Vocabulary

• in the limelight: At the center of public attention.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• going on: To continue doing something
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• in flames: Burning fiercely
• peek through: To look quickly or secretly through a small opening or gap.
• map out: To plan or arrange something in detail.
• to date: Up to the present time; until now.
• on the surface: Appearing to be true or real until examined more closely.
• check out
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• reveal: To show something that was hidden before
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• accurate: With no mistake or error; Correct
• spot: A certain place or area
• kinda: Short way of saying 'kind of'
• reputation: Common opinion that people have about someone
• bold: Brave; very confident; too confident
• atmosphere: Air around us
• complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
• explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• decade: Period of 10 years
• dump: To end a romantic relationship
• theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• resolution: End part of a story resolving the conflict
• orbit: Path an object takes as it circles another object
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• snap: To close your mouth quickly like biting something
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• hostile: Unwelcoming; showing ill will, as to an enemy
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• noble: Being admirable and honorable in character
• dioxide: An oxide containing two oxides per molecule
• interior: Part of country that is far from the border, coast
• carbon: Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
• investigation: Search for information about something
• evaporate: To pass off or away; to disappear
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• chemistry: The study of the structure of substances
• zone: Area of space designated for a particular use
• detail: Small part of something; tiny fact
• choke: To cause someone not to breathe
• melt: To disappear or to go away
• solar: Concerning the sun, or its heat
• last: Final; with nothing following; after all others
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• gravitational: Concerning the force of gravity
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• peek: To look at something quickly (often secretly)
• wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• return: To hit something back to the other player or team
• apocalyptic: Involving great disaster or destruction
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• makeup: Substance put on the face to make you look pretty
• helium: Light, colorless gaseous element with no smell
• radar: Radio device used to find the location of objects
• magma: Hot liquid rock from the Earth's crust
• habitable: Good enough to live or stay in
• runaway: (Of a victory) easy; hardly contested
• limelight: Light from burning lime on stages of old theaters
• spectrometer: Spectroscope for obtaining a mass spectrum