Vocabulary

• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• deal with
• break apart: To separate into pieces; disintegrate.
• in tens: In groups or sets of ten.
• fall out
• down to earth: Practical, realistic, and approachable.
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• at least: As a minimum
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• as of right: By lawful entitlement or established right.
• knock out: To hit and make unconscious
• as a whole: Considering everything together; in general.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• come around: To eventually change your opinion or be persuaded to agree with someone else's.
• coming over: To change sides in a discussion
• out of the way: Remote; isolated.
• threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• have to: Must do
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• rule in: To make an official decision in favor of someone in a legal case.
• put together: To build or assemble something small, e.g. a toy
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
• demonstrate: To display a feeling or ability openly
• potentially: That could happen or become reality
• effective: Working efficiently to produce a desired result
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• catastrophic: Causing a lot of damage or suffering
• atmosphere: Air around us
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
• commercial: Radio or television advertisement
• method: (Organized and planned) way of doing something
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• crowd: To force too many things, people into
• tiny: Very, very small
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• debris: Remains of something broken or destroyed
• benefit: Good result or effect, something advantageous
• orbit: Path an object takes as it circles another object
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• retrieve: To find and bring in animals during a hunt
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• drag: To reluctantly move or go somewhere
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• project: To predict what will happen in the future
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• solution: Mix of a liquid and a solid or a gas
• grid: Electrical network supplying electricity to area
• object: Something you can see or touch, but is not alive
• satellite: Device sent into space that aids communication
• analysis: Careful study to better understand something
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• explode: To express an emotion in a sudden and loud way
• mission: A task or role someone is given to do
• piece: A counter in a board game
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• fragment: Part that is broken off of something
• boom: Very fast increase in growth or popularity
• litter: All the baby animals born at once from one mother
• exponentially: (Of an increase) at a faster and faster rate
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• broom: Brush with a long handle, used for cleaning
• trash: Garbage or anything that is worthless
• rocket: Powerful engine that releases hot gases
• steadily: At a steady rate or pace; reliably; constantly
• theoretical: Concerning the unproved aspects of a subject
• remove: To get rid of something completely
• problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• mitigation: Act of making less severe or serious
• spacecraft: Vehicle capable of traveling to outer space
• sufficiently: To a degree great enough to do something
• fragmentation: Separating something into fine particles
• laser: Strong narrow beam of high-powered light
• tungsten: Heavy grey-white metallic element
• uncontrollable: That cannot be controlled or prevented