Vocabulary

• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• dog around: To waste time or behave lazily instead of working.
• keep from: To prevent someone from doing something
• to death: Extremely; to a great degree
• have to: Must do
• come to think of it: Used when you suddenly remember or realize something, often leading to a change in perspective or a new thought.
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• for certain: Definitely; without a doubt.
• inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• conscious: Aware of what is going on around you
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• experiment: Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
• curious: Wanting to know more about something
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• capable: Being able to do something very well; proficient
• bond: Rope, chain or other thing used to tie someone up
• shrink: To become smaller
• predict: To guess or estimate what will or might happen
• tiny: Very, very small
• universe: All of space that contains planets and stars
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• principle: Moral rule or belief governing a person's behavior
• orbit: Path an object takes as it circles another object
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• observe: To celebrate a particular holiday/religious event
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• spin: To make a ball rotate when throwing it
• volume: Number or amount of something e.g. sales
• mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
• empty: Containing nothing; with no contents
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• oxygen: A gas in the air that we need to breathe
• respond: To answer something or someone
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• plug: Wood, rubber or metal used to block a hole
• destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• audible: Capable of being heard; loud enough to be heard
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• quantum: The smallest unit or amount of energy
• violate: To abuse, damage or disrespect
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• nucleus: Center of an atom
• area: Amount of measured space
• wide: Having a great distance from one side to the other
• atom: Smallest bit that matter can be broken down into
• beam: To send out information, signals, or light
• vibrate: To shake side to side quickly in small movements
• exclusion: Act of preventing someone from taking part
• shrunk: To become smaller
• atomic: Concerning atoms
• vocal: Expressing an opinion publicly in a loud way
• popcorn: Small-eared corn that burst in dry heat
• electron: A negatively charged particle
• orbital: Concerning an orbit
• laser: Strong narrow beam of high-powered light
• weirdness: Quality of being unusual and strange
• hummingbird: Tiny iridescent bird that hovers while feeding
• hertz: Unit for measuring the frequency of sound waves