Vocabulary

• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
• have to: Must do
• going on: To continue doing something
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• out of focus: Not clear or sharp in appearance; blurry.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• turn on
• get past: To overcome an obstacle or difficulty.
• land on: To come down to the ground or another surface after flying or falling.
• on the inside: Having a position of authority or influence within an organization or system.
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• in reverse: In the opposite direction.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• except that: But; with the exception that.
• spread out: To extend or stretch over a large area.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• on the grid: Connected to the main utility network, especially power.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• in summary: Briefly stating or reviewing main points.
• weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
• overwhelmed: To defeat something or someone completely
• phenomenon: Unusual event, fact that can be studied
• reveal: To show something that was hidden before
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• slightly: Only a little
• flip: To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
• bizarre: Odd or strange
• straightforward: Easy to do or understand; not complicated
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• shrink: To become smaller
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
• edge: An advantage you have over others
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• generate: To create or be produced or bring into existence
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• tension: Feeling of anxiety and inability to relax
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• vision: Ability to see; eyesight
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• due: When something is required or expected
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• grid: Electrical network supplying electricity to area
• object: Something you can see or touch, but is not alive
• source: Piece of information; a person giving information
• distant: Unfriendly; cold
• attraction: Theme park or fairground; place worth visiting
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• crop: Plants grown on a farm for food, e.g. corn or rice
• combine: To mix several things together to form one thing
• explanation: Details or reasons given to make something clear
• magnetic: Having the properties of a magnet; able to attract
• extend: To offer something (help, friendship) to someone
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• block: Solid piece of material used for building
• blurry: Being indistinguishable or unclear in shape
• retina: Part of the eye that senses light
• intuitively: In a manner based on feelings rather than facts
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• overlap: To lie over or cover a part of something else
• point: An item to be discussed
• blur: To make something unclear or out of focus
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• repel: To make or force someone or something go away
• summary: Brief, complete and accurate
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• magnet: Metal object that attracts or repels other metals
• interference: Unwanted involvement in the concerns of others
• outward: Going away from a place that will be returned to
• geometry: Mathematical study of shapes, surfaces, and space
• circular: Shaped like a circle or part of a circle
• merge: To cause two or more things to combine into one
• mirage: Thing you think you can see but not really there
• blister: To form a painful spot on the skin after rubbing
• diverge: To move away from, in a different direction
• sensor: Device that detects movement or physical stimuli
• outermost: Situated the farthest possible point from a center
• diffraction: Bending light, etc. around something/through a hole