item from many
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• obvious: Easily understood and clear; plain to see
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
• fascinating: To attract or interest greatly
• embrace: Act of holding someone closely
• ancient: Very old; having lived a very long time ago
• typically: In a normal or usual way
• strike: To hit something
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
• property: Particular quality that someone or something has
• stare: To look at someone or something for a long time
• concentrate: To cause to be present in large amount or number
• quality: Feature associated with someone or something
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• concentration: Amount or number of something in a thing or place
• disrupt: To cause a disturbance in an activity in progress
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• reference: A letter of recommendation, e.g. for a job
• signature: Something that represents a person's work or style
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• dense: Very thick and difficult to see, get through
• hemisphere: One half of a rounded, ball-like object
• evolution: Theory that living things change over time
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• thick: Difficult to see through, as fog
• mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
• layer: One of several sheets of a material or object
• minor: Not so large in size; not important or valuable
• naked: Not wearing any clothes; without covering
• bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• spiral: A continuous curve round a central point
• caramel: Brown, chewy candy
• formation: Process of creating; making a particular shape
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• imagination: Ability to creates new ideas and mental images
• extend: To offer something (help, friendship) to someone
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• dust: To apply a fine powder to, e.g. sugar to a cake
• chemistry: The study of the structure of substances
• stripe: Strip of alternating color in straight lines
• fill: To make something full
• constellation: Group of things or people that are similar
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• cosmic: Concerning space and the universe
• pack: Bag carried on the back of donkey, etc.
• stellar: Very brilliant; very successful or good
• galaxy: A group of stars and planets in space
• bulge: To curve outward from the surface, as when full
• rotate: To regularly change people who perform a role
• band: Group of people who work together e.g. play music
• aboriginal: Relating to people originally living in a country
• makeup: Substance put on the face to make you look pretty
• astronomy: Study of stars and other bodies in space
• earth: Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
• thin: Flowing with ease; with a high percentage of water
• graveyard: Area used for burials; area with many graves
• halo: Circle of light
• center: Community place people go health or social reasons
• archaeologist: Scientist studying ancient societies
• cannibalism: Practice of one human eating another
• galactic: Concerning a galaxy
• latin: Ancient Roman language affecting many languages
• rotational: Concerning rotation
• nebula: Cloud of dust and gas in outer space
• backtrack: To go back along the route you just came
• someplace: In or at or to some place
• emu: Large Australian bird that can't fly