Vocabulary

• burn up: To consume all of something, e.g. fuel, energy
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• lift off: To take off vertically, as a rocket or helicopter.
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• blissfully unaware: Completely unaware and happy because of it; in a state of ignorance that brings happiness.
• through the roof: Rising to a very high level; skyrocketing.
• home in: Move or direct toward a specific target or goal.
• in the ground: Located within or beneath the surface of the earth.
• made with: Containing a particular ingredient or material.
• come up: To come closer to someone; approach
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• break up
• strip of: A long, narrow piece of something.
• reduce the risk: To lessen the probability of something dangerous or harmful occurring.
• significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• atmosphere: Air around us
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
• property: Particular quality that someone or something has
• firm: Company that sells goods or services
• awareness: Having knowledge of something
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• prospect: Opportunity or chance for success
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• private: Being away from others and quiet
• debris: Remains of something broken or destroyed
• orbit: Path an object takes as it circles another object
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• manner: The way a person acts, talks, or behaves
• spark: Small piece of burning material produced by fire
• capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
• mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• agency: Business that provides some service for others
• prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• leave: To go away from; depart
• object: Something you can see or touch, but is not alive
• satellite: Device sent into space that aids communication
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• sustainability: Property of being able to be continued/repeated
• mission: A task or role someone is given to do
• crash: To damage an object by causing it to hit something
• piece: A counter in a board game
• active: Moving around a lot or doing many things
• point: An item to be discussed
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• pose: To be or exist as (a problem, threat etc.)
• percentage: Part of a whole divided into hundredths
• rocket: Powerful engine that releases hot gases
• cargo: Goods carried in a ship or plane
• disintegrate: To cause something to break into very small pieces
• descent: Movement downward; movement toward something bad
• trunk: Long nose of an elephant
• upper: Drug that improves mood or increases energy
• mitigation: Act of making less severe or serious
• spacecraft: Vehicle capable of traveling to outer space
• orbital: Concerning an orbit
• falcon: Fast-flying hunting bird
• dragon: Imaginary creatures that breathe fire
• sputnik: Russian artificial satellite
• governmental: Concerning government or government business