Vocabulary

• on the surface: Appearing to be true or real until examined more closely.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• also known as: Also called; alternatively named.
• consist of
• arranged in: Organized or placed in a specific order or manner within a particular space or format.
• in pairs: Divided into or working as two people together.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• pass by: To go past someone or something.
• knock out: To hit and make unconscious
• individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• material: Cloth; fabric
• permanent: Lasting forever; not temporary or changing
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
• purpose: Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
• initially: At first; originally
• significantly: In a way that is important or noticeable
• concentrate: To cause to be present in large amount or number
• align: To arrange (e.g. objects) in line with one another
• desire: To wish for, hope or want something
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• interaction: Process of people or things affecting each other
• flat: Apartment; set of rooms for living in
• direction: When someone tells people what to do
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• typical: Normal; usual; expected
• parallel: To be equal to, or like, something else
• generate: To create or be produced or bring into existence
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• vacuum: Space with absolutely no air in it
• accelerate: To cause to occur earlier than expected
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• chamber: Enclosed space that contains something
• layer: One of several sheets of a material or object
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• magnetic: Having the properties of a magnet; able to attract
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• density: Degree to which an area is filled or covered
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• ceramic: Made from clay and hardened in a very hot oven
• tube: Plastic or metal container for soft substances
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• condense: To remove water from to make it thicker
• plasma: Substance in which the blood cells are carried
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• thin: Flowing with ease; with a high percentage of water
• long: Person's name
• stainless: Being perfect and without damage or soil
• bombardment: Act of dropping bombs on a place
• ion: Atoms with either a positive or negative charge
• tubular: Long, round and with hollow inside; made of tubes
• substrate: A substance which a catalyst has an effect on
• nanometer: One billionth of a meter
• sputter: (E.g. of an engine) to make an explosive sound