Vocabulary

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• have to: Must do
• on the order of: Approximately; about a certain amount or number.
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• much about: A lot of information or knowledge concerning something.
• breaks down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• got to: To arrive at some place
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• from time to time: Occasionally; sometimes but not regularly.
• things change: Circumstances or situations do not remain constant; they evolve or transform over time.
• move around: To change position or location; to go from place to place.
• at hand: Close by; readily available.
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• slow down: To reduce the speed
• put it down: To place something on a surface.
• bust out: To escape from a place, especially prison.
• dig around: To search for something by looking through and moving things around.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• pop up: To appear suddenly.
• at least: As a minimum
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• local communities: Groups of people living in the same area or having particular characteristics in common.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• due to: Because of; owing to
• work off: To work to pay some debts
• for the best: Resulting in the most positive or beneficial outcome, even if it's difficult or painful in the short term.
• build on: To develop or expand something; to use something as a foundation for further progress.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• check out
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in the field: Working or doing research in a real-world environment, not in a classroom or laboratory.
• going on: To continue doing something
• cut through: To pass or go directly through something, often overcoming an obstacle.
• of late: Recently; lately.
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• hard to say: Difficult to know or predict; uncertain.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• bunch: A group of things of the same kind
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• ancient: Very old; having lived a very long time ago
• exact: Completely correct; accurate; specific
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• sacrifice: Person/animal killed in a sacrifice (to a god)
• precise: (Of language details etc.) Very accurate and exact
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• edge: An advantage you have over others
• advance: Forward movement by an army
• survey: Broad view or general description of something
• construction: Act of building something; thing that is built
• endurance: Quality of lasting or of being permanent
• destiny: Someone's future; the power that governs this
• project: To predict what will happen in the future
• soil: Conditions in which something develops
• skull: Structure of bones forming the face and head
• apocalypse: Great disaster; complete destruction
• narrow: Not wide; short from one side to the other
• hell: Any place of pain and suffering
• carbon: Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
• pyramid: Four-sided structure with sides meeting at the top
• important: Having power or authority
• technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• roll: Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
• skeleton: Structure of bones that supports the body
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• facial: Treatment to improve condition of the skin of face
• antarctica: An extremely cold continent at the south pole almost entirely below the Antarctic Circle; covered by an ice cap up to , feet deep
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• dig: To move material to create a hole
• chin: Part of your face below your mouth above your neck
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• dial: To call a person or place on a telephone
• wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
• compass: Device that shows the direction of north
• area: Amount of measured space
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• artifact: Object made by humans, e.g. ancient tool
• wither: To become drier and smaller, as when dead or dying
• lodge: To (provide a place to) stay for a short time
• location: Particular position or area of place, event, etc.
• hammer: To bring severe damage, harm, or blame upon
• lab: Short for 'laboratory'
• jungle: Tropical area with many wild plants and animals
• salvage: To save damaged or discarded material
• archaeologist: Scientist studying ancient societies
• dissertation: An in-depth paper submitted for a higher degree
• archaeological: Concerning the study of ancient societies
• pelvis: Bone joining the hip to Back and legs
• shipwreck: Loss/destruction of a ship at sea by a storm, etc.
• archaeology: The study of ancient societies
• cursor: Mark showing where the mouse is on computer screen
• baseless: Without any reason or justification
• underworld: Criminals as a group
• clink: To make light sound as when glasses are tapped
• altimeter: Instrument that measures the height above ground
• mayan: Of ancient Indian civilization, e.g. in Yucatan