Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• next to: Being located along side another
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• draw conclusions: To make a judgment or form an opinion based on the information available.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• other than: Except for; apart from.
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• on the basis of: Because of; using as a reason or justification.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• bump into: To meet someone accidentally
• evidence of: Facts, objects, or signs that make you believe that something is true.
• give off: To produce a smell or gas; emit
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• the bottom line: The most important thing; the essential point.
• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• fly up: To ascend or rise quickly into the air.
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• in turn: One after the other in a sequence or rotation.
• gain access: To obtain the ability or right to enter or use something.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• illusion: Idea, image or impression that is not correct
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
• consequence: Importance of a person or thing
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• consumption: The act of buying and using products
• barrier: Difficult situation preventing something happening
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• crush: Strong attraction to someone
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• burden: To weigh down with a load; impose a task upon
• algorithm: A step-by-step problem-solving feature
• military: Army or armed forces
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• frame: To make a person that is not guilty appear guilty
• universe: All of space that contains planets and stars
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• require: To demand that someone does something
• advance: Forward movement by an army
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• characteristic: Typical or distinctive
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• civilization: A highly developed society
• analyze: To study carefully to find out the meaning of
• radiation: Energy transmitted as rays, waves or particles
• frequency: Number of repetitions of (radio or sound) wave
• channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• act: To behave in a certain way
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• point: An item to be discussed
• sudden: Happening or done quickly or unexpectedly
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• pinpoint: Exact, as of accuracy
• empire: Group of countries controlled by one government
• rank: To rate or class things
• type: Printed letters or blocks used for printing them
• classify: To arrange things into groups of similar items
• light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
• trek: Slow or difficult journey
• extraterrestrial: Originating, located or occurring outside Earth
• happen: To take place or occur
• calculate: To find an answer using mathematics
• datum: Item of factual information
• planetary: Concerning the orbital characteristics of a planet
• saucer: Small, round dish that you put a cup on
• federation: Group of organizations joined together
• galactic: Concerning a galaxy
• underwater: (Moving or existing) beneath the surface of water
• zigzag: One of a series of short sharp turns or angles
• mach: Unit that expresses the speed of an airplane
• bingo: Game of chance played by calling random numbers