Vocabulary

• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• deal with
• such as: For example; like
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• scale up: To increase in size, number, or extent.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• interact with
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• trade off: Exchange that occurs as a compromise
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• out of nowhere: Suddenly and unexpectedly; from an unknown place or source.
• in unison: Together; at the same time; in a way that shows complete agreement
• come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
• individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
• vast: Being very large in size or amount
• devastating: To cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• interact: To talk or do things with each other
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• align: To arrange (e.g. objects) in line with one another
• mimic: Someone who tries to act like another person
• intricate: Very detailed or difficult to untangle
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• reference: A letter of recommendation, e.g. for a job
• tiny: Very, very small
• neural: About the nerves or nervous system
• consensus: A decision that is shared by most of a group
• compensate: To give (money) to as a form of correcting a loss
• behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
• emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
• virtual: Existing only on the internet or on a computer
• prey: To hunt (other animals) in order to eat them
• direction: When someone tells people what to do
• precision: Performed in a very careful, detailed manner
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• gigantic: Extremely large
• observe: To celebrate a particular holiday/religious event
• suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
• capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
• fiction: Made-up stories; imagined events
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• plug: Wood, rubber or metal used to block a hole
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• friction: Disagreement between two or more people
• formation: Process of creating; making a particular shape
• collaborate: To cooperate with or help an enemy
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• humanitarian: Person who tries to help those in a crisis
• forecast: Prediction of some future thing, e.g. the weather
• hatch: To be born or come out from an egg
• alien: Foreigner; a person not from this place
• cord: A long strong material, thicker than string
• swarm: Large group of flying insects moving together
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• march: To force someone to walk somewhere
• sphere: Area of interest or activity
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• approximate: About; not exact but close
• startling: So remarkably different or sudden as to shock
• behaviour: The way a person or thing acts; manner
• elevate: To make something higher
• decode: To translate from code into the plain text
• unison: Same pitch in two or more musical tones or voices
• livelihood: Way someone earns money to live
• strife: Conflict or discord
• setup: Way something is organized or arranged
• undergraduate: A college student studying for their first degree
• locust: Insect similar to a grasshopper, that can swarm
• hangar: Building used to house airplanes