Vocabulary

• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• lead to: To result in some action
• take for example: To use as an instance or illustration.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• at least: As a minimum
• solar eclipse: An eclipse in which the sun is obscured by the moon.
• such as: For example; like
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• smart phone: A mobile phone with advanced computing capability and connectivity.
• ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
• tend: To move or act in a certain manner
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• fundamental: Forming a necessary part, base, or core
• measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
• method: (Organized and planned) way of doing something
• spare: To make (money or time) available for
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
• gravity: (Of a situation) extreme seriousness
• hypothesis: A theory trying to explain something
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• portrait: Picture of a person's head and shoulders
• inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
• society: A group who meet to share values or interests
• emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
• primary: Most important, most basic or essential
• define: To explain the meaning of words
• backlash: a strong negative reaction by a large number of people, for example to something that has recently changed in society
• rigorous: Very strict and often difficult; thorough
• interpretation: Explanation of the meaning of something
• observe: To celebrate a particular holiday/religious event
• independent: Making your own decisions; acting by yourself
• evolution: Theory that living things change over time
• scientific: Concerning academic study of the physical world
• giant: Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• raw: Being uncontrolled or strong, as your emotions
• aggression: Use of energy and determination to achieve a goal
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• astronomical: Extremely large or high
• uncertainty: Feeling of not really knowing what will happen
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• solar: Concerning the sun, or its heat
• cling: To be dependent on
• fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
• anthropologist: Person who studies human origins and development
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• person: Man, woman or child
• blockbuster: Large, expensive, popular, successful (movie, cd)
• mobile: Able to be moved or able to move
• dwarf: Person of short stature, due to medical condition
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• symmetrical: Having parts that are exactly the same
• immutable: Not capable of or susceptible to change
• lyric: In a tone, or style similar to an emotional song
• gospel: Book of the New Testament in Christian teaching
• planetary: Concerning the orbital characteristics of a planet
• bacon: Salted meat from a pig
• formulation: Development of a plan, system, or proposal
• rotary: Turning on an axis like a wheel
• skew: To affect data making them incorrect or inaccurate
• relativity: Einstein theory about time, space and position
• strum: To make a sound on a stringed instrument
• outdate: To be older than
• unsettle: To upset; making someone feel uneasy